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November 6, 2017 - 11:01am
Tuberculosis (TB) killed over 500,000 women in 2015, the majority between the ages of 15 and 45. Almost 70% of the 800,000 incident cases of active TB among Indian women occurred during their reproductive years. Each year, over 200,000 pregnant and postpartum women worldwide develop active TB, which... Read More
October 2, 2017 - 12:04pm
Dr. Roger I Glass, Director of the Fogarty International Center contributed an opinion piece to Fogarty's July/August Global Health Matters newsletter highlighting the importance of closing the gender gap in global health leadership.He references strategies discussed during a panel discussion hosted by... Read More
June 20, 2017 - 2:08pm
Dr. Jennifer Downs received an HIV Research Scholars award from Gilead Sciences for her project, "Mechanisms of Mucosal HIV Susceptibility in Schistosoma mansoni Infection." Schistosomiasis is a parasitic worm infection that affects more than 200 million people worldwide, over 90% of whom live in Africa... Read More
May 2, 2017 - 5:58pm
Future research on pediatric AIDS and tuberculosis at GHESKIO will be generously supported by mother and daughter, Mary Elvira Camelo and Zena Basin, and conducted at the new Mary Elvira Camelo Pediatric Unit.In looking to honor her mother, Ms. Zena Basin looked specifically to contribute to research in... Read More
February 23, 2017 - 2:57pm
Dr. Molly McNairy is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Center for Global Health. She was recently featured by Global Cornell as an International Faculty Fellow. "Her research focus is on improving the delivery of HIV care in resource-poor settings around the globe. Her work aims to reduce HIV-... Read More
October 11, 2016 - 7:39am
Dear Weill Cornell Medicine Community, I am writing to update you on the impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, where Weill Cornell Medicine maintains a longstanding partnership with the medical organization GHESKIO. GHESKIO provides primary care services and treatment for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and... Read More
August 11, 2016 - 7:30am
The Weill Cornell Global Health Research Fellowship is now accepting applications. See below for information on how to apply.  The Weill Cornell Global Health Research Fellowship is a 3 year fellowship designed to train generalist clinician-scientists for academic careers in global health research.... Read More
May 18, 2016 - 8:09am
Kevin Gao/Cornell Sun Staff Photographer The Global Health Case Studies from Weill Cornell Medical College is a lecture series offered as an undergraduate course at Cornell University’s Ithaca Campus. The course features faculty members from Weill Cornell who speak about their experiences in global... Read More
May 9, 2016 - 7:21am
Division of Medical Ethics - Seminar Series A CME Activity Sridhar Venkatapuram, MSc, MPhil, PhD, FRSA Lecturer, Global Health and Philosophy Director, Global Health and Social Justice Kings College, London Health Justice: An American Idea  Thursday, May 12, 2016 Room Location: BB 302-A 5:00pm to 6:00... Read More
April 25, 2016 - 7:00am
Shown above are Dr. Jean-Juste and Dr. Samuel Pierre. Dr. Pierre is the first author on the featured article and is also a graduate of Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.   In a recent article from the New York Times Dr. Margaret L. McNairy from the Center for... Read More

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