Global Health - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Global Health
School of Public Health
and Preventive Medicine
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Global Health
“improving health and achieving equity in
health for all people worldwide”
Koplan JP, Bond TC, Merson MH et al for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Executive Board.
Towards a common definition of global Health. Lancet 2009; 373: 1993-95.
Professor Brian Oldenburg
Chair of International Public Health and Associate Dean International
Involved in the evaluation of novel approaches for improving the prevention and control
of chronic diseases in low/middle income countries. Also in implementing evidence-based
approaches for chronic disease prevention in the health systems of different countries and
evaluating their outcomes.
He is a Regional Director for the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium (APACPH) and
he has conducted training and capacity building programs in Finland, Malaysia,
China, South Africa and USA. He was a Public Health Advisor for the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games and has recently co-edited a WHO Monograph,
The Health Legacy of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Professor Ajay Mahal
Alan and Elizabeth Finkel Chair in Global Health
An eminent health economist who has worked in Asia, the Middle East and the United
States has been appointed as the first Alan and Elizabeth Finkel Chair in Global Health at
Monash University. Ajay Mahal is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at
Harvard University. He has worked as a health economics advisor in Gaza and the West
Bank, and as a consultant to the Indian Government. He is an expert on issues including
the health financing, the social determinants of health, and the economics of HIV/AIDS.
Associate Professor Bebe Loff
Heads the The Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights
The Kirby Centre comprises lawyers, ethicists, medical practitioners, scientists and others
who undertake research that critically examines the contribution of human rights and
law to the realisation of good health, particularly amongst vulnerable communities in the
developing world Their research assists the development of public health policies and
programmes which incorporate human rights standards.
Contact us
Professor Brian Oldenburg
Chair, International Public Health
Tel:
+61 3 9903 0046
Email: Brian.Oldenburg@monash.edu
Website: www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/iphu/
Ajay Mahal
Alan and Elizabeth Finkel Chair of Global Health
Tel:
Email:
Website:
+61 3 9903 0028
Ajay.Mahal@monash.edu
www.med.monash.edu.au/sphpm
Professor Bebe Loff
Associate Professor and Director Michael Kirby
Centre for Public Health and Human Rights
Tel:
Email:
Website:
+61 3 9903 0587
Bebe.Loff@monash.edu
www.med.monash.edu.au/michael-kirby/
Further information
School of Public Health
and Preventive Medicine
The Alfred Centre
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Melbourne VIC 3004
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