All Posts: global health
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Georgetown Researchers: Swift Action Needed to Avoid Large Deadly Nipah Outbreak
Georgetown researchers are calling for comprehensive actions to prepare for increasing outbreaks of the killer Nipah virus that will help mitigate the risk of a future pandemic…
June 5, 2018
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Global Health Center at Georgetown Announces New Program Focused on Biosafety, Biosecurity
The Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center announced the launch of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, a new research and education…
May 1, 2018
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A Simple Tool for Doubling Down on Disease Control
WASHINGTON (April 12, 2018) — It’s a simple idea: Pair the control of a neglected tropical disease with a more prominent disease afflicting the same populations to reduce…
April 10, 2018
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Georgetown Among First Universities to Collaborate with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations U.S.
Georgetown University and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations U.S. have entered an agreement to explore joint cooperative academic and research initiatives, one…
March 21, 2018
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From DC to Zambia and Back, Infectious Disease Expert Keeps Eye on “Big Questions”
For Charles Holmes, MD, MPH, the inaugural faculty co-director for the new Center for Global Health and Quality at Georgetown University Medical Center and visiting associate…
January 31, 2018
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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…
January 19, 2018
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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…
January 4, 2018
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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 &…
October 12, 2017
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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…
September 27, 2017
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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…
September 11, 2017