DukeGlobalHealth RSS
Top 5 Reasons to Apply to Duke's Master of Science in Global Health
The Duke Master of Science in Global Health (MSc-GH) program is recruiting students for fall 2012. APPLY HERE: http://globalhealth.duke.edu/msc-ghLet our students tell you why they chose Duke and the MSc-GH in this short video. You'll also hear from a distinguished DGHI partner and employer in the Triangle.
Published 1 year ago
From the Field: Impact in a Small Ugandan Village
Through a signature fieldwork program of the Duke Global Health Institute, Duke students are working with communities in low-resource settings to address health disparities. With your support, we can send more students around the globe for a rich fieldwork experience and to leave a footprint on a community in need.Published 1 year ago
Cardiovascular Research from India: Sanjay Kinra
Sanjay Kinra's work in India and the UK focuses on the role of early life risk factors and public health interventions in undernutrition and overnutrition of children. He is a visiting professor at the Duke Global Health Institute and gave a lecture.Published 1 year ago
Screening for Cervical Cancer in HIV-Positive Kenyan Women: Erin Dainty
Erin Dainty, MD, is an OB/GYN fellow in the Duke Global Health Residency Program and a student in DGHI's Master of Science in Global Health program. Dainty gave a lunch time talk at the Duke Global Health Institute.Published 1 year ago
HIV and Hepatitis B Among Children in Tanzania: Ann Buchanan
Ann Buchanan, MD, MPH, is a Duke pediatric infectious diseases faculty member at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Moshi, Tanzania. Her research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial infections in HIV-positive children. She recently completed a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Duke after earning her MD from East Carolina University.Published 1 year ago
Going Global Using Technology
Dr. David Boyd is part of a cadre of global health faculty members who are using new technologies to enhance their teaching. Find out how Boyd interacted with students while he was in China, and hear what the students are saying.Published 1 year ago
Bioethics of Global HIV Prevention Research: Kate MacQueen
Kate MacQueen, Senior Scientist in Behavioral and Social Sciences at FHI 360 and an adjunct professor at UNC, gave a lecture at DGHI describing persistent interlocking social, behavioral and ethical challenges to biomedical HIV prevention research. Opportunities for enhancing the success of biomedical HIV prevention research will be explored, with a focus on development of a coherent program of social science research.Published 1 year ago
5-Year Symposium: Closing Remarks
Drs. Peter Lange and Michael Merson give closing remarks at "Global Health 2020: Acting Today to Improve Tomorrow." Learn more about this milestone event: http://globalhealth.duke.edu/news-events/5-yearPublished 1 year ago
5-Year Symposium: Health Systems Panel
Panelists include Michael Haglund, Professor, Surgery, Neurobiology and Global Health; Manoj Mohanan, Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Global Health; Moshi Ntabaye, Executive Director, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania; and Kathryn Whetten, Director, Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research.Published 1 year ago
5-Year Symposium: Environmental Health Panel
Panelists include Randall Kramer, Professor, Environmental Economics and Global Health; William Pan, Assistant Professor, Global Environmental Health; Subhrendu Pattanayak, Associate Professor, Public Policy, Environment and Global Health; and Erika Weinthal, Associate Professor, Environmental PolicyPublished 1 year ago
5-Year Symposium: Chronic Disease Panel
Panelists include Gary Bennett, Associate Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience and Global Health; Gerald Bloomfield, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Global Health; David Walmer, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health; and Lijing Yan, Director of Research and Development, The George Institute for Global Health - China.Published 1 year ago
5-Year Symposium: Keynote Address
Dr. Peter Piot of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine delivered the keynote address on the arrival of a new phase he calls "Global Health 4.0." The speech was part of "Global Health 2020: Acting Today to Improve Tomorrow" - a symposium to commemorate DGHI's fifth anniversary.Published 1 year ago
5-Year Symposium: Introduction
Drs. Michael Merson and Victor Dzau gave introductory remarks at "Global Health 2020: Acting Today to Improve Tomorrow" - a symposium which was held on Oct. 3, 2011 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Duke Global Health Institute. Learn more: http://globalhealth.duke.edu/news-events/5-yearPublished 1 year ago
Winners of 2011 Fieldwork Photo Contest
Each year, DGHI invites students from across Duke to submit photos that illustrate how and where they spent their summer fieldwork. This year, dozens of undergraduate and graduate students entered whose fieldwork and research projects spanned the globe and addressed issues like orphan care, mental health, health education, and tuberculosis screening.Published 1 year ago
ABC News Highlights DGHI's Work Around the World
ABC News is partnering with the Duke Global Health Institute for a year-long initiative "Be the Change: Save a Life" to raise awareness of and promote change on important global health issues. ABC News helped produce this video on DGHI's work for the Institute's 5- Year Anniversary Celebration. Give to DGHI https://www.gifts.duke.edu/dghiJoin the DGHI Alumni Affinity Group: http://globalhealth.duke.edu/alumni
Published 1 year ago
