COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavirus — even though it’s not clear if changes are needed. Dr. Beth Bell, clinical professor of global health at the UW, is quoted.
A single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine provides as much protection against cervical cancer as the standard three-dose regimen, a new study finds. Ruanne Barnabas, professor of global health, was interviewed.
As director of the UW Global Mental Health Program, Dr. Pamela Collins develops and delivers culturally congruent, sustainable models for mental health interventions in low-resource settings. Learn about her high-impact projects, including the UW I-TECH program in People of UW's latest issue.
While trying to be updated on the conflict in Ukraine, people should take care to limit exposure if it's affecting your mood or sleep, according to experts at UW Medicine. Michele Bedard-Gilligan, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine, was interviewed by King5, Kiro-AM, and KGMI-AM.
Scientists have a strong idea of which types of viruses could cause an outbreak. We can fund vaccines and treatments for them now.
What is social justice in global health? Answering this question is more than an academic exercise. It has real world implications for the equity and wellbeing of historically marginalized communities.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 created a largescale humanitarian crisis that is intensifying as the conflict persists. Millions of Ukrainians, mostly women and children, have fled the country in what the United Nations calls the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of people still in the country are finding themselves without access to food, water, power, or heat.
March 11 marks the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. The Department of Global Health will be participating in the Global Day of Action to advocate for the removal of pharmaceutical monopolies on COVID tests, vaccines, and treatments to allow low- and middle-income countries to produce the life-saving medicines their populations desperately need.
To advance its commitment to the principles of social justice and health equity, the University of Washington Department of Global Health created the new position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). James Pfeiffer, UW professor of global health and of anthropology, has been selected to inaugurate the role.
Two University of Washington experts in climate change and health are lead authors of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).