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The following are selected articles about Department of Global Health activities:

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Newslinks (Compiled by UW Health Sciences News & Community Relations)

August 2009

Health Alliance International Receives $10m Grant to Improve Primary Health Care Management in Mozambique. UW News, Aug. 3, 2009.

July 2009

Young Researcher from Kenya Recognized at 5th IAS Conference, (Linnet N. Masese, MD, MPH, Global Health graduate 2008). July 21, 2009.

June 2009

Economic Equality Drives U.S. Down in World Health Rankings.30 Countries Top U.S. in How Babies Fare in Their First Year. Palo Alto Daily News, June 3, 2009. (Dr. Stephen Bezruchka).

May 2009

UW Insight: The H1N1 Virus
The University put together several videos from experts on the swine flu, including the proceedings from a May 4 public panel at UW convened by the Washington Global Health Alliance and expert interviews with UW faculty Dr. Michael Katze (Primate Center), Roger Simpson (Dept. of Communication), Ira Longini (Biostatistics), Dr. Ann Marie Kimball (Epidemiology), Dr. Susan Allen (Public Health).

Get Your Shots for Seasonal Flu — a Hidden Threat. Seattle Times (editorial), May 22, 2009. (David Fleming, Kathleen Neuzill, Ann Marie Kimball, King Holmes).

Officials: Swine Flu an Enigmatic Epidemic. Seattle PI, May 5, 2009 (H1N1 panel at UW featuring David Fleming, MD, Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, Ann Marie Kimball, MD, MPH, Alan Diercks, PhD).

April 2009

Transcending Global Health Barriers Conference.(Two students reflect). Lancet Student. April 10 2009.
Circumcision Decreases Risk of Contracting STDs, Study Says (Drs. Matthew Golden, Judith Wasserheit)
CBC (TV interview), March 26, 2009

March 2009

Obesity Can Shorten Lifespan up to a Decade (Dr. Ali Mokdad, IHME).
CNN, March 18, 2009.

Mumbai Students Win UW Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition.
University Week, March 12, 2009.

February 2009

Global Health ‘Hero’ Dr. Peter Piot at UW March 2.
University Week, February 26, 2009.

January 2009

U.S. Support to UW-Coptic Hospital in Kenya to Continue.
The Standard (Nairobi, Kenya), Jan. 27, 2009.
(The Coptic Hope Centre for Infectious Diseases is a comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment facility jointly established by the Coptic Orthodox Mission and UW and is funded by the U.S. Government PEPFAR Initiative to provide free care to people with HIV.

Afghan Women Struggle for Education.
University Week, January 29, 2009.

Press Contacts

Bobbi Nodell
Communications Specialist
Department of Global Health
University of Washington
Box 355065
1705 N.E. Pacific Street
Genome Sciences/Foege Building
Seattle, WA 98195-5065
Tel: 206.543.8309 (tied to cell phone)
Fax: 206.685.8519
bnodell@u.washington.edu

Clare Hagerty
Assistant Director for Media Relations, HS/UW Medicine News & Community Relations
University of Washington
Box 356345
Seattle, WA 98195-6345
Tel: 206.685.1323
Fax: 206.685.3333
clareh@u.washington.edu

 

Dr. King Holmes, chair of the UW Department of Global Health, attends a press conference Jan. 26. 2009, in support of continued U.S. aid to the UW-Coptic Hope Centre for Infectious Diseases in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Center for AIDS Research was awarded $16.5 million for the next five years to continue its trailblazing work in providing a cost-effective infrastructure for HIV/AIDS researchers.
The first world report on child injury prevention, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF was introduced at the UW in an international forum.
University of Washington-Washington State University collaboration on animal-human health breaks new ground.
A nationally touring photo exhibit, Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq, was on display at UW documenting the impact of the war in Iraq.