All Posts: global health
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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
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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