All Posts: global health

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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…

September 1, 2017

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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…

June 30, 2017

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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…

June 21, 2017

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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…

January 12, 2017

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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…

September 21, 2016

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Collateral Harm: The Impact of Ebola and Related Fears on Facility-Based Child Deliveries

WASHINGTON -- The first known household survey examining the collateral harm to pregnancy services in areas affected by the West African Ebola epidemic suggests a significant…

July 31, 2016

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Zika Has Arrived, But is the U.S. Ready?

WASHINGTON –The Florida Department of Health, investigating non-travel related cases of Zika in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, has concluded “that a high…

July 29, 2016

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Smartphone Apps Not So Smart at Helping Users Avoid or Achieve Pregnancy

WASHINGTON — You might not want to depend on your smartphone app alone to help you avoid or achieve pregnancy, say the authors of a new study. A review of nearly 100…

June 30, 2016

GUMC Stories

Gulf War Illness: Looking Back to Move Forward

Georgetown University Medical Center and the Brookings Institution co-hosted “Desert Storm after 25 years: Confronting the Exposures of Modern Warfare” on June 17…

June 18, 2016

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“Disease Outbreak Guarantees” – A Proposed Mechanism for Enhancing Public Health Capacity

WASHINGTON — What if private companies could obtain some coverage to protect their foreign investments in developing countries against crippling infectious disease…

June 16, 2016