Public Health in Rural UgandaImmersion trip to Southwestern UgandaJanuary 1 – 16, 2016Health is a universal human right, and adequate public healthcare is an important dimension of this universal right. The mission of Global Health Initiative (GHI) is to engage the local Colgate community in emerging global health inequalities, and this winter break, GHI is sponsoring an immersion trip to Uganda that will focus on healthcare access and health outcomes in underserved communities. Led by Professor Ellen Kraly, up to five students will visit a grassroots HIV clinic and local hospital.Students will spend the first week at the Indigo Foundation, which is a community-based organization that supports at-risk children and young people, all poor, many orphaned and many HIV-positive (https://www.indigofoundation.org). Students will spend a second week at Bwindi Community Hospital, which is a nonprofit hospital that provides health services to local farmers and herders affected by poverty, with an emphasis on child health, maternity and family planning, HIV/AIDS, and TB (http://www.bwindihospital.com). In addition to learning about medicine, healthcare policy, and sustainable development, students will gain a first-hand experience how community-level NGOs are shaping public health. To learn more, please view the GHI GetInvolved page or contact ehuiting@colgate.edu.The trip is open to all Colgate students and will be fully funded (including transportation, meals, lodging, airfare, immunizations, and visa).Application deadline: November 9, 2015 (decisions will be announced during late November to early December).