All Posts: public health
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- News Release
Global Health Security, Law Experts Express Relief After WHO Declares DRC Ebola Outbreak a PHEIC
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (July 17, 2019) – Today, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom,…
July 17, 2019
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Global Health Law, Policy Expert Says WHO May Need to Establish New Level of Public Health Emergency for Regional Outbreaks
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (June 14, 2019) — Today, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the…
June 14, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Studying Barriers to Health Care to Help Women with HIV
(June 12, 2019) — Seble G. Kassaye, MD, MS, can’t help but see parallels between HIV-positive African American women in the DC area and conditions surrounding rising rates of…
June 13, 2019
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For Many HIV+ Women, Daily Survival Takes Precedence Over Viral Suppression
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (May 17, 2019) — According to scientists who study women infected with HIV, statistics often paint an impressionist…
May 17, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Panel Reflects on Lessons From the Past to Secure Public Health for the Future
May 11, 2019 — While measures to improve infectious disease response have improved dramatically over the past decade, the global health community cannot afford to be, …
May 11, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Research In A Minute: Laura Anderko, PhD, RN
(April 26, 2019) — Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, holds the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Chair in Values Based Health Care at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health…
April 26, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Meet Deus Bazira, Co-Director of the New Center for Global Health Practice and Impact
(April 15, 2019) — Georgetown University Medical Center this week announced the appointment of Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, BPharm, to co-lead Georgetown’s new Center for…
April 15, 2019
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Georgetown Welcomes Deus Bazira and Colleagues to Lead New Global Health Center
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (April 15, 2019) — Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) announces the appointment of Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH,, …
April 15, 2019
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Georgetown Global Health Experts in Infectious Disease Available to Comment on WHO PHEIC Meeting
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (April 12, 2019) — Today, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the…
April 12, 2019
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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