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 the following year in the Emory Global Health Case Competition. The students must draw on their various disciplines to develop an innovative solution to a significant global health challenge.
Competing teams are given a complex case to address, intensively researching and developing their solution before making a public presentation before a distinguished panel of judges. In 2020, the Melbourne team performed superbly against teams from 30 other elite universities and were awarded second place, and in 2019, the Melbourne team won the competition for the first time.
More about Emory
Have you got what it takes to solve a global health problem? The University of Melbourne will select six postgraduate students to compete in the Emory Global Health Case Competition, and you could be one of them.
Our 2021 Melbourne Team
Our 2021 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 held between November - December 2020.
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
Members of the team that wins the University of Melbourne Global Health Case Competition will receive a cash prize of $300 each. Members of the second placed team will receive a cash prize of $150 each.
Emory Global Health Case Competition
Our Emory Global Health Case Competition team will be selected from the teams that present their case responses in the Melbourne competition. The University of Melbourne will accommodate our team at a location in the Yarra Valley so that they can focus on their case response, providing a pleasant environment to work and covering the cost of meals. The team will be accompanied and supported by an academic mentor. There are cash prizes for the top six teams - the team that finishes first will receive $6,000 (US), while the team that finishes sixth will receive $1,000 (US).
Applications are now open and will close on Sunday 8 November at 5:00pm.
Click the 'Apply now' button below to begin your application and find out more about the selection process and local and international competitions.
Information Sessions (via Zoom)
Friday 23 October 2020, 4:00pm
Friday 30 October 2020, 4:00pm
Please send an email to eghccmelbourne@gmail.com to request access to these Zoom sessions or with enquiries that you may have.
Entries close
Sunday 8 November 2020, 5:00pm and applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by Friday 13 November
2020 Melbourne Competition
Friday 20 November 2020 - Monday 14 December 2020
2021 Emory Competition
Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 March 2021