The children of Monrovia in Liberia are in dire need. Some have lost family during the Ebola epidemic, some have suffered from anxieties related to poverty, and some have witnessed abuse in their families or in the community. In a country with infrastructure already severely weakened by a civil war a decade earlier, the Ebola epidemic had left the healthcare system in disarray. Understandably there are extremely serious mental health issues. You must develop a culturally sensitive approach that will effectively address the problem of children’s mental health. You need to present a long-term vision along with a detailed implementation plan for the first year. Your budget is $1 million (USD). You have one week.
This was the one of the challenges faced by University of Melbourne students as part of the Emory Global Health Case Competition in Atlanta. Each year, six postgraduate students from the Melbourne Global Health Case Competition are selected to represent the University in Atlanta the following year. The students must draw on their various disciplines to develop an innovative solution to a significant global health challenge.
In 2019, teams from 29 other elite universities entered the competition. Competing teams were given a complex case to address, intensively researching and developing their solution before making a public presentation before a distinguished panel of judges. The Melbourne team performed superbly and were awarded first place.
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Have you got what it takes to solve a global health problem? The University of Melbourne will send six postgraduate students to Atlanta in 2020 to compete in the Emory Global Health Case Competition, and you could be one of them.
Our 2020 Melbourne Team
Our 2020 Melbourne team will need students from diverse academic backgrounds, as global health goes far beyond medicine. Factors such as food and water quality, education, economics, human rights and good government are all health influencers, as described in the recently adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The team will be selected from participants in the University of Melbourne Global Health Case Competition.
Emory and Melbourne Competitions
In both the Emory and Melbourne competitions, teams of up to six students will be given a major global health problem to work on over several days. Students will then present their strategy to address the problem before a panel of judges.
A diversity of academic backgrounds and life experiences is the basis for a winning team. Students from all postgraduate degrees at the University are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be placed into teams for the Melbourne competition.
Prizes
University of Melbourne Global Health Case Competition
$300 for each member of the winning team
$150 for each member of the second placed team
Emory Global Health Case Competition
Our Emory Case Competition team will be selected from the teams that present their case responses in the Melbourne competition. The University will cover almost all of the team’s costs for return travel to Atlanta and their meals and accommodation.
Applications are now open and will close on Friday 30 August at 5:00pm.
2019 Information Session
Monday 12 August, 5:00pm
Ian Potter Auditorium
Ground Floor, Melbourne Brain Centre
Entries close
Friday 30 August, 5:00pm
2019 Verbal Challenge
Tuesday 3 September, 5:00pm
Ian Potter Auditorium
Ground Floor, Melbourne Brain Centre
2019 Case Release
Friday 13 September, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Sanderson Room
Ground Floor, Medical Building
2019 Competition Day
Monday 14 October, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Woodward Conference Centre
Level 10, Law Building