UCGHI Advocacy Initiative at UC Davis

02/11/2018

12/05/2017

11/19/2017

The University of California, Davis is recognized as a Platinum Bicycle Friendly University and is the first university to be awarded Platinum Bicycle Friend...

11/14/2017

The UC Davis advocates presented at the One Health Symposium about funding cuts to global health and the work done by the UCGHI Advocacy Initiative.

Undergraduate presenter

10/31/2017

Health is interdisciplinary. In order to ensure a healthy global populace, the planet must be kept healthy and safe for the populace to live and depend on. The topic of planetary health will be discussed at the 4th Annual UC Davis One Health Symposium where the UC Davis advocates will be presenting at from 4:30-6 PM this Saturday! Learn more about how planetary health is integral to global health with this info graphic.

10/17/2017

"The US was one of only 13 countries, including North Korea and Zimbabwe, that saw its maternal death rate increase since 1990." Despite progress in the rest of the world for this maternal health issue, the United States is lagging behind in preventing these types of deaths.

The maternal mortality rate in the state is a third of the American average. Here's why.

09/25/2017

More than 500,000 people are afflicted with cholera in Yemen. This is largely caused by bombings on the capitol which damaged the sewer systems. So, how come so many people are suffering from cholera today when it is a highly treatable disease?

In which John discusses cholera, its many causes, and why we aren't hearing much about the cholera epidemic in Yemen, the worst outbreak of the disease since...

09/19/2017

While it seems that the American healthcare debate may have subsided, the September 30th deadline is approaching. Representatives eager to repeal and replace Obamacare are scrambling again. Now, the Cassidy Graham Bill is on the table. This bill is very similar to the Better Care and Reconciliation Act that got lots of attention in July. Even though this is the second time around, it is just as important to reach out to your representatives to urge them to vote against this bill, especially the undecided senators Senator John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Senator Pat Toomey, Senator John Kennedy, Senator Shelley Moore Capito.

Republicans are coming back to Washington Monday night to find a new effort to revamp Obamacare is in full swing. Many of the key votes say they're undecided

09/15/2017

08/07/2017

Civilians living in ISIS controlled territory are seeing an outbreak of polio and other diseases. There is little remaining health infrastructure, and of what's left is inadequate in treating civilians. The structure of the IS governance has much to do with these faults despite their attempt to grow the IS controlled health systems.

http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1054/the-islamic-state-healthcare-paradox-a-caliphate-in-crisis

The civil war in Syria has taken an enormous toll on civilian populations. One of the most commonly overlooked aspect of this crisis is the impact on healthcare in the region. Syria’s health capacity has been ravaged by years of government bombings...

06/09/2017

We have just launched our campaign to send letters to California Congressmen to urge them to prevent cuts to federal funding for global health. If you are against slashing funds to global health initiatives take 30 seconds to fill out this google form which would add your name to the letters sent to Congress. There is power in numbers.

U.S. federal global health funding is under threat by the recent Fiscal Year 2018 Presidential Budget Proposal. A summary of the proposed cuts to global health programs is detailed in the table below. Please join us, the Advocacy Initiative of the UC Global Health Institute, in urging our California...