News & Events

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
October 11, 2014 - 11:40am
The Summer Global Health Poster Presentation and Reception will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, 4:30-6:00pm in Belfer, BB 204 AB&C.  The reception will highlight Weill Cornell students who have recently completed their global health field experience.
October 11, 2014 - 11:28am
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID, will present "Ebola in West Africa: The Perfect Storm" at the Weill Cornell Global Health Grand Rounds.   October 21 at 5pm URIS Hall (overflow seating in Weill Auditorium) 1300 York Avenue  
February 14, 2014 - 7:03am
Typhoon Haiyan, a powerful tropical cyclone devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines  on November 8, 2013. It is the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing over 6,000 people in that country alone.  Bobby Sullivan, PA, returned to New York last week after an initial... Read More
February 3, 2014 - 10:40am
Eradicating Poverty with Universal Health Coverage: The World Bank's Plan for Public Health Maryse Pierre-Louis, MD, MPH, MSPublic Health Cluster Leader The World Bank Tuesday, February 18th, 20145:00 - 6:00PM Weill Auditorium (C-200)1300 York AvenueWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NY Biography:... Read More
January 9, 2014 - 12:33pm
 Please join us for the first Global Health Grand Rounds of 2014.  Dr. Vanessa Kerry, CEO of Seed Global Health and Director of Global Public Policy and Social Change at Harvard Medical School will be speaking on “The Future of Health Diplomacy: The Global Health Service Partnership".   Tuesday, January... Read More

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