BIRCH team
October 16, 2013 | Department News

Widespread Media Coverage on PLOS Paper Giving New Estimates of Iraq War Deaths Between 2003 and 2011

Researchers from four universities, including University of Washington, conducted the first population-based survey since 2006 to estimate war-related deaths in Iraq and the first to cover the full-time span of the conflict.
All told, the researchers estimate nearly a half million people died from causes that could be attributed to the war. Their results were published Oct. 15 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

BIRCH team
October 15, 2013 | Department News

Leading Maternal and Child Health Expert, Dr. Ana Langer, to come to UW

Dr. Ana Langer, the keynote speaker for the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series, 5 p.m. Nov. 7, 2013, at the Husky Union Building (HUB) North Ballroom, is respected worldwide as a leader in using research findings to influence policy and improve the overall quality of health care for women and families.

Dr. Langer, a physician specializing in pediatrics and neonatology, leads the Women and Health Initiative at Harvard, and for the past 25 years, she has been a leading researcher and advocate for the improvement of women’s health.

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Alumni
October 11, 2013 | Department News

International Day of the Girl, Oct. 11th - Spotlight on Girls in Rwanda

In honor of International Day of the Girl, we're spotlighting the stories of girls in Rwanda, as told by them through digital storytelling.  The girls' digital stories are now available online, this one features Agnes and her story of caring for her siblings and starting a small business.  After Agnes' father died, her mother had trouble caring for her and her four siblings.  View her digital story

BIRCH team
October 10, 2013 | Department News

Save the Date: Symposium on Maternal, Child Health Nov. 7th

The Department of Global Health is pleased to announce the upcoming symposium on Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents on Thursday, November 7, 2013.  The Symposium features a full afternoon of speakers and interactive events including a special section for local High School students interested in global health. Please join us!

Schedule of events:

BIRCH team
October 10, 2013 | Department News

Call for Abstracts: “Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents: Making a Difference Across the Lifespan”

Global WACh and the Program for Education and Research in Latin American (PERLA) are pleased to announce a call for abstracts regarding woman, child, and adolescent health research, service, training projects and programs.  Select abstracts will be invited to deliver poster or oral presentations at the Global WACh and PERLA Symposium: “Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents: Making a Difference Across the Lifespan” on Thursday, November 7th, 2013.

BIRCH team
October 09, 2013 | Department News

Dr. King K. Holmes to step down as Chair of UW Department of Global Health

We write to announce that Dr. King K. Holmes, William H. Foege Professor and Chair of the UW Department of Global Health, has decided to step down as chair next year.  He will continue to serve as chair until his successor has assumed the chair position.  Thereafter, King will continue as an active member of the Department of Global Health faculty.

BIRCH team
October 09, 2013 | Department News

Dr. Randall Kyes awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant

Randall Kyes, Research Professor in Psychology and Adjunct in Global Health, Director of the Center for Global Field Study, and Core Scientist at the WaNPRC, was recently awarded a grant as a Fulbright Specialist.  Kyes will travel to Indonesia at the end of June for one-month program that involves giving lectures and conducting short training programs focusing on “Conservation Biology & Global health - at the Human-Environment Interface.”  During the program, Kyes will work with colleagues at the University of Indonesia in Java; Hasanuddin University

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