Drumming Up Support For Black And Indigenous Students  At Dalhousie University

Drumming Up Support For Black And Indigenous Students  At Dalhousie University

WOW! As a PROUD Alumnus of Dalhousie University, what an honour and privilege from Dalhousie University to be invited to lead the opening ceremony, unavailing funding support for Black and Indigenous students in health programs @ the Life Sciences Research Institute - Atrium @ 9:45am. May 16th. Education is the strongest predictor of social mobility in Canada. Yet systemic discrimination and anti-Black racism have created persistent gaps in academic achievement for Black students, contributing to unequal outcomes in employment, health and belonging. We need to create enabling support policies to allow Black and Indigenous students to be able to find…
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Malaria Advocacy: Dr Olugu Ukpai Recognized At Canada’s Red Chamber

Malaria Advocacy: Dr Olugu Ukpai Recognized At Canada’s Red Chamber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCb2kPqZ_cM Ambassador Dr Olugu Ukpai, the CEO and Co-Founder of Challenge AIDS and Malaria in Africa (CHAMA) in May 2024 received a loud ovation at Canada’s top-most legislative chamber. The Senator representing Halifax at Canada's Federal Legislative Red Chamber, eloquently recognized the unwavering malaria advocacy of Dr Olugu Ukpai and the entire global Malaria Warriors and saluted their commitment to ending malaria. Below are excerpts from Mr Speaker's statement on Dr Olugu Ukpai on the floors of the Red Chamber: "April marks World Malaria Month.Malaria continues to cause ravages all around the world and, unfortunately, our country is not spared.…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME BREAKING:  My Birthday Gift – To Distribute 1,000 Malaria Diagnostic Equipment To 1,000 Hospitals and Diagnostic Centers Across Africa! Despite advances in diagnostic technology, significant gaps remain in access to malaria diagnosis. Accurate diagnosis and misdiagnosis lead to unnecessary waste of resources, poor disease management, and contributes to a cycle of poverty in low-resourced communities. Despite much effort and investment, few new technologies have reached the field in the last 30 years aside from lateral flow assays. This suggests that much diagnostic development effort has been misdirected, and/or that there are fundamental blocks to introduction of…
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