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Georgetown’s Global Health Institute Joins Pope Francis’ Initiative to Care for Children’s Health
Georgetown’s Global Health Institute is joining a new initiative led by Pope Francis that will create a worldwide network to provide medical care to children and support health…
September 24, 2024
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H5 Influenza Vaccines: What Needs To Be Done To Reduce the Risk of a Pandemic
As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms, with outbreaks across species and continents, including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is…
September 4, 2024
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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies
Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics,…
August 3, 2024
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Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience
A monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic this summer was a valuable opportunity for two School of Medicine students to experience health care delivery in an under…
July 26, 2024
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Georgetown Global Health and Cancer Researchers Tackle Public Health Challenge in Eswatini
A collaboration between researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Georgetown global health team in Eswatini aims to address a significant public…
June 20, 2024
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Global Health Alum Transforms Cambodian River Waste into Sustainable Fashion
Alyssa Erin Kardos Loera (NHS’21) credits her Georgetown experience with preparing her for her current role as CEO of ReMade in Cambodia, which she founded while serving as a…
April 22, 2024
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Graduate Students Practice Traditional Medicine In Mexico With the Goal of Providing Whole Person Care in the Future
Over 10 days this March, six Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) students traveled to Mexico to learn about Curanderismo, a traditional healing system of the. …
April 13, 2024
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New Book Helps Citizen Scientists Navigate Complexities of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to an explosion of novice infectious disease detectives adding to the collection of science-enthusiasts. To give these new disease detectives more…
April 10, 2024
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School of Health Students Journey to Korea to Explore Health Care System Approaches
A global experience designed to examine the various aspects of health care delivery and systems in comparison to the U.S. system drew 10 Georgetown School of Health graduate…
April 2, 2024
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Georgetown Global Health Center Launches First Open-Access Wildlife Disease Database
Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) today announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind wildlife disease database — a…
November 15, 2023