Mark Leon Goldberg and Tom Murphy, two global health bloggers, have launched the DAWNS (Development and Aid Workers News Service) digest, a daily digest of relevent news tailored specifically for development and aid workers.  Two editions of DAWNS Digest will go out on a daily basis. The Europe, Africa and Asia Edition will hit inboxes in London and Accra by 5 a.m.; Geneva and Abuja by 6 a.m.; Nairobi at 7 a.m.; New Dehli at 9:30 a.m.; Jakarta at 11 a.m., etc.  The Americas Edition will hit inboxes in Rio at 10:00; New York and Washington by 9:00 a.m.; and Mexico City by 8:00 a.m. every weekday morning. The two versions may differ slightly due to news and developments in the eight hour interim. Interested users can sign up for a one-week free trial; after that, the subscription service is USD$2.99 per month.  Visit http://dawnsdigest.wordpress.com for more information and to subscribe.

Global Washington, a membership association that supports the field of global development in Washington state, has launched its Careers in Global Development Center for degree seekers, job candidates, and employers. Job seekers can search for open positions, and prospective development students can sift through various degree programs related to development. On the other side, employers can post vacancies and search for consultants. While there are many job search websites out there, what makes this resource stand out is the “Resources” page. There, you can read career profiles, see a graph on salary ranges for different positions in the field, and find articles and literature about the field. It looks like this website is still in a fledgling state, but if Global Washington continues to expand it and add material, it could become a valuable resource for students and new professionals who are often lost in the maze of the field of development.

The Supercourse team at the University of Pittsburgh has taken the initiative to spread the WHO’s definition of health, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”  They have translated the definition into over 60 different languages using Google translate and have asked health professionals to review them to make sure they are correct. This global health knowledge campaign is being developed by the Supercourse team, WHO Collaborating Centre, University of Pittsburgh. Please contact Dr. Ronald LaPorte, Director, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, for more information.

Peoples-uni, an open-access education initiative, offers open-access resource and online learning materials for capacity-building in low- and middle-income countries.

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