The UW-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) joined campus partners in India for a Badger Utsav Sunday, February 5, 2023, to celebrate Badgers Building a Better World. GHI was joined by both Dr. Krishna Ella, who …
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Read GHI’s 2021-2022 Impact Report
Read GHI’s 2021-2022 Impact Report
Climate Hazards Worsen More Than Half of Infectious Diseases
Former GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses new study highlighting links between climate change and human disease.
Fall Global Health Tuesdays explore infectious diseases, vaccines and migration
DECEMBER 6: Global Health Tuesday: Take a look at GHI’s One Health Centers across the world and learn how international collaboration advances research, health equity and more.
New Polio Cases Highlight the Urgency of Eradication
GHI Board of Visitors member John Lange writes in Think Global Health that it’s time to finish the job of ending polio.
From The Guardian: Newly identified Langya virus tracked after China reports dozens of cases
Dozens in China have contracted the virus that can cause fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches. It is believed to have spread from animals to humans.
July global health webinar to discuss U.S. blacklegged tick population
Watch the video from the July 26 Global Health Tuesday on blacklegged ticks in the U.S.
2022 GHI grants address the complexity of global health challenges
Establishing a cohort of girls in Zimbabwe to examine how well the HPV vaccine works over time Assessing the health of sanctuary chimpanzees in Uganda and Republic of Congo by identifying the viruses in their …
From STAT: U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak
With a case discovered in the U.S., concern grows about the spread of the monkeypox infection.
Colombia-UW agreement opens new doors for global health training and research
A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Colombian government opens opportunities for research and bilateral exchanges for students and researchers, says Jorge Osorio, the new director of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute …
University of Wisconsin News: Understanding the human-animal interplay of COVID-19 and other diseases
Tony Goldberg, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, knows that most human diseases, like COVID-19, don’t start — or end — with our species. These diseases are really a part of our whole ecosystem, and that includes the animals we interact with.
The history of Lyme disease has a Wisconsin chapter. It’s still being written.
GHi Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz has watched the advance of ticks in Wisconsin.
Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective
The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available …
GHI Celebrates 10 Years of Impact
Badger Talks – Does omicron change our pandemic future?
GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi discusses research on new variant, importance of patience and more.
What’s known about COVID-19 in deer
GHI Advisory Committee Member Tony Goldberg discusses ongoing research into deer as a reservoir for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and more.