All Posts: global health
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HIV Has Devastated Her Home. She’s Pursuing a PhD to Channel Aid Where It’s Needed
Martha Cameron (G’25, G’30), from Lusaka, Zambia, has both lived with HIV and built a globe-spanning career in HIV awareness. She has continued her work at Georgetown, first as a research specialist, now as a PhD student in the School of Health’s Global Infectious Disease Program.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown Faculty Share Research and Explore Collaborations on Global Cervical Cancer
In June 2025, the Global Cancer Collaborative, a joint initiative between the Georgetown University Global Health Institute and Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, hosted a seminar on cervical cancer. Three presenters from Georgetown detailed their current work, and attendees from across the university were invited to discuss new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Health Student Uncovers the Impact of Ecological Changes on Indigenous Peoples’ Mental Health
Arjun Chhabra (H’25, M’29) explored the connections between the mental health of the Oglala Lakota people on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge reservation and changing environemental conditions through research he conducted in the summer of 2024.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Health Students Travel to Kenya To Learn Local Solutions For Community Needs
School of Health students spent their spring break in Nairobi, Kenya, visiting government agencies, international companies and nongovernment organizations’ offices in order to better understand innovations in health in one of Africa’s most dynamic economies.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Health Graduate Students Visit Spanish Health Care Facilities as Part of Global Experience
Graduate students in the Master of Science in Health Systems Administration (MHSA) program traveled to Spain during their spring break to learn about the nation’s health care system as part of an experiential learning opportunity at the School of Health.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Expanding Global Health Initiatives at the Georgetown University School of Nursing
From training health care workers to innovating with new care models, School of Nursing faculty, students and alumni are driving change across the globe.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Tumor Biology Program Alumnus Jean-Baptiste Mazarati Builds Health Care Excellence in Rwanda
Since graduating from Georgetown with a PhD in Tumor Biology in 2012, Jean-Baptiste Mazarati has emerged as a health leader in his native Rwanda.
Category: GUMC Stories
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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.
Category: GUMC Stories
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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.
Category: GUMC Stories
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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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