Category: Health Systems
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WPR: Why are people still not getting their flu shots?
GHI Associate Director Jim Conway joined WPR to discuss flu shots and all the nuanced feelings people have about them.
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Isthmus: The college try — How the Wisconsin Idea reached one of the poorest regions in Sierra Leone
The main force behind the University of Koinadugu is a man who could have used it decades ago. Alhaji N’Jai managed to go to college in Michigan only after escaping…
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The Hill: Global health security threats — despite worldwide responses, there’s much more to do
Former U.S. Ambassador John Lange, a senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation and a GHI Board of Visitors member, contributed an opinion column for The Hill.
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Building Community 2018: A Global Health Celebration
October 18: GHI invites you to Building Community 2018, an annual event that brings together the greater global health community and looks toward new opportunities to ensure health and well-being…
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Addressing our biggest challenges — and mysteries — at the Wisconsin Science Festival
Among the hundreds of events offered during the Wisconsin Science Festiva, four in-depth discussions in Madison on some of the most significant challenges science is addressing — and universal questions science…
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New funding opportunity supports research into contemporary social problems
Next spring, the OVCRGE will award two-year grants for research with implications for tackling contemporary social problems in order to promote economic prosperity, enhance social and psychological well-being and improve…
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GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown shares her global experience in new book, a webinar and a seminar
October 30: GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown will give a Global Health Tuesday talk about the future directors of global health education and UW-Madison's role.
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How bad will the flu be this season?
GHI Associate Director Jim Conway spoke with WPR about the upcoming flu season, what people need to pay attention to and when to get the flu shot.
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Strength in Community: GHI issues its 2017-2018 annual report
"Across campus and the planet, we work together to tackle health challenges," GHI Director Jonathan Patz writes in the report's introduction. "Together, we are working toward a more just, sustainable,…
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UW’s health science community hosting series of talks dedicated to improving conversation around equity, diversity
Co-sponsored by the School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Public Health, and School of Veterinary Medicine, the Lunch and Learn Series is free and open to…
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Vaccine opt-outs dropped — barely — when California added more hurdles
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Applied Population Laboratory reveals that the law reduced the proportion of unvaccinated children entering kindergarten in California — but that reduction was modest. Following…
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Pediatrics Grand Rounds looks at Thriving Children in the Era of the Sustainable Development Goals
September 20: University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna Janna Patterson brings a wealth of global health experience to her talk on how Sustainable Development Goals will affect children's health.
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Explore nearly 200 events statewide at the Wisconsin Science Festival
Now in its eighth year, the science festival continues to grow. Nearly 100 unique venues are hosting activities statewide, with half the counties in Wisconsin represented.
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GHI Associate Director Jim Conway answers the most asked flu questions
Doctors at UW Health say everyone 6 months old or older should get a flu shot as soon as possible, especially before the end of October.
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Wisconsin Healthiest State Summit
The summit is an effort of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute. It will be held at the KI Convention…
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WPR: School’s here — Is it time to consider the HPV vaccine?
Associate Director Jim Conway spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio's Carrie Kaufman about the importance of getting children vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV).
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GHI Visiting Scholar Emmanuel Makasa determined to help make surgery accessible for all
The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery reported in 2015 that about five billion worldwide — or 70 percent of the global population — lack access to safe and affordable surgery.
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UW Surgery connections bring simulation training to Ethiopia
The UW simulation team recently received a UW Global Health Institute Visiting Scholar Award, which they will use to invite the Ethiopian simulation coordinator and a visiting faculty professor to…
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Wisconsin researchers receive $60 million from National Institutes of Health
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin were awarded to continue to implement…
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Mandela Fellows reflect on partnering with Madison’s Community Organizations
Fellows visit community partner organizations weekly to serve and engage with community members. One of the goals of these community partnerships is to showcase how organizations in Madison address community…
