UCIS Extra!
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UCIS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009-10 Heinz Fellowship Competition:
Yexia Zhang
Yexia Zhang is from Xi???an, China. She earned her PhD in Management from the Xi???an Jiaotong University and also has a BA and Ma in Medicine. From 1998-2004 she was resident and attending physician at the First Hospital of Xi???an Jiaotong University. After becoming a physician, Yexia began her studies on population issues in rural China. She began with a focus on reproductive health. Her work on birth registrations will be presented at the IUSSP world congress in Morocco in September 2009. It details the inequities in China between rural and urban birth registrations and makes suggestions for improvements. In 2007, she joined Plan International China, an international humanitarian, child-centered, non-profit development organization. The vision and mission of Plan International China are to enable all children to realize their full potential in societies, working mainly with children in poor areas. During her service with Plan International China, Yexia has led the development for many programs in school nutrition, prenatal care, disease prevention and also micro insurance for children.
Moses Katende
Moses Katende is from Mpigi, Uganda. He earned a Masters in Public Health Leadership from the Uganda Christian University earlier this year. Moses has been a champion in the reduction of maternal and child deaths in Uganda. He has been involved in public health related activities especially in the integration of the safe motherhood teaching into the curriculum at the Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development. He is a real advocate for family planning and speaks out for responsible fatherhood as a core foundation for healthy families. As a community health advocate, Moses has implemented programs in the awareness of HIV/AIDS, malaria prevention, family planning services, and advocacy working in improving access and of the quality of health care facilities in Uganda.
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