All Posts: global health
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Georgetown Receives $27.5 Million to Address HIV/AIDS in Haiti
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief have awarded Georgetown $27.5 million to expand its ongoing work in Haiti to address HIV/AIDS. The funding builds on the work of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact to provide medical care for Haitians living with HIV, particularly those who have dropped from treatment, and reduce barriers to treatment.
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Georgetown’s Global Health Institute Joins Pope Francis’ Initiative to Care for Children’s Health
Georgetown’s Global Health Institute is joining a new initiative led by Pope Francis that will create a worldwide network to provide medical care to children and support health care workers in the field.
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H5 Influenza Vaccines: What Needs To Be Done To Reduce the Risk of a Pandemic
As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms, with outbreaks across species and continents, including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource and support a robust strategy to address this and future potential pandemic influenza threats, including to consider voluntary vaccination for those now at exposure risk.
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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies
Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines during public health emergencies, say a Georgetown global health law expert and a medical student.
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Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience
A monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic this summer was a valuable opportunity for two School of Medicine students to experience health care delivery in an under-resourced area of the world.
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Georgetown Global Health and Cancer Researchers Tackle Public Health Challenge in Eswatini
A collaboration between researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Georgetown global health team in Eswatini aims to address a significant public health challenge: preventing cervical cancer.
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Global Health Alum Transforms Cambodian River Waste into Sustainable Fashion
Alyssa Erin Kardos Loera (NHS’21) credits her Georgetown experience with preparing her for her current role as CEO of ReMade in Cambodia, which she founded while serving as a Fulbright English teaching assistant in that country. Working with local young designers, the enterprise collects and then transforms textile river waste into sustainable wearable products.
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Graduate Students Practice Traditional Medicine In Mexico With the Goal of Providing Whole Person Care in the Future
Over 10 days this March, six Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) students traveled to Mexico to learn about Curanderismo, a traditional healing system of the Americas.
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New Book Helps Citizen Scientists Navigate Complexities of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to an explosion of novice infectious disease detectives adding to the collection of science-enthusiasts. To give these new disease detectives more tools for their craft, a new book written by two Georgetown University global health researchers, “Outbreak Atlas,” helps translate the complex interconnectedness of outbreak responses used by professionals across different fields.
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School of Health Students Journey to Korea to Explore Health Care System Approaches
A global experience designed to examine the various aspects of health care delivery and systems in comparison to the U.S. system drew 10 Georgetown School of Health graduate students to Seoul, South Korea, in March.
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