All Posts:global health
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Global Ties, Local Impact: School of Health Hosts International Preceptors
Georgetown’s School of Health became a global crossroads as preceptors from Indonesia, Tanzania, Mexico, Kenya, India and beyond gathered in Washington recently to celebrate over two decades of international partnership.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Berkley School of Nursing and Global Health Institute Host Interdisciplinary Case Challenge on Disaster Response
Over 50 participants representing 10 academic programs across Georgetown University came together for the third INSPIRE Case Challenge, a virtual interdisciplinary competition hosted by the Berkley School of Nursing and the Global Health Institute.
Category: GUMC Stories
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The Caribbean Public Health Agency, Georgetown University Announce Agreement To Strengthen Caribbean Health Systems
The Caribbean Public Health Agency and Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact announced a new bidirectional collaboration to strengthen health systems research, innovation and public health capacity across the Caribbean.
Category: News Release
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Two School of Health Graduates Earn Fulbright Awards to Advance Global Health Research
Two School of Health alumni have been awarded prestigious Fulbright grants to pursue research in New Zealand and India that blends rigorous science with community-centered public health.
Category: GUMC Stories
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A Classroom Without Walls: School of Health Students Study Health Care from Denmark to Greece
Health Care Management and Policy Program students Dhruvi Parikh (H’27), Nitya Nalamothu (H’27) and Sophia Zhang (H’27), spent the past semester studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, and gaining valuable insight into health care in other countries.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Health Student Uncovers Barriers to Sickle Cell Care in Rural Ghana
Tara-Yesomi Wenegieme (G’26), a student in the Master of Science in Global Health program, is completing her 14-week international fieldwork requirement in Dodowa, a rural part of Ghana, where she is investigating the social and cultural factors that delay treatment among SCD patients.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Showcasing the Breadth of Georgetown University’s Work in HIV
This World AIDS Day, Georgetown University highlights its efforts to expand access to treatment, advance prevention strategies, and shape policies in the global fight against HIV.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Treatment and Prevention of HIV/AIDS: Unfinished Business
As the world marks World AIDS Day on December 1, infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, MD, and his colleague Greg Folkers, MS, MPH, highlight advances made in the treatment and prevention of HIV that could finally end the pandemic, but caution the global community not to miss this opportunity.
Category: News Release
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Haitian-Focused Foundation Selects Georgetown to Support Youth HIV Programs
A new grant will allow Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact to establish the Y-LEAF (Youth-led Eco Action for the Future) initiative to help more young people with HIV in Haiti thrive,
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown Study Highlights Opportunities for Liver Cancer Interventions in Thailand
Safer pesticide practices, clean drinking water, and effective community health programs could help reduce liver and bile duct cancer risk in Thailand, according to a new study by researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Category: News Release