South African healthcare workers face greater risk for TB, HIV
UBC’s Annalee Yassi is helping South Africa implement World Health Organization occupational health guidelines. Photo: Martin Dee A large-scale survey of South African healthcare workers has revealed major gaps in workplace protection against tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis, according to a University of British Columbia health researcher. Presenting findings today at the 2014 annual meeting […]
Dr. Kish Wasan part of UBC-VCH team to use drug to repair a rare birth defect
UBC MEDIA RELEASE | DEC. 20, 2013 UBC-VCH scientists use drug to repair a rare birth defect University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, showing for the first time that a drug can repair a birth defect. They formulated the drug Ataluren into […]
Oral Amphotericin B Project Receives Patent
Project also received ethics approval for first studies in HIV.
New NGDI Student Global Health Journal
Call for abstract submissions NOW OPEN.
NGDI Members at Centre for TB Research Discover Potential New Treatment for TB
Repurposed Anti-Parasite Drug Shows Promise
NGDI Member Hongshen Ma New Grand Challenges Canada Awardee
Dr. Ma will develop a low-cost portable screening tool for several diseases.