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ben-pederson wrote a new blog post: Triage in Tanzania (part 3): Tough Questions
In my previous posts, Happiness and Neema, I wrote about the tragic state of health care in Tanzania, where I am currently working in a clinic, telling the stories of two young girls I helped treat. I believe many students and health professionals desiring to work within majority nations such as Tanzania struggle to identify [...]
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ben-pederson wrote a new blog post: The Student Advisory Board Welcomes You
On behalf of PHR’s National Student Advisory Board, I’d like to welcome all of you to the launch of the 2009-2010 Student Program. I’m confident that you will find the National Student Program to be a home for your passion for health and human rights! As a member of the Student Program, you benefit from [...]
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ben-pederson wrote a new blog post: The Student Advisory Board Welcomes You
On behalf of PHR’s National Student Advisory Board, I’d like to welcome all of you to the launch of the 2009-2010 Student Program. I’m confident that you will find the National Student Program to be a home for your passion for health and human rights! As a member of the Student Program, you benefit from [...]
1 year ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: The Student Advisory Board Welcomes You
On behalf of PHR’s National Student Advisory Board, I’d like to welcome all of you to the launch of the 2009-2010 Student Program. I’m confident that you will find the National Student Program to be a home for your passion for health and human rights! As a member of the Student Program, you benefit from [...]
1 year ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: The Student Advisory Board Welcomes You
On behalf of PHR’s National Student Advisory Board, I’d like to welcome all of you to the launch of the 2009-2010 Student Program. I’m confident that you will find the National Student Program to be a home for your passion for health and human rights! As a member of the Student Program, you benefit from [...]
1 year ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: The Student Advisory Board Welcomes You
On behalf of PHR’s National Student Advisory Board, I’d like to welcome all of you to the launch of the 2009-2010 Student Program. I’m confident that you will find the National Student Program to be a home for your passion for health and human rights! As a member of the Student Program, you benefit from [...]
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ben-pederson wrote a new blog post: Conference Day 1: A Noble Profession
The East African Student Health and Human Rights Leadership Institute was kicked off with a keynote by Uganda’s Minister of Health, the Honorable Stephen Malinga. He expressed his passion for medicine, which he called a priesthood. Dr. Malinga spoke of incorporating a health and human rights framework in Uganda in order protect marginalized populations. This [...]
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ben-pederson wrote a new blog post: What Does Right to Health Mean, Anyway?
If only we could all explain what the right to health means as well as Paul Simo does. Originally from Cameroon, Paul is a human rights attorney at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. On the first day of the conference, he led a seminar full of energy and dynamism, [...]
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: Post-Conference Advocacy Opportunities
As PHR CEO Frank Donaghue said at the conference, “It’s time to be unreasonable” and use your power as human rights advocates. Below are some of the most important advocacy opportunities for students to participate in. In addition, presenter materials from the conference will be available online soon along, with photos and video. [...]
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: Regional Brunches
Ali Khan is the Student Member of PHR’s Board of Directors and member of the Student Programs Student Advisory Board.
Greetings from (semi-) warm Richmond! If you’re reading this, then you should be either already registered for or considering attending Physicians for Human Rights’ 2009 National Student Conference, hosted by Brown University.
For those [...]1 year, 7 months ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: Regional Brunches
Ali Khan is the Student Member of PHR’s Board of Directors and member of the Student Programs Student Advisory Board.
Greetings from (semi-) warm Richmond! If you’re reading this, then you should be either already registered for or considering attending Physicians for Human Rights’ 2009 National Student Conference, hosted by Brown University.
For those [...]1 year, 7 months ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: Fundraising for the Conference
We know money can be a limiting factor for many students who want to attend the conference. Short of actually buying you a plane ticket, we want to do everything possible to get you to Providence for this amazing weekend. Here are a few resources for you:
Sample Conference Sponsorhip Letter
Send this letter to [...]1 year, 7 months ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: National Student Conference Recruitment Materials
By publicizing the event on your campus you can raise the visibility of your chapter, recruit new members, and identify the future leaders of your chapter. We have created several materials for you to help publicize the National Student Conference on your campus.
Chapter Leader Recruitment Plan
Email Announcement (.doc): Send to list-serves, other [...]1 year, 9 months ago · View
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Ben Pederson wrote a new blog post: Student National Conference: Travel and Accommodations
In preparation for PHR’s National Conference (Jan. 31 & Feb. 1 at Brown University) we’ve gathered some travel and lodging info for attendees:
Travel
The closest Airport to Brown University is Providence TF Green International Airport. A good travel site I use to find cheap fares is Kayak. If traveling from within the Northeast, you [...]1 year, 9 months ago · View
