Happenings from HEAL, Alumni Spotlight and UC Global Health Day
Welcoming the 2022-2024 Cohort of
HEAL Global Health Equity Fellows
Meet the 2022-2024 HEAL Fellows
We welcome the 8th cohort of global health leaders into the HEAL community. They join a community of nearly 200 before them. Learn more about this incredible cohort who are serving medically underserved communities from Navajo Nation to Nepal.
Savior F. Mendin is a Registered Nurse and alumni of the HEAL fellowship from the 2016-2018 cohort.
She serves as the County Manager in Grand Bassa, Liberia at Last Mile Health, and manages Liberia’s National Community Health Assistant Program.
There are more than 4,000 community health workers deployed across the country through the Government of Liberia’s National Community Health Assistant Program. A study published by Savior and colleagues at Last Mile Health in 2021 illustrated the ways that the program has led to substantial improvements in access to effective treatment in rural Grand Bassa County. Treatment coverage for common child health illnesses, including fever, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection, which are estimated to cause about half of under-five deaths in Liberia are among the outcomes that have been improved.
Hear more from Savior and other HEAL fellows and alumni on our YouTube channel.
HEAL Events & Opportunities
UC Global Health Day with Drs. Adriann Begay and Cristina Rivera Carpenter, HEAL Alumni and Staff in Navajo Nation. They join prominent Indian environmental activist, Vandana Shiva. Register to attend in person or virtuallyon Saturday, May 8, 2022
UCSF Grand Rounds speaking about advocacy in a time fo COVID. Hear from HEAL Fellows working in Mali, India, Navajo Nation share their reflections, challenges, and hard-won successes.Register for the Webinaron Wednesday, May 11, 2022
