South Africa

This is a photo of the Academic Quadrangle at the SFU Burnaby campus. Outside of the building, its a sunny day and there are students sitting on benches.
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SFU professor challenging health inequities for communities affected by HIV

Natalie Cooke January 19, 2023

SFU’s health science associate professor, Angela Kaida, is leading a global research program that investigates health inequities experienced by women and youth affected by HIV. In regards to treatment access, Kaida found “HIV and the clinical features of the virus often play a smaller role in influencing sexual and reproductive health compared with other social determinants of health, including the impacts of socio-structural environments and political decision making.”  Kaida has a personal understanding of the effects of HIV. She was born in Kenya, and saw the impacts HIV had on her family members across East Africa. Kaida explained to the…

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World News Beats

Nathaniel Tok February 26, 2018

  Kosovo and Serbia to sign agreement The president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, has announced that Kosovo will reach a “historic” agreement with Serbia that will allow Kosovo to join the United Nations (UN). Kosovo separated from Serbia in 1999…

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World News Beat

Gabrielle McLaren October 17, 2017

ISRAEL – Israel follows USA in withdrawing from UNESCO Israel has withdrawn from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after the American government announced it would also forgo its membership with the heritage organization. The countries both…

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SFU alumna, Bhavina Patel, connects the community dots across the globe

Peak Web February 27, 2017

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust a month after graduating with a BA in geography, SFU alumna Bhavina Patel packed her bags and travelled to South Africa to pursue an internship in the economic development sector of the city of Durban. She found herself in…

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An interview with SFU’s Marina Elliott, the new Jane of the jungle

EIC July 4, 2016

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arina Elliott has been named one of National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers of 2016. An SFU alumna who studied biological anthropology, Elliott has spent the past few years in South Africa, uncovering the history of humanity. Elliott’s journey began in Calgary,…

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