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- 1999 HIV/AIDS Prevention in Angola
Eric G. Bing, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Principal Investigator
Project Description: To conduct HIV prevention research in Angola that will serve as a basis for instituting programs that will result in decreased mortality from HIV/AIDS.
- 2001 Disaster Preparedness Project for the state of Gujarat, India
S. Balasubramaniam, M.D., Dept. of Surgery, Project Director
Project Description: A collaborative project between Charles Drew University, the Government of India, and the State of California Emergency Services. The purpose of the project is to develop, establish, and implement a Master Disaster Management Plan for the state of Gujarat, India. This plan will be based on the current California F.E.M.A. model and adapted to fit India's disaster response plan. The Master Disaster Management Plan will be documented for purposes of replicating this model in other countries.
The Master Disaster Management Plan will be implemented in 3 phases: Phase 1: This phase will take place in Gujarat, India with the principal stakeholders and result in an agreement of the initial blue print of the disaster preparedness plan. Phase 2: This phase will occur in California and with the Gujarat response team observing the FEMA response plan. Phase 3: This phase will result in the implementation of the Disaster Preparedness Plan in Gujarat, India.
- 2003 Cervical cancer education, screening and treatment in rural Guatemala
Theresa Loya, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor Dept. of Pathology, Principal Investigator.
Project: Dr. Loya has been working to improve the health care in San Marcos Guatemala for the past 30 years. Dr. Loya has received a grant from the Bill Gates Allaince to implement a program will result in a pilot project involving cervical cancer education, screening, and on-site treatment. This project will take place in a rural farming community in Guatemala using partnering strategies with a local community health clinic and a U.S. university based cervical cancer detection and treatment team.
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