January 20, 2012 - 8:27am
Donald McNeil, Jr., a science and health reporter for the New York Times, began his lecture at WCMC with a series of fascinating stories and nuanced insights into the world of global health and working abroad. He depicted his travels from Mogadishu, Somalia to Mumbai, India, detailing stories on the... Read More
December 14, 2011 - 11:28am
Dr. Frank Bia, Medical Director at Americares, gave Global Health Grand Rounds in November. His talk focused on his AmeriCares experience with global maternal health initiatives and their work in Haiti as case studies. Dr. Bia discussed the Gift-in-Kind structure of AmeriCares focusing on the need to... Read More
December 2, 2011 - 5:34am
Weill Bugando held its 4th Graduation Ceremony on November 19, 2011 in Mwanza, Tanzania. The graduating class included 65 MD students, 10 MMED residents, and Bugando’s first PhD candidate. In a country with just 1 physician per 50,000 patients – the lowest ratio of physicians to patients in the... Read More
December 1, 2011 - 8:33am
The cholera outbreak in Haiti – one of the worst in recent history – has presented new challenges to victims of the 2010 earthquake. GHESKIO constructed a permanent Cholera Treatment Center on its downtown campus to combat the epidemic. Between October 2010 and October 2011, 7,108 patients were... Read More
September 19, 2011 - 12:21pm
Mothers’ Clubs:
GHESKIO serves over 300 HIV-positive pregnant women a year. To enhance the care and support given to these patients, the nutrition program organizes Mothers’ Clubs. As part of the clubs, women meet monthly to receive one-on-one medical care from GHESKIO... Read More
September 19, 2011 - 7:55am
The Global Health Grand Rounds form a central part of Weill Cornell's newly established Global Health Curriculum. Free and open to the public, the monthly lecture series serves as a platform for dialogue on contemporary global health challenges with renowned leaders in the field.Upcoming Lectures2012-... Read More
June 15, 2011 - 12:12pm
Louis Wade Sullivan, MD and Katrina Mitchell, MDKatrina Mitchell, MD, a fellow of the Center for Global Health and senior general surgery resident, recently received the Louis Wade Sullivan, MD Resident/Fellow Award for Excellence in Public Health Advocacy at the 2011 Pioneers in Diversity Awards... Read More
May 31, 2011 - 7:17am
Dr. Jen Downs with some of the women who participated in her study.
On May 24, 2011 Dr. Jennifer Downs won first prize in the Department of Medicine's 20th Annual Investigator Award Event. Dr. Downs, a recent graduate of the Weill Cornell Master's program in clinical epidemiology and health... Read More
April 27, 2011 - 12:11pm
Students at the newly opened Ecole Vocationelle GHESKIO (GHESKIO Vocational School) will train for 6 months in construction trades.
The Ecole Vocationnelle GHESKIO (GHESKIO Vocational School) has enrolled its first class of 200 trainees from tent cities in Port au Prince. One of GHESKIO's goals for... Read More
March 30, 2011 - 8:46am
Dr. Jill Blumenthal (PGY-3 Internal Medicine) completed a rotation at Weill Bugando in Mwanza, Tanzania in January 2011.
Dr. Jill Blumenthal and Dr. Raja Taunk at Weill Bugando Medical Center
During my last week in Tanzania, I had the pleasure of meeting a visiting anesthesiologist from the... Read More
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