The APRU Global Health Program: Past and Future

The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is an international consortium of 45 universities in the Pacific Rim, representing 16 economies, 130 000 faculty members and more than two million students. The APRU Global Health Program aims to expand existing collaborative research efforts among...

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Autores principales: Samet, Jonathan, Withers, Mellissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2016
Materias:
Meeting Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27052883
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20160049
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Sumario:The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is an international consortium of 45 universities in the Pacific Rim, representing 16 economies, 130 000 faculty members and more than two million students. The APRU Global Health Program aims to expand existing collaborative research efforts among universities to address regional and global health issues. Since its launch in 2007–08, the program has covered a significant range of topics including emerging public health threats, ageing and chronic diseases, infectious diseases and health security issues, among others. The Program’s activities in research, training, and service around the globe illustrate the diverse dimensions of global health. In this paper, the major activities to date are outlined and future planned activities are discussed.

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