Global Health. Local Issue. A network of all students working through education, advocacy and action to reduce health inequalities (Two each annually).
'Cardiff Students for Global Health' is part of a UK-wide network of students who challenge inequalities in health that persist across the world. We do this through education, advocacy and action at a local level. In joining the Global Health society you can expect:
- Local speaker events on global health topics
- Chances to get involved in, run and promote both 'Students for Global Health's affi
03/04/2023
Nominations for next year’s committee elections are running until this Friday!
Why elect yourself? Here’s a list of reasons and some examples of what we do here at Cardiff SFGH.
Link to elections: https://www.cardiffstudents.com/elections/posts/3841/
29/03/2023
Elections will be up and running by the end of this week! 🗓️
We are looking for students in Cardiff Uni who have an interest in global health and want to be involved with leading the society next year!
There’s no need to have previous experience - SFGH is a super friendly national network, with loads of resources to help local branches. Swipe ➡️ for role descriptions!
What’s in it for you?
• being part of an international organisation 🌏
• having the resources to help you organise fantastic events such as conferences, short courses, and workshops 📋
• being able to organise talks on topics within global health that YOU are passionate about 📝
• a committee role on your CV 📁
Please message us if you have any questions at all! Good luck!
14/03/2023
We are excited to announce our annual short course is starting next week - our theme this year is health inequalities! Attending 3/4 events will earn you a certificate signed by the Dean of Medicine.
This short course will be in collaboration with Cardiff Healthcare International PerspectiveS, we look forward to seeing you there! 🤩
30/11/2022
Meet our conference committee! We have been working hard to put this conference together with the aim of providing education about the refugee crisis and refugee health. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Conference co-presidents: Anahat Kalra & Lizzie O’Brien
Conference Logistics coordinators: Grace Fry, Neve James, Simron Kaur
24/11/2022
Next up are our workshops for the SfGH Conference!
Introducing Mark from Hoops and Loops who will be sharing his stories from supporting LGBTQ+ refugees, with a particular focus on mental Cardiff Students for Global Health
Final tickets available on our page on the SU website
23/11/2022
Leading us through the accessibility of refugee healthcare is Dr Ayla Cosh!
Dr Ayla Cosh is a GP and the Clinical Director of Cardiff and Vale Health Inclusion Service. Ayla has spent most of her working career in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation, in both frontline and non clinical settings. Her experience has provided insight into the issues many people in ‘health inclusion’ groups face when trying to access healthcare in traditional settings, and the challenges organisations face in trying to provide genuine patient centred care to these groups.
22/11/2022
We can't wait for Dr Grah's event exploring his personal journey through the asylum system and reflections from the other side - now as a practicing doctor in the UK.
Join us for this and many other fascinating discussions at our conference in dec 3-4 th. Tickets are still available: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugees-welcome-here-the-student-conference-on-refugee-health-tickets-414258557497
21/11/2022
Up next - introducing Zoe Hilton! Zoe has worked from Wales to Australia to USA and we can't wait to hear about her experiences working in refugee camps and closer to home, teaching nursing students here in Cardiff!
Tickets are still on sale for our national conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugees-welcome-here-the-student-conference-on-refugee-health-tickets-414258557497
16/11/2022
We know exams have been on people's minds - that's why for a limited time only we have reopened our early bird tickets, in case you missed them first time round!
For an absolute bargain of £13, you can spend a weekend exploring refugee health, with breakfast and lunch included!
Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugees-welcome-here-the-student-conference-on-refugee-health-tickets-414258557497
We are so excited to release our conference schedule tomorrow, including authour and playwrite Hamed Amiri, MSF and many more 👀
We want to make this as accessible as possible - if you're struggling with cost get in touch, we have options for you!