August 2, 2021 - 11:00am
On July 12th 2021, award-winning Haitian actor and philanthropist Jimmy Jean-Louis recognized GHESKIO’s work at a special reception during the Cannes Film Festival in France. Jean-Louis spoke about the recent assassination of President Jovenal Moïse and requested a moment of silence for the former... Read More
July 1, 2021 - 9:00pm
This past month Dr. Chebrolu received the Fund for the Future grant, which supports academically accomplished instructors and faculty in acquiring additional preliminary data to write a successful NIH K award or foundation equivalent. Dr. Chebrolu plans to use this award to conduct research on the rate... Read More
June 1, 2021 - 8:00am
Despite reductions in child mortality in recent decades, over 5 million children continue to die every year around the world, with the highest burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Post-hospital mortality is a significant problem in low-income countries, where children can have upwards of a 20% chance of dying... Read More
May 3, 2021 - 1:24pm
On the 27th of April, the Weill Cornell Women in Global Health Research Initiative hosted a virtual symposium to highlight women scientists’ leadership by featuring three panelists: Professor Koleka Mlisana, Dr. Regine Douthard and Dr. Vanessa Rouzier. The symposium, a highlighted event during Weill... Read More
March 29, 2021 - 12:03pm
On April 27, 2021 the Women in Global Health Research Initiative will be virtually hosting its sixth Annual Women in Global Health Research Symposium. To register please visit https://weillcornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctf-yhqj4rG9zE5ZualbH3-4LrdJWFmjNE. We will be highlighting women scientists’... Read More
March 1, 2021 - 1:22pm
Weill Cornell and our international partner, GHESKIO, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, were recently awarded a 10-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to be a member of the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC).The TBTC is an international collaboration to conduct research related to TB... Read More
February 1, 2021 - 10:02am
In collaboration with GHESKIO and the Haitian College of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine has started a new Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Grand Rounds lecture series. This is a monthly grand rounds lecture held over zoom, with speakers from both Haiti and the US. The aim of this series is to connect... Read More
January 7, 2021 - 1:46pm
Northwestern Tanzania has a high unmet need for modern contraception despite its free availability in local clinics. Approximately 34% of women report wanting to delay pregnancy but do not currently use modern contraception. Barriers include religious beliefs, misinformation, and cultural deference to... Read More
December 1, 2020 - 12:10pm
Weill Cornell and GHESKIO were awarded a new 7-year cycle of support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its clinical trials unit (CTU) in Port au Prince Haiti. Directed by Dr. Jean William Pape, Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell, the GHESKIO CTU was established in 2006 and has been a... Read More
November 2, 2020 - 5:03pm
Adolescents and young adults living with HIV are a unique population and represent a growing proportion of people living with HIV worldwide. In 2019 there were 2.9 million young people ages 10-24 living with HIV with nearly half a million new cases each year – almost 80% of which are in young girls... Read More
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