Led by Department of Global Health Professor Robert Martin, I-TECH was recently awarded a three-year Department of Defense(DoD) contract totaling approximately $2.55 million to strengthen public health and clinical laboratories in Cambodia and Laos People’s Democratic Republic.
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.
The Department of Global Health has a full week of great events for anyone interested in growing their global health career. Our marquee event is the Global Healthies Award Ceremony on Thursday. We also have a Career Fair with more than 20 organizations, a Trivia Night with Prof. Stephen Gloyd, a film on global mental health by award-winning Seattle filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston, and a faculty research seminar on the global burden of cardiovascular disease. We also have an alumni panel, info sessions, nia, zumba, and more.
Over the course of five years, Dr. Delaney Ruston traveled to India, China, South Africa and France exploring the plight of the mentally ill. Dr. Ruston has produced a full-length documentary on global mental health called "Hidden Pictures: A Personal Journey Into Global Mental Health." Real Change interviewed Ruston for their cover story Feb. 19-25, 2014. The film will be shown 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 7 as part of Global Health Career Week.
Robert Newman, MD, MPH, is the 2014 School of Public Health Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Newman earned his MPH in the International Health Program of the Department of Epidemiology in 1998 and rapidly emerged as a leader in global health.
Dr. Gabor Maté, the renowned author on addictions, last week told more than 100 UW health-sciences students that the educational framework they are being taught is woefully inadequate because it separates the mind from the body.
“For all the medical students, how many are taking courses on brain development?”
Only a handful of med students were in the room. None had an answer.
The Department of Global Health is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 22nd Annual Principles of STD/HIV Research Course. The Course was first held in 1993 with the aim of offering an intensive overview of the skills needed to pursue a research career in the field of STD. Since then, more than 1,500 participants have attended. Each year, an average of 100 participants from approximately 25 different countries attend the course.
With international attention focused on the anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda, the Western Regional International Health Conference theme, Uncensored, is at the forefront of global health. Conference Coordinator Mariel Boyarsky interviewed Stella Nyanzi,PhD, a social science researcher and anthropologist at the Makerere Institute of Social Research at Makerere University in Uganda, to get her perspective on the events unfolding in Uganda, and her work on African sexuality.
This yea,r GSEC received 160 submissions from students in 37 countries. The judges selected 20 semi-finalist teams from universities in Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, the Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, and the United States. Bangladesh is supporting the greatest number of teams (seven). A trade show and rounds of competition are held on campus and open to the public Monday-Thursday. Check the schedule for more details.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said his agency along with the Defense Department, plans to spend an additional $45 million in 2014 to partner with 10 countries on projects to improve field epidemiology and diagnostic testing. The news was picked up by widely by media, including NPR, (Stopping Microbes Not Missiles: U.S.