All Posts: global health
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Documenting Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingya Refugees
Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, professor of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, spoke to students on January 11 about her journey on behalf of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) to camps in Bangladesh housing Rohingya refugees.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown Researchers Weigh Lessons from Ebola Response in Guinea
Georgetown researchers awarded a cooperative agreement for post-Ebola outbreak recovery and rebuilding efforts in the West African nation of Guinea assess their successes and lessons learned.
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Why Global Health Diplomacy Matters: Ambassador Jimmy Kolker on Lessons Learned from Recent Outbreaks
On Friday, October 13, Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, former assistant secretary for global affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presents a seminar titled “Global Health Diplomacy and Security: Lessons Learned from the Ebola and Zika Outbreaks,” co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security and the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative.
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Global Health Leader Dr. Charles Holmes Joins Georgetown
Georgetown University Medical Center has named Charles B. Holmes, MD, MPH, as faculty co-director of its Center for Global Health and Quality. Holmes, an infectious disease physician, is a visiting associate professor of medicine at Georgetown’s School of Medicine.
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Georgetown Hosts Global Health Security Expert Beth Cameron
Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security and the Georgetown Global Health Initiative welcome back to campus Dr. Beth Cameron, former senior director for global health security and biodefense in the Obama administration’s White House National Security Council.
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Georgetown Develops Tool to Help Countries Calculate Costs for Developing Health Capacities
Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security announces the launch of a free, web-based tool that allows national leaders to calculate costs of developing the capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats.
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Ebola Virus – Subject Matter Experts
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) professors offer expertise for journalists seeking interviews in a variety of subjects related to Ebola. Topics include infectious disease control and treatment, vaccine development, clinical trials, ethics of human subjects in clinical studies, global public health, the role of governmental and non-governmental organizations, and advantages and limits of health laws.
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Georgetown Global Health Expert Discusses Importance of WHO on Capitol Hill
Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, co-director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center, discussed the role of the World Health Organization before a packed house on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Global Health Experts Advise Advance Planning for Inevitable Pandemic
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), speaks at Georgetown University Medical Center and urges the incoming Trump administration to plan ahead for infectious disease outbreaks.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Jesse Goodman: Taking on a "Slow Emergency"
On September 21, for only the fourth time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly is conducting a high-level meeting to address a critical global health issue. The topic is antimicrobial resistance, described by Georgetown’s Jesse L. Goodman, MD, MPH, as a “slow emergency” and an alarming situation that first grabbed his attention two decades ago.
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