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UCL GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME
Health in Future Cities
A UCL Global Citizenship Summer School on Global Health
UCL GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME
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As a UCL student you will know that we are focused on solving
some of the worlds most pressing problems, through our four
research Grand Challenges: Global Health, Sustainable Cities,
Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. The Programme you
are taking over the next two weeks focuses on one of these Grand
Challenges. Working in a team of students from across ten
faculties, you will be tackling the same multi-disciplinary
problems as our world-leading researchers. There are no easy
answers to these problems, and they require working across
disciplinary and cultural boundaries to make any progress. Indeed,
two weeks is a short time and you may find yourself no closer to a
solution at the end but you will find yourself better equipped to
do so in the future, and you may even have already met the team
that will help you do it. Our graduates have gone on to change the
world; we want you to start now. Welcome to the UCL Global
Citizenship Programme.
Professor Anthony Smith UCL Vice-Provost (Education)
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Global Health
(Treated mosquito nets in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, 2011 Photo
courtesy of the Gates Foundation)
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing and medical care
and necessary social services.
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Why
study Global Health? In this pioneering two-week programme we will
be studying the interdisciplinary field of global health, and the
relationship between people, their environment and wellbeing. What
is included in a definition of global health? As part of your
course you will look at the topic from a wide variety of
perspectives. Health is more than the prevention and treatment of
disease; it is necessary to understand the social determinants of
health, and to examine the barriers in fair access to health across
the developing world.
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What will you be doing?
Lectures and scenarios: Health in Future Cities
Each day youll take in a lecture on a key element of global
health. Topics include: conflict, climate change, disasters,
migration, maternal and child health, and technology. Each topic is
adapted from cross cutting research currently being done at UCL.
Each of the lectures link to the final projects you will be working
on and fit within our custom designed scenarios.
As part of the Global Health scenarios you will be immersed into
a futuristic world, one affected by climate change, natural
disasters, and mass population displacement. In small groups you
will be assigned a country case study and every day you will have
to make urgent decisions that affect not only your own citizens,
but also those of other countries. The country groups are: Mexico,
USA, Zambia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India and China. There are
also two press groups that report on day-to-day activities. Each
country will have a detailed case study that outlines the
particular issues it faces in the year 2045. Some countries deal
with infectious disease outbreaks; others conflict between groups
of migrants. Every day youll receive an update and you must then
decide how you as a group will address this health challenge. Each
country has its own resources to work with and you must choose how
to best allocate them.
Students will work closely with navigators who will guide them
through the scenarios and in output creation. The information you
learn from the skills sessions, as well as the research you do
yourself will then be used for your final projects.
Skills
How to research and present information Through skills building
sessions taught by experts in a variety of fields you will learn
the necessary skills to design and create one of four poster
outputs. These include feature a photography session with Antonio
Olmos (The Guardian), and journalists Rosie Bartlett and Kate
Hoyland (BBC). Lorna Benton will lead you through a data
visualisation exercise and a political risk analyst will run a GIS
mapping session. Additionally youll engage in several facilitated
workshops. Rosie and Kate will take you through a press conference
set in Pakistan around Polio vaccination. Layth Hanbali will work
with you on Trade and Health and Rhea Saksena and the navigators
will discuss Food Systems and Health.
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Project Work: Group decision-making Each day you will be given
time to work in your country groups and make decisions regarding
the scenarios to help you put together your final poster projects.
In order to succeed in the scenarios you must work as a team to
address the health challenges of your country. The students in the
programme are from a wide range of disciplines and countries of
origin. Each of you will be able to bring your unique skills and
experiences to the programme and help your team achieve the best
results possible while making new friends from across UCL in the
process.
Outputs: Posters You will produce one of four poster outputs in
your groups. These will be created using the skills you receive in
the first week of the programme. Your group will decide which
output to do your choices are: news report, data visualisation, GIS
mapping, and photography.
The information from the case studies will form the basis of
your projects but you will be able to add to this from the lectures
and workshops and from your own experiences. These final projects
will be displayed at the closing event held on June 12th and will
be viewed by everyone in the Global Citizenship Programme.
Presentations The presentations are your chance to design your
own output and to show off your creative talents. Each group will
be given time on the morning of June 12th to deliver a presentation
on a topic within the field of global health. The only requirement
for these presentations is that they are creative and include all
members of your group. Your navigators will be there throughout the
process to help.
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Programme Day T ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS LOCATION
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1 June
9.00 9.30 Registration Anthony Smith and Tim Beasley-Murray
Logan Hall Institute of Education (IOE) 9.30 11.00 Welcome
11.45 12.45 Introduction Welcome to Global Health
Shivani Singh
Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
12.45 1.30 Lunch Break 1.30 2.30 Country Introductions
Navigators (ALL) Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT 2.30 4.30 Country Group
Meetings Navigators (ALL)
Tuesda
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2 June
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10.00 11.00 Lecture: (Migration: Health in informal
settlements)
Shivani Singh Sharma Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
11.00 12.30 Country Group Meeting
Navigators (ALL)
12.30 1.30 Lunch Break 1.30 2.30 Skills Building Session*
(GIS MAPPING) A. Sharma Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
2.30 4.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL)
*Bring your laptops along with a QGIS installed!
(Informal settlements in East Mumbai, India, 2013 Photo courtesy
of Shivani Singh)
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Tuesda
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10.00 11.00 Lecture: (How womens groups save lives: improving
maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings)
Audrey Prost Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
11.00 12.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL) 12.30 1.30
Lunch Break 1.30 2.30 Skills Building Session
(Photography) Antonio Olmos Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
2.30 4.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL)
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10.00 11.00 Lecture: (Disaster, Vulnerability, and
Resilience)
Ilan Kelman Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
11.00 12.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL)
12.30 1.30 Lunch Break 1.30 4.30 Skills Building Session
(Journalism & Interviewing) (Press conference)
Kate Hoyland & Rosie Bartlett
Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
Tuesda
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2 June
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10.00 11.00 Lecture: (mHealth in resource-
poor settings)
Edward Fottrell Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
11.00 12.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL) 12.30 1.30
Lunch Break 1.30 2.30 Skills Building Session
(Data visualisation) Lorna Benton
2.30 4.30 Country Group Meetings
Navigators (ALL)
Tuesda
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Mon
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2 June
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Carlos Grijalva Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
11.00-12.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL) 12.30 1.30
Lunch Break 1.30 3.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL)
4.00 6.00 All Stream Joint Event Navigators (ALL) Archaeology G6
LT Bedford Way LG04 Gordon Street (25)
E28 Harrie Massey LT Roberts 421
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Tuesda
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2 June
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10.00 11.00 Lecture: (Conflict, Humanitarianism and
Health)
Mike Rowson Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
11.00 11.40 Coffee Break 11.40 12.40 Lecture:
(Epidemiological Transition) Melissa Neuman Anatomy G29 J Z
Young LT
12.40 1.30 Lunch Break 1.30 4.30 Country Group Meetings
Navigators (ALL)
CFinal day to work on your projects! Navigators submit projects
by 4 pm!
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G29 J Z Young LT
11.00 12.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL) 12.30 1.30
Lunch Break 1.30 2.30 Workshop:
(Trade and Health) Layth Hanbali
2.30 4.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL)
Tuesda
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10.00 11.00 Workshop: (Food Systems and Health)
Rhea Saksena and Navigators
11.00 12.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL) 12.30 1.30
Lunch Break 1.30 4.30 Country Group Meetings Navigators (ALL)
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4 Friday
10.00 12.30 Scenario Results & Group Presentations
ALL Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
12.30 1.30 Lunch 1.30 3.00 Scenario Results &
Group Presentations ALL Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT
17.00 20.00 Closing Reception
ALL Steams N Cloisters, S Cloisters, Haldane Room, Japanese
Garden marquee, Garden
Room
(Destroyed school, Pariaman, 2012 Photo courtesy of All Hands
Volunteering)
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Things to remember: Bring your UCL ID with you everyday to get
into buildings You may need a laptop for group work (discuss with
group members) Room information may change Keep an eye on the
website for updates
(hint this is part of the simulation) Tweet to stay connected
with other streams
Poster printing requirements: Dimensions max width 420mm by max
height 594mm All posters must be in A2 format Posters must be in
PDF format Posters submitted by navigators by Tuesday 9th June,
4pm. We will have the posters on display for the final closing day
party
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Contributors: Organisers: Shivani Singh Sharma is a Teaching
Fellow at the Institute for Global Health on the intercalated BSc
programme and on the MSc in Global Health and Development. Her PhD
research focused on regional and religious differences amongst
female migrants living in informal settlements in Mumbai and around
household decision-making. Her previous degrees are in politics and
her MA looked at activist groups in India. She is particularly
interested in gender, migration, decision-making, and urban
health.
Lecturers & Key Contributors: Marion Birch Marion Birch is
an Honorary Lecturer at the UCL Institute for Global Health and a
public health consultant with a background in humanitarian
assistance and in advocacy and campaigning on health and conflict
issues. She worked in health sector programs in countries affected
by conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia between
1985-2000. From 2005-2013 she was director of the global health
charity Medact. She is an examiner for the Diploma in the Medical
Care of Catastrophes at the Society of Apothecaries, on the
editorial board of the journal Medicine, Conflict and Survival, and
a past-President of the Catastrophes and Conflict Forum at the
Royal Society of Medicine. Anthony Costello is a Professor of
International Child Health and the Director of the UCL Institute
for Global Health. His areas of scientific expertise include the
evaluation of community interventions to reduce maternal and
newborn mortality, neonatal paediatrics, womens groups, the
cost-effectiveness of interventions, nutritional supplementation
and international aid for maternal and child health. He has also
contributed to papers on health economics, health systems, child
development, nutrition and infectious disease, and managing the
health effects of climate change. Mike Rowson is the Faculty Tutor
for Population Health Sciences at UCL, and previously director of
education and Principal Teaching Fellow at UCL's Institute for
Global Health. Before coming to UCL, he was Executive Director of
the UK-based global health charity Medact, which undertakes
education and advocacy on the health effects of conflict, poverty
and environmental change. His key projects included the health and
health system consequences of the war in Iraq, the effects of
brain-drain on health services in sub-Saharan Africa, and the
health effects of the developing world debt crisis. Ilan Kelman
Ilan Kelman http://www.ilankelman.org @IlanKelman is a Reader in
Risk, Resilience and Global Health at University College London,
England and a Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of
International Affairs, Oslo. His overall research interest is
linking disasters and health, including the integration of climate
change into disaster research and health research. That covers
three main areas: (i) disaster diplomacy and health diplomacy
http://www.disasterdiplomacy.org ; (ii) island sustainability
involving safe and healthy communities in isolated locations
http://www.islandvulnerability.org ; and (iii) risk education for
health and disasters http://www.riskred.org
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Melissa Neuman is a Research Associate at the Institute for
Global Health and did her doctoral degree in social epidemiology
from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has over ten years of
experience managing and analysing quantitative data. Her research
interests include: the health effects of economic development in
lower- and middle income countries; the social determinants of
over- and under-nutrition among children and adults; and
investigating contextual effects on health using geographic data
and multilevel statistical models. Carlos Grijalva trained as
clinical dietician in Mexico and then in public health and child
development in the UK. He has worked in Mexico, Italy and the UK
coordinating and evaluating nutrition surveillance and
interventions in Algeria, Mexico, Myanmar, Philippines and
Uzbekistan. His research interests include the developmental
origins of health and disease; nutritional interventions aimed at
reducing nutritional deficiencies early in life; and evaluating the
impact of the double burden of malnutrition among vulnerable
populations such as refugees.
Edward Fottrell is an epidemiologist who, in close collaboration
with partners BADAS, coordinates and provides technical support to
a randomised controlled trial of participatory womens groups to
improve maternal and newborn health in rural areas of Bangladesh.
His research interests include the development of methods for
measuring cause-specific morbidity and mortality in resource-poor
settings, verbal autopsies and the challenges particular to the
measurement of maternal and neonatal health for public health
action. Audrey Prost is a senior lecturer at UCL's Institute for
Global Health and works in close collaboration with the Indian
civil society organisation Ekjut (http://www.ekjutindia.org).
Together they have conducted two large cluster randomised
controlled trials of participatory women's groups to improve
maternal and newborn health in largely tribal areas of Jharkhand
and Odisha, eastern India. Audrey is also an associate editor of
Trials, and interested in the design and analysis of trials of
complex social interventions. Her research focuses on developing
and evaluation community-based interventions to improve maternal
and child health and nutrition, primarily in India.
(Petare, Caracas, Venezuela August 2010 Photo courtesy of Robert
Stromberg)
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Skills Instructors: Antonio Zazueta Olmos is a photojournalist
who has worked on issues concerning human rights, the environment
and conflict. He has worked extensively in the Americas, Africa and
the Middle East for editorial publications and NGOs. His images
have regularly appeared in the Observer and Guardian newspapers.
His work can be viewed at (www.antonioolmos.com) Kate Hoyland
re-launched and ran the successful BBC Production Trainee Scheme,
which receives upwards of three thousand applications yearly. She
has 18 years experience as a journalist in the BBC World Service,
where she specialised in international news before moving on to
manage Radio and Production training, delivering leadership and
media training to journalists from 22 international bureaux. She is
a partner in the Quattrain media & leadership training company,
and, currently works in Communications at UCL and at the BBC, where
she specialises in social media. Rosie Bartlett is a journalist and
communications consultant with over 18 years of international media
training and production experience for the BBC, global NGOs and
large academic research grants. She specialises in translating
complex messages to create simple media stories. She is currently
lead consultant for Quattrain on the UCL-Lancet Climate Health
Commission, working with leading UK, Chinese and European
universities to produce a ground-breaking multi media report,
assuring global endorsement and international media coverage. For
Quattrains media training, Rosie has specialised in womens
development training for the BBC and Sound Women. Rosie is co-chair
of the Sound Women training group which works to get more out of
women in radio both on air and in leadership. Dr Lorna Benton is a
mixed methodology researcher at the Institute of Global Health. She
has recently completed her PhD at the Institute investigating the
effect of HIV treatment on childbearing in a rural area of South
Africa, and has also worked on projects in the Gambia, Kenya and
Malawi. Her research interests include health systems and the
growing burden of non-communicable disease. She also enjoys
travelling, muddy obstacle courses and all varieties of interactive
theatre. Layth Hanbali is in his 5th year of medicine at UCL, and
is a graduate of the UCL Global Health BSc programme at the
Institute of Global Health. His main global health interests
include the relationship between trade agreements and health,
health systems and governance, and social determinants of health.
He has been involved in Medsin, the UK's largest student global
health network, as Regional Coordinator for the South East this
year, and previously as President of the UCL Branch. He has
recently been elected to be Medsin's National Director for the next
academic year Rhea Saksena is a third year medical student at UCL
and has recently completed the iBSc in Global Health. Her research
interests are in the nexus of factors that influence food systems
and the diseases of malnutrition, specifically overnutrition and
obesity. Rhea is a keen global health advocate, especially with
regards to tackling excess sugar consumption seen in both developed
and developing countries simultaneously. In her spare time, Rhea
enjoys playing lacrosse, soft jazz and long walks on the beach.
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Navigators:
Rickin Popat is a medical student at UCL and has recently
completed the iBSc in Global Health. His research interests are in
access to mental health care and health economics in theory and
practice. After studying he hopes to join the Air Force as a
medical officer and his interests include long distance running and
performing with the Harrow Young Musicians.
Tumi Imevbore is a medical student at UCL and has recently
completed the iBSc in Global Health. Her research interests are
tropical diseases and health inequalities in developing countries.
Tumi enjoys travelling and getting involved in outreach work. After
completing her studies, she hopes to eventually pursue a medical
career that combines the two.
Lorna Benton is a mixed methodology researcher at the Institute
of Global Health. She has recently completed her PhD at the
Institute investigating the effect of HIV treatment on childbearing
in a rural area of South Africa, and has also worked other projects
in the Gambia, Kenya and Malawi. Her research interests include
health systems and the growing burden of non-communicable disease.
She also enjoys travelling, muddy obstacle courses and all
varieties of interactive theatre.
Sapna Divani is a third year medical student at UCL who has
completed the iBSc in Global Health. She is president of the UCLU
Indian Society and plays football for RUMS women's football club.
This summer she plans to travel in South East Asia.
Rhea Saksena is a third year medical student at UCL and has
recently completed the iBSc in Global Health. Her research
interests are in the nexus of factors that influence food systems
and the diseases of malnutrition, specifically overnutrition and
obesity. Rhea is a keen global health advocate, especially with
regards to tackling excess sugar consumption seen in both developed
and developing countries simultaneously. In her spare time, Rhea
enjoys playing lacrosse, soft jazz and long walks on the beach.
Rakhi Ghosh is a medical student at UCL and has recently
completed the iBSc in Global Health. She has experience working
with NGOs both abroad and in the UK and in her spare time enjoys
travelling.
Seemeen Sakharkar is a medical student at UCL and has recently
completed the iBSc in Global Health. Her research interests lie in
access to healthcare in conflict zones and in medical anthropology.
She is a volunteer at the Refugee Therapy Centre in North London
and also enjoys knitting and reading.
Jimmy Grayburn is a medical student at UCL and has recently
completed the iBSc in Global Health. His research interests are
based around refugees and immigration as well as Medical
Anthropology. After finishing his medical degree he hopes to start
a masters at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He
is on the committee for UCL Friends of MSF as well as playing in
the UCL Dodgeball team. Next year he'll be taking a year off his
studies to play music in London.
Sruthi Mahadevan is a UCL medical student who has just finished
the iBSc in Global Health. She completed her dissertation on
inclusive education for disabled children in India and also has
keen interests in gender, maternal and child health, and human
rights. As well as having a passion for music, Sruthi loves
learning languages, and hopes to put these skills to use by working
in South America or North Africa once she has graduated.
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Kirtana Vallabhaneni is a medical student at UCL. Having
recently completed her iBSc in Global Health, her interests range
from gender equity to global perceptions of disability. Having
experience advocating for contemporary global health issues on a
variety of platforms and as a future member of the UCL Medsin
Committee, she also hopes to pursue her interest in global health
in her future career.
Urwah Ahmed is a medical student at UCL and has recently
completed the iBSc in Global Health. Her research interests are in
the caste system and access to maternal health services in India.
She is the community relations officer at UCLU and volunteers with
the UCH fun team. She enjoys watching cricket and painting in her
spare time.
Kevin Kuriakose is a medical student at UCL who has recently
completed the Global Health iBSc. His research interests include
politics and development in India and medical education. After
completing his studies he hopes to undertake his elective in
Myanmar. Outside of work he enjoys playing badminton and
volunteering. : Kartik Khanna studies medicine at UCL and has
recently completed the Global Health iBSc course. After completing
his studies, he aspires to work for Mdecins Sans Frontires. He
regularly plays tennis and hockey, enjoys cycling and yoga and is
an avid traveller. : Rose Balfour Lynn is a medical student at UCL
who has just finished the iBSc in Global Health. Her research
interests are in the social determinants of health, especially
education. She volunteers for Student Minds at UCL and enjoys
cooking and yoga. Country Group Guide:
MEXICO I Rickin Popat MEXICO II Tumi Imevbore USA I Lorna Benton
USA II Sapna Divani ZAMBIA I Rhea Saksena ZAMBIA II Rakhi Ghosh
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA I Seemeen Sakharkar BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
II Jimmy Grayburn INDIA I Sruthi Mahadevan INDIA II Kirtana
Vallabhaneni CHINA I Urwah Ahmed CHINA II Kevin Kuriakose
: PRESS I Kartik Khanna : PRESS II Rose Balfour Lynn
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Health in Future Cities: a UCL Global Citizenship Summer School
on Global Health Our website: www.uclglobalhealth.com Department
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(Making Progress on the MDGs (2010 photo courtesy of the Gates
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