Monday June 6, 2011 – 1:30-3:00pm UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room (light lunch and beverages will be served)   Responding to unsustainable development in Ecuador Dr. Jaime Breilh, Director Health Area, Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador Effects of export-oriented agriculture and extractive industries such as mining has prompted reflection about the [...]

The collaborative project bringing together infection control and occupational health lead by Dr. Elizabeth Bryce (VCH and Dr. Annalee Yassi (UBC) was awarded the Top Achievements in Health Research by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Medical association Journal (CMAJ).

Sustainably Managing Environmental Health Risks in Ecuador (TIER 1 UPCD) project serves as an exemplary model of how North-South partnerships can stimulate and reinforce South-South cooperation, in addition to how universities can achieve community impact.