News from @TheDukeDigital: Novel care model for #MentalHealth depends on tech, new FDA #DigitalHealth unit & more: https://t.co/tGQX0Y2mRU— Duke Global Health May 26, 20173 ideas on how new @WHO DG can build #HealthSystems from bottom up, e.g. Make #GlobalHealth about care, not fear. https://t.co/dL29RJikVq— Duke Global Health May 26, 2017.@richardhorton1's advice to #Tedros: Hire great staff, be strategic, don't focus on @WHO reform, etc. Read more: https://t.co/DEQVqcWnr1— Duke Global Health May 26, 2017Coming soon! The Broken Ladder: The Paradox and Potential of India's One-Billion by #DGHI affiliate Anirudh Krishna https://t.co/37IPO6W6vS— Duke Global Health May 26, 2017This #infographic offers a nice visual summarizing #UHC: https://t.co/6O3695vkmF— Duke Global Health May 26, 2017Researchers, take note: tips for rocking your next grant application! https://t.co/NHolNR4aeX— Duke Global Health May 26, 2017S/O to #DGHI's @GSBloomfield in @Fogarty_NIH webinar: How Americans Benefit frm Glbl Hlth Rsrch. "Amazing ROI"; he'… https://t.co/Koj0TIOPJx— Duke Global Health May 25, 2017Opportunity to work with some great folks at Duke! https://t.co/ILMQ7qIvrj— Duke Global Health May 25, 2017
Global Health Council breaks down President Trump's proposed budget, which would have devastating effects for underserved communities across the world: "Overall Foreign Assistance was cut approximately 32%, with a cut of 26% to global health programs at USAID and the State Department. Of note, funding for family planning, vulnerable children, and the HIV/AIDS program at USAID were zeroed out." Read more: http://bit.ly/2rhDxoi
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Congratulations to MSc-GH student Shashika Bandara and global health doctoral scholar Faraz Usmani on receiving grants to foster interdisciplinary inquiry across campus and beyond! Shashika's project team will design a course for undergraduates on systems thinking and modeling in health and environment. Faraz's project, a follow-on grant, will further the development of the Global Energy Access Network (GLEAN). Learn more: http://bit.ly/2rhMw95
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In the last of a 3-part feature on a spring Anthropology and Global Health class that focused on the relationships between body, health, mobility and urban environments, we're sharing the multimedia website created by a group of students in the class. Through photos and short essays, the students reflect on the meaning and impact of ghost bikes in Durham, North Carolina, as well as their experience with one particular memorial: http://bit.ly/2rQrpHP
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We're excited to announce that Susan Emmett, assistant professor of medicine and global health at Duke, is one of 21 young innovators selected as a TED Fellow! She'll take the TED stage this August in Arusha, Tanzania, where she'll talk about reducing hearing health disparities across the globe. ...
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So proud of Duke University global health graduate Lily Zerihun '16, who's been admitted to 11 medical schools. “I want to work in some service capacity,” she said. “Being able to directly impact communities in the U.S. and around the world that don’t have access to health care – I want to be someone who makes a difference in that.” Best wishes to Lily at Columbia University! http://bit.ly/2r9gfkn
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In a new commentary in Lancet Global Health, DGHI professor Gavin Yamey and many others call for consolidating and enhancing donor support for new initiatives to develop vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to prevent potential outbreaks from becoming humanitarian crises. This, they say, would be an efficient way to channel resources aimed at improving global outbreak preparedness and response: http://bit.ly/2qZVOXb
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