The 2022 UAB Global Health Case Competition took place virtually on Saturday, January 29, 2022.This year's competition was co-sponsored by the Sparkman Center for Global Health, the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy, and the Office of Education Abroad. Starting in summer of 2021, we worked closely with partners at the Nashulai Maasai Conservancy to identify a case topic relevant to the health challenges their community currently faces.

During competition week, students had the opportunity to attend a virtual conversation with Nelson Ole Reiyia, Cofounder of Nashulai Conservancy, and Maggie Koshal Reiyia, Director of Family, Gender, and Education with Nashualai. They were joined in conversation by Dr. Stacy Moak, UAB CAS Department of Political Science & Public Administration. Watch the full talk here on YouTube.

Nine teams of students representing ten schools across UAB presented to panels of judges with their recommendations and plans for promoting and protecting health among Maasai elders in Kenya. The case presented three specific health issues: lung health, eye health & cancer. Each team focused on one of these health issues. In the morning, they competed against the other teams working on the same health issue. The top three teams proceed to a final round with a new panel of judges. From there, the first, second and third place positions were awarded.

2022 UAB Global Health Case: 

"Promoting & Protecting the Health of Maasai Elders in Southwestern Kenya"

Each year the Global Health Case Competition would not be possible with the support and efforts of the UAB faculty and staff, community partners, and students who coordinate, write, judge, mentor, and participate in the event. Thank you to all and congratulations to the winners!

The 2021 UAB Global Health Case Competition took place virtually on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Twelve teams of students representing ten schools across UAB presented to panels of judges with their recommendations and plans for addressing dengue prevention & management with a special focus on vaccine hestitancy. The case presented three countries: Vietnam, Indonesia & Cambodia. Each team focused on one of the countries. In the morning, they competed against the other teams working on the same country.

The top three teams proceed to a final round with a new panel of judges. From there, the first, second and third place positions were awarded. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone for participating!

2021 UAB Global Health Case: 

"Dengue Management and Prevention in Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia"

A special thank you to all the students who participated, mentors that guided student teams, and judges who offered their time, thoughts and feedback to the process! Both the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy and the Sparkman Center for Global Health are appreciative of everyone that made this virtual GHCC a success. We look forward to seeing you next year!

1st place: Case Crushers

1st place: Case Crushers, Vietnam

Team Members: Amy Jasani (captain - BS, Neuroscience & MPH, Health Behavior), Molly Beardslee (MPH, Health Behavior), Alice Kim (BS, Psychology & MPH, Health Behavior), and Helen Zhou (BS, Economics)

Mentor: Dr. Sadeep Shrestha

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2nd place: Blazer Visionaries

2nd place: The Blazer Visionaries, Cambodia

Team Members: Porsha Edwards (captain - BS, Public Health), Jillur Rahim (PhD, Health Services Administration), & Hannah Reyes (MPH, Epidemiology & graduate certificate in Global Health)

Mentor: Dr. Luz Padilla

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3rd place: For the Health of It

3rd place: For the Health of It, Indonesia

Team Members: Divya Annamalai (captain - BS, Neuroscience, graduate certificate in Global Health), Dorris DaGama (BS, Public Health), Vani Mittal (BS, Biology & BS, Public Health), Emma Kate Sellers (BS, Public Health; MPH, Health Care Organization & Policy, graduate certificate in Global Health), and -not pictured- Katie Oglesby, (BS, Nursing)

Mentor: Dr. Tina Reuter

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The 2019 Statewide Global Health Case Competition took place on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019. Ten teams of students representing six universities presented to panels of judges with their recommendations and plans for addressing indigenous child health outcomes in the face of development and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of Peru. The top three teams were then tasked with editing their strategy to incorporate a budget increase and present again to the full panel of judges. From there, the first, second and third place positions were awarded. 

All who attended were astounded by the creativity, ingenuity and planning that students put together in their presentations. The 3rd annual Statewide Global Health Case Competition was a success thanks to the students who participated, univeristy professors and staff who made it happen, UAB professors who served as mentors for all the statewide teams, and the panel of judges representing various universities as well as community groups. Thanks to all who took part! We hope to see you again next year. 

2019 Statewide Global Health Case: 

"Deforestation of Amazon Rainforest and impact on children health outcomes of indigenous populations of Madre de Dios province, Peru"

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2019 Statewide GHCC 

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2019 Statewide Finalist Round

2019 Winners: 

1st place, Team Blazers Without Borders from UAB

Alex Plazas, Kane Agan, Morgan Rozek, & Megan Richard

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2nd place, Team Mavens of Mayhem from University of Alabama

Jessica Drummer, Brooke Adams, Ibukun Afon, & Rolanda Turner

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3rd place: Team United, from Alabama State University

Vanessa Mallory, Keith Hayes, Taylor Rossier, & Dina Dixon

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2019 UAB Global Health Case

"Syrian refugee children and disabilities in Zaatari Camp, Jordan" 

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2019 UAB Global Health Case Competition

2019 WINNERS:

1st Place: Team Bound

Team Members: Angela Chieh, Janaki Kher, Kane Agan, Alex Plazas, Sufia Alam, & Mohamad Moughnyeh

Mentor: Dr. Grace Jepkemboi

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2nd Place: Team The Outliers Squad

Team Members: Marissa Swanson, Swati Sakhuja, & Sloan Oliver

Mentor: Dr. Luz Padilla

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3rd Place: Team UAB Global Girls

Team Members: Tamara Montes, Morgan Rozek, Megan Richard & Alison Footman

Mentor: Dr. Henna Budhwani

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This year's competition represented two major changes for us: for the first time we partnered with UAB's Lister Hill Center for Health Policy to organize the competition and we decided to move the internal UAB Global Health Case Competition to the fall semester. On Saturday, November 2nd, 53 students competed on 10 teams to present their recommendations for responding to the health concerns and policy complications around trash & e-waste management in the Agbogbloshie area of Accra, Ghana.

2019 UAB Global Health Case: 

"Health & policy implications of trash & e-waste mismanagement in Agbogbloshie, Ghana"

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Fall 2019 UAB Global Health Case Competition

A special thank you to all the students who participated, mentors that guided student teams, and judges who offered their time, thought and feedback to the process!

FALL 2019 WINNERS: 

1st place: Global Generation

1st place: Global Generation

Team Members: Olivia Watts, Lynne Zhou, Arshnoor Grewal, Grant Schell, Maria Jiminez

Mentor: Dr. Stacy Moak

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2nd place: Health Globetrotters

2nd place: Health Globetrotters

Team Members: Hannah Comstock, Madelyn Wild, Madhuri Molleti, Anveetha Matta

Mentor: Dr. Akhlaque Haque

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3rd place: Viral Vigilante

3rd place: Viral Vigilantes

Team Members: Shreya Pokhrel, Gopiann Shah, Kierra Smith, David Wildebrant (not pictured)

Mentor: Dr. Robin Lanzi

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