Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia graduate wins Bicentennial Generation award
Dr. María Elena Inocente Díaz from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru has ranked second in the Bicentennial Generation awards. Read more about the Bicentennial Generation award »
The link between breastfeeding and dental caries
It is evident that breastfeeding and human breast milk provide numerous health advantages for both children and mothers. Many health organizations recommend continuing breastfeeding for as long as mother and child desire. Read more about Breast feeding and dental caries »
ComMed 2020: Integrated Health Science Field Work under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand
ComMed, or Integrated Health Science Field Work at Khon Kaen University (KKU) Thailand, is an Inter-Professional Education program for undergraduate students from 6 schools: Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmaceutical Science, and Veterinary Medicine at KKU and the College of Asian Scholars. Read more about ComMed »
TABASAMU Project gets a boost from UW’s Information School
Despite efforts to improve oral health, low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya often lack the resources necessary to build research and health system capacity. Read more about TABASAMU Project »
Investing in infrastructure increases research capacity in Kenya
The University of Washington’s DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health has submitted another NIH grant entitled, “Tabamasu-EHR: Integrating dental records within an existing HIV electronic health system.” Read more about research capacity in Kenya »
Forced displacement of refugees at record levels
The number of people fleeing wars, violence, and persecution rose to 82.4 million people in 2020, an increase of four percent since 2019. Now, one percent of the world’s population (1 in 95 people) is now forcibly displaced. Read more about increasing forced displacement of refugees »
2021 marks 70 years since the United Nations signed the Refugee Convention
July 28, 2021 was the 70-year anniversary of the signing of Refugee Convention, a key international treaty establishing the right of people forced to flee their home countries. Since that date in 1951, millions of lives have been saved through this United Nations compact. Read more about the Refugee Convention »
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Improves Its Location In The Ranking Of The Best Universities In The World
The Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) has risen in the global ranking of best universities in the world by the QS World University Ranking, going from the score of 701-750 to 651-700. Read more about QS World University Ranking »
Peruvian Minister of Health, Oscar Ugarte, Visits Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)
The President of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Dr. Enrique Castañeda Saldaña, greeted the Minister of Health, Dr. Oscar Ugarte Ubillúz, at the university facilities for Ministry of Health’s supervision of the vaccination process against COVID-19, where volunteers are participating in the Sinopharm/China National Pharmaceutical Group vaccine clinical trial. Read more about clinical vaccination trial »
Khon Kaen University holds free dental clinic on Thailand’s National Dental Health Day
In honor of Thailand’s National Dental Day on October 21st, Khon Kaen University held a dental clinic for any Thai citizen who needed dental care. Read more about Thailand’s National Dental Health Day »