Global Health

Faculty in the Department of Pediatrics are partnering with health professionals across the globe to improve the health and security of children worldwide through research, clinical care, and training projects. Many global opportunities for medical students and residents are available through the Program for Education in Global and Population Health, which was established in 1999 by faculty in the department; through our medical student education programs; and through the Program in Vaccine Education.

Our Global Health Efforts

Capacity Building

Our faculty are engaged in a range of projects aimed at enhancing the ability of caregivers around the world to provide the most up-to-date and effective treatments.
Two adolescent Ungandan girls sitting at a table and smiling.

Clinical Services

Specialists provide basic services such as vaccinations and well-visits to children and adolescents at clinical sites in Haiti, Jerusalem, and India.
Doctor wearing mask and scrubs with newborn baby.

Global Health Security

The Program for Global Health Security and the Child is addressing areas within the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) that are specific to the needs of children.
Exterior of Alberta Children's Hospital.

Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant

Dr. Nancy Green is studying the neurological effects of sickle cell disease in Uganda. Dr. Prakash Satwani is bringing bone marrow transplantation to children with hematologic disorders in India.
Entrance to the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital.

Infectious Disease

Our researchers are investigating infectious diseases from a number of angles in the hopes of preventing infection and improving the outlook for children with communicable diseases.
Enlarged image of the Zika virus.

Nutrition

Members of the Pediatrics Department are working to improve the nutritional status of children around the world to improve their overall health, and their ability to fight disease.

Precision Medicine

An international research collaboration is providing the statistical power to address major questions about the genetic underpinnings of peripheral arterial hypertension.
Female scientist poses in her lab.

Respiratory Illness

Our physician-scientists are helping to improve the outlook for children with respiratory illnesses in Latin America, Eurasia, and Africa.
Boy poses with five containers of medication

Traditional Complementary/Alternative Medicine

Elena Ladas, PhD, RD is documenting the use, reasons, and predictors of traditional complimentary/alternative medicine worldwide.