November 6, 2015 - 5:49am
Kyle Monk is a pediatric resident who spent four weeks at Weill Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, Tanzania.
To be a great physician, I think it’s important to have exposure to different diseases, and also to know how to practice in challenging situations. When seeking residency programs, I was drawn... Read More
October 16, 2015 - 11:54am
The following students partipated in global health electives through the Center for Global Health during the summer of 2015 under the guidance of faculty members in Haiti, Tanzania, and India.
Eric Kutscher Port-au-Prince, Haiti Organization: GHESKIO During his eight week experience... Read More
October 9, 2015 - 5:58am
Alec Irwin spent six weeks in the Tamil Nadu region of South India at the Christian Medical College.
"This summer I spent six weeks investigating public health and rural economic development in the Tamil Nadu region of South India. For most of that time, I have been a Visiting Elective Observer at the... Read More
September 22, 2015 - 5:21am
As a part of the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, the annual Global Health Lecture will be given by Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Keeping Americans Safe from Health Threats Wednesday, September 23 8:00am - 9:00am Uris Auditorium, B-011 1300 York Ave., New... Read More
September 7, 2015 - 5:52am
Hannah Dee spent two months in Mwanza, Tanzania at the Weill Bugando Medical Center.
"The health care discussion in the States is often framed around the “haves” and the “have nots.” The fortunate have health insurance or a financial safety net – and they have the capacity to seek treatment and... Read More
August 10, 2015 - 6:59am
I was born and raised in Honduras, a developing country that is greatly affected by poverty, several social issues, and many public health burdens. Therefore, I decided to have my first global health applied experience there, a place that I hold close to my heart and I still consider home. One of the... Read More
August 10, 2015 - 6:22am
In a recent trip to Haiti, Chelsea Clinton and new Clinton Foundation CEO, Donna Shalala, visited GHESKIO to observe the women’s empowerment programs and tour the newly opened cholera treatment center. Their visit to GHESKIO’s Training Center highlighted the importance of women’s vocational training... Read More
April 28, 2015 - 9:42am
Women’s health is a top global research priority. Yet women hold less than 25% of leadership roles in global health research.
There is a fundamental global health leadership gender gap. A majority of trainees interested in global health are female, so why do so many women leave the field? What can we... Read More
January 20, 2015 - 8:17am
Construction is complete on GHESKIO's new Tuberculosis Hospital and Cholera Treatment Center. The opening of these two facilities is highlighted in a recent New York Times piece.
As a consequence of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, estimates of the tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Port-au-Prince doubled... Read More
October 11, 2014 - 11:47am
The association between schistosomiasis infection and HIV infection could explain the significantly higher rates of HIV among women in sub-saharan Africa. A recent article in the New York Times examines this theory in light of current research conducted in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and in Tanzania at... Read More
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