BIRCH team
February 28, 2014 | Department News

Dr. Anurag Mairal Unveils PATH's New Global Health Innovation Hub at Discovery Series

Don’t just innovate because you can. Innovate to find solutions to problems. And seek innovations from the communities and countries affected by the health problem.  Those were the key approaches outlined by Anurag Mairal, PhD, MBA, Global Program Leader for the Technology Solutions Global Program at PATH during the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series on February 27. 

BIRCH team
February 28, 2014 | Department News

Seattle Business Magazine Honors Department of Global Health in Health Care Leadership Awards

Eleven individuals and programs recognized at Seattle Business’ 2014 Leaders in Health Care awards ceremony Monday, Feb. 24, brought honor to the UW through their achievements, including the Department of Global Health. As the magazine stated, “The 2014 Leaders in Health Care Awards offer evidence of the enormous impact of UW Medicine.” The Department, regarded among the most collaborative programs in the country, won silver for Outstanding Global Health Organization, second to the Grand Challenges Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

Ethiopia: New Regional Lab in Afar Launched

A new regional referral health and research laboratory in Afar regional state, in Semera, was inaugurated in February 2013. The regional laboratory was renovated and established by I-TECH through partnership with the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) and collaboration with the Afar Regional Health Bureau and funded by PEPFAR through the U.S. CDC.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

I-TECH Launches Circumcision Program in Zimbabwe

I-TECH Zimbabwe’s male circumcision program was inaugurated in March 2013 by our local partner, the Zimbabwe Association of Church-Related Hospitals (ZACH), with completion of 16 surgeries at the Tshelanyemba Mission Hospital in Gwanda District in the Southern Province. The PI for the program, which is supported by the CDC, is Scott Barnhart.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

New Tuberculosis Facility in Ethiopia Unveiled

Located at the Mekelle Hospital in the Tigray region, the facility features a TB isolation ward with a multiple-drug resistant TB unit. The ward, inaugurated in April 2013, was constructed by I-TECH Ethiopia and funded by PEPFAR through the U.S. CDC. It is one of three such facilities in the country.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

Malawi’s Nkhoma Hospital Launches Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program

Lilongwe District’s Nkhoma Hospital has started offering Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services. The initiative is in partnership with Lilongwe District Office and Health Education Unit of the Ministry of Health, and I-TECH Malawi as part of a subgrant of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It is intended to encourage more eligible men to access locally available VMMC services.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

State-of-the-Art Laboratory Launched in Ethiopia

On June 16, the newly renovated, state-of-the-art laboratory at Debre-Berhan Referral Hospital was launched. It is the first referral hospital lab in the country that can accommodate high-standard, quality laboratory technologies and services which will serve over 2 million citizens. The laboratory was renovated and equipped by the U.S. CDC and I-TECH Ethiopia through partnership with the Amhara Regional Health Bureau.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

I-TECH Receives CDC Grant to Strengthen Health Systems in Haiti

I-TECH Haiti received a five-year grant from the CDC, “Improving Prevention and Care:  Strengthening Health Systems.” The grant continues many of the formerly HRSA-funded activities, including clinical mentoring, health management information systems (iSanté, OpenELIS, TrainSMART), and pre-service for nursing, lab, and medical officers. The PI is Scott Barnhart, and funding for the first year is expected to be approximately $4.05 million.

BIRCH team
February 26, 2014 | Department News

I-TECH Receives Five-Year Cooperative Agreement to Train and Mentor Zimbabwe Medical Staff

A $42.9 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable I-TECH to support Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) in training healthcare workers throughout the country in an integrated approach to care and treatment of HIV. I-TECH’s Executive Director, Ann Downer, is the PI for award, which will also involve developing a robust clinical mentoring program using innovative approaches such as distance learning and live support through phone, SMS, and online.

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