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International AIDS Conference Focuses on People Left Behind in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
By Nabila El-Bassel For the past several years, Central Asia and Eastern Europe have been the only areas of the…
A Mutual Exchange: Chinese and U.S. Social Workers Collaborate to Serve Those in Need
China has had significant economic growth and poverty reduction in the past four decades. The other side of this story,…
Out of the Shadows: Female Drug Users and HIV/AIDS
Although global action against HIV/AIDS is more than three decades old, certain populations have stayed on the margins of prevention…
New Study: Savings-led Microfinance Reduces HIV Risk for Vulnerable Women in Mongolia
In a month where we celebrated World Social Work Day and International Women’s Day, we present the findings of Professor Susan Witte’s international research project on behalf of Mongolian women.
SWM014: Marking 10 Years of Health Research in Central Asia, with Louisa Gilbert and Angela Aifah
In this podcast, we talk to Associate Professor Louisa Gilbert, who co-directs, with Professor Nabila El-Bassel, the School of Social Work’s Global Health Research Center of Central Asia. This year marks the 10th anniversary of their efforts to assist regional NGOs in Central Asia with developing solutions to the region’s HIV/STI, hepatitis C and TB epidemics.
SWM-011: The Ebola Crisis as Seen from the Lens of International Social Work
In this episode, Associate Professor Louisa Gilbert and doctoral candidate Angela Aifah discuss the reaction to the Ebola health crisis in the United States.
Talking to Professor Nabila El-Bassel about Setting, and Stepping Up, the Pace of AIDS Intervention
Professor Nabila El-Bassel takes time out to answer some questions about her participation in the 2014 International AIDS Conference, where she is presenting a paper, and about her work of the past 25 years in the field of AIDS intervention research.
The Social Intervention Group Remembers AIDS Colleagues Lost on MH17
The Social Intervention Group and the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia pay tribute to the tragic loss of colleagues in the international AIDS field, on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.
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