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Global Health Student’s Interest in Migrant Health Motivated by Personal Experiences

Receiving the David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship gave Iman Ibrahim (H’24), a global health major with a minor in Arabic, the opportunity to spend five weeks in Turkey…

October 6, 2023

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From Cells to the Clinic: School of Health Undergraduates in Argentina Study Respiratory Diseases

School of Health students immersed themselves in the Argentinian health care system as part of a six-week translational health science internship program to study the clinical…

August 4, 2023

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Through Experiential Learning in Tanzania, Nursing Students Gain Experience and New Perspective

In less than two weeks, nursing students provided dental exams and vision screenings, led health education sessions, toured a hospital for patients with tuberculosis and HIV,…

July 30, 2023

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School of Health Students Finding Sustainable Health Solutions in Rural India

Through their student-run organization, Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement), Georgetown undergraduate students including those from the School of Health are…

July 20, 2023

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Georgetown’s Center for Innovation in Global Health, in Partnership with the Government of Malawi, Leverages Emerging Tools To Accelerate an End to National HIV Epidemic

Georgetown University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH), in partnership with the Republic of Malawi’s Ministry of Health, will advance research and policy toward…

July 18, 2023

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Student Fellows Connect Interprofessionally To Advance Global Health Research

The current cohort of Global Health Institute (GHI) student fellows embodies the university’s commitment to a cross-disciplinary approach to researching global health. Students…

April 26, 2023

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New UNAIDS Collaborating Center at Georgetown Leverages Strengths in HIV/AIDS Law, Policy, and Politics

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today designated the Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative at Georgetown as a United Nations Collaborating Center…

April 12, 2023

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Global Health Scholar Deus Bazira to Lead New Global Health Institute

Georgetown has appointed Dr. Deus Bazira, a professor and global health scholar and leader, as the inaugural director of its new Global Health Institute, a university-wide…

March 27, 2023

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Georgetown University Formally Launches Global Health Institute; Dr. Deus Bazira Appointed Inaugural Director

Georgetown University today formally announced the Georgetown Global Health Institute (GHI) and the new appointment of its inaugural director, Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA,.…

March 27, 2023

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UNICEF Award to CGHPI Supports COVID-19 Vaccination in Eswatini

(January 6, 2023) — Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact-Eswatini (CGHPI-E) continues its COVID-19 vaccination work with the support of a new UNICEF award.…

January 6, 2023