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Bridging a Pluralistic Health System in West Africa
With funding from the Aalok S. Modi Global Health Fieldwork Fund, Duke undergraduate Kathleen Ridgeway conducted research on how malaria is identified and treated in Togo's pluralistic health system. Watch the video to learn how she left her mark on the Togolese community of Farendé.Published 1 year ago
A Donor's Testimonial: Make it Count
Make your gift count by investing in the health of people around the world, and the young people who will be the leaders of tomorrow to make progress in global health.Published 1 year ago
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
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
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
Introducing DGHI's Student Research Training Program
The DGHI Student Research Training Program provides second and third-year students with the unique opportunity to develop and carry out a field project at one of six project locations around the globe, which include work in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, India, Costa Rica and here in Durham. Students are able to get a rigorous, hands-on experience working on a global health issue ranging from access to health care and infant mortality to health care mapping. Learn more: globalhealth.duke.edu/dghi-fieldworkPublished 1 year ago
The First Graduates of Duke MSc-GH
On May 13, 2011, nine students graduated with the Master of Science in Global Health. They were part of the inaugural class of the interdisciplinary program, which began in 2009.Published 2 years ago
Global Health Certificate Grads Share Their Stories
Graduates of the Global Health Certificate share their experience in the program and what they take with them as they pursue a career in global health.Published 2 years ago
Global Health Project Honors Memory of Fellow Student
To honor his memory, the family and friends of Aalok Modi, a global health student whose life was cut short in 2008, created the Aalok S. Modi Global Health Fieldwork Fund in 2010. Administered through DGHI, the fund's first recipient was Duke junior Sneha Shah, who completed her fieldwork and research project in Naama, Uganda in summer 2010.Published 2 years ago
KCMC-Duke Collaboration Enhances Medical Education in Tanzania
KCMC, in partnership with the Duke Global Health Institute, is working to strengthen medical education in Tanzania, where there is a major shortage of trained medical doctors and researchers. The five-year $10M project expands DGHI's decade-long partnership.Published 2 years ago
Global Mental Health: Inspiring a Movement
A leading mental health expert, Vikram Patel, shares strategies for reducing the treatment, human resource and research gaps in mental health worldwide. He also makes the case for why mental health should be a global priority.Published 2 years ago
Ugandan AIDS Leader Discusses Progress, Challenges of Epidemic
Ugandan physician and AIDS pioneer Peter Mugyenyi shares his thoughts on the role of universities in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, the progress made so far to reduce AIDS-related deaths and treat more people, and his concerns about being able to maintain that progress.Published 2 years ago
PANDEMIC2011 in Review
DGHI sponsored the 3-day educational Winter Forum event for more than 100 Duke undergraduates, who found themselves involved in a simulated disease outbreak.Published 2 years ago
