The Effects of Air Pollution on Health
Intern with a non-profit foundation located in the Republic of Kosovo with the foremost goal to save the lives of children and improve the overall sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. This organization strives to develop better policies and systems for the care of women through pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and care of the newborn.
The organization was established in 2009, with the impetus for creating this new, non-profit foundation emanates from a US-AID funded primary and reproductive health program that was implemented by Doctors of the World, American International Health Alliance (AIHA), AmeriCares, the Dartmouth Medical School, and many other colleagues in Kosovo. They develop health programs and provide resources for gynecology and obstetrics clinics and their care for mothers; neonatology intensive care units and their care for critical pre-mature babies; and pediatric clinics and their care for children suffering from leukemia, heart diseases, asthma, and other illnesses.
Internship Opportunity:
Currently, Isla is seeking an intern studying public health at the undergraduate or graduate school level to do research in collaboration with the host organization's team on the effects of air pollution on health in Kosovo. Kosovo has one of alarmingly high levels of air pollution recorded over the past two years in Kosovo, particularly in Prishtina but throughout the country as well. This high level of air pollution has posed a serious threat to the health of citizens.. The organization seeks assistant in researching the effects this poor air quality has on the health of the population.
The Isla Intern will work in cooperation with the host organization’s project team responsible for maternal and child health care. In general, this position is structured so that the intern provides research and programmatic support to the organization and their work on issues affecting quality maternal and child health care in Kosovo.
The Isla Intern may also choose to do research or provide assistance on one or more of the following critical areas of focus:
The challenge of vaccinating marginalized groups of people in Kosovo due to the lack of record keeping, information and health education.
How to solve the predominance of C-section births.
Safe abortions and the cultural challenges in Kosovo.