Improving Public Health to Combat Infectious Diseases: A Regional Project for Africa
March 29 - April 2, 2016 About Africa Africa has faced many health challenges, however, it has seen major improvements in the past decade. In 2004, one of the biggest health centers was opened in Uganda. It not only focused on treating over 300 HIV/Aids cases a day, but also strived to train doctors [1]. One of the biggest issues is the shortage of healthcare workers. In some cases, there has been only two doctors to 10,000 patients. Programs have been made to focus on shorte
Expanding Fairness, Fighting Corruption: A Project for Afghanistan
March 22 - 26, 2016 About Afghanistan The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) was established on July 30, 2008 and includes over 400 members. It has been working to fortify the legal processes to build public trust in the justice sector. It gives access to fair trials, provides a committee of well-qualified defense attorneys, and works to fight against corruption. It was first established under a grant from the Swedish foreign Ministry, but since then, AIBA has be
Promoting Transparency and Accountability: A Regional Project for Europe
March 5 - 9, 2015 About Europe In 2011, the European commission strived to increase the transparency in policy making. New guidelines were made to ensure full disclosure of the membership of interest groups in hopes to create a more balanced representation. Since implementing the new guidelines, a wider range of organizations joined, including small and medium sized businesses and individual citizens [1]. Also in 2011, parliament signed a new code of conduct and moved to def
