Global Externs' Blog

Bonjour!  It is with great pleasure that I submit this blog entry from Geneva, Switzerland.  This summer I had the wonderful opportunity of traveling here to complete an 8-week internship with the World Health Organization. The World Health Organization was founded in 1948 as a specialized agency under the United Nations.  The Constitution of the […]

Although the United Nations is not an international government, it is the governing authority on international law. One of the stated purposes of the organization is to “establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained.” In addition, Article 103 of the  […]

The Uruguay Round, a series of multilateral trade negotiations spanning 1986-1994, produced most of the World Trade Organization agreements including the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Prior to TRIPS, the extent and enforcement of intellectual property rights varied substantially around the world.  In the context of pharmaceuticals, many developing countries […]

For over a decade the pharmaceutical industry and patients worldwide have been witness to a revolution in drug research and development. Biotechnology has saved or extended the quality of life for millions of patients and changed the way diseases like cancer, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis are treated. Biologics, or biopharmaceuticals, represent one of the […]

In 2009 President Obama announced plans of implementing the Global Health Initiative (GHI).  Through the GHI, the United States will invest $63 billion over the next 6 years to help partner countries improve health in those nations.  At the core, the GHI’s objective is to improve the health of women and girls through achieving significant […]

This summer I also have the great opportunity of working at the International Trade Administration (ITA) in the Office of Health and Consumer Goods (OHCG) down in our nation’s capital, Washington D.C.  My office, the OHCG, is then broken down into two offices, the Health Office and the Consumer Goods office.  I am working in […]

This summer I find myself in our nation’s capital amidst the grandeur of American symbols and in the seat of democratic power. But beyond the sights and sounds there is work to be done. My desk for the summer does not sit in a law office or a judge’s chambers, but rather in the Herbert […]

Welcome to the first group of Global Health Law Ambassadors pictured here. Students are enjoying the opportunity to extern or intern at international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Millennium Development Campaign office and for the US government at the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration. Opportunities also include […]