Category: Health Systems
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GHI funds 16 unique projects dedicated to improving health for all
The grant recipients come from seven different schools on campus, including the Schools of Education, Veterinary Medicine and Medicine and Public Health. For the first time, GHI also awarded the…
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Want to prevent your children from getting cancer? Doctors push HPV vaccine
Since 2006, the vaccine for human papillomavirus — the leading cause of a number of cancers — has been available. But what GHI Associate Director James Conway sees, and the…
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GHI Advisory Committee member Yoshihiro Kawaoka creates tool allowing scientists to witness influenza infection in a living animal
FluVision provides a window into a world none have seen before, allowing scientists to observe and better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds.
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2018 Mandela Washington Fellows bring global expertise to UW campus
This year more than ever, UW-Madison’s programming will feature opportunities for Fellows to share their expertise with the campus and community.
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Janis Tupesis honored for work in emergency medicine and education
The award is GEMA’s highest honor, given to an “individual whose work serves as a beacon for future emergency physicians and who has put the needs of patients over self.”
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Young African Leaders Speak Out:
July 10, 17 and 24: YALI Tuesdays give Young African Scholars a chance to share their work to ensure health for all.
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Introducing YALI Expert Exchange
Introducing YALI Expert Exchange
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JUNE 25: Neurosurgery in the Amazon Rainforest
June 25: Neurosurgery in the Amazon Rainforest—Providing Voice and Care for Newly-Contacted Communities
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Surgery residency goes global
UW general surgery resident Dr. Callistus Ditah, local surgeon Dr. Nebyou, and UW vascular surgeon Dr. Paul DiMusto after a case in the OR. GOING GLOBAL IN GENERAL SURGERY: RESIDENT…
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Global Health Programs: Big Successes in the Midst of Big Transitions
When: Thursday, May 10th, 5:30-7 p.m. Where: AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI, 53703 Over the last twenty years, bilateral and multilateral global health programs have greatly…
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New York Times: GHI Advisory Committee member James Cleary discusses government’s role in opioid epidemic
New York Times: GHI Advisory Committee member James Cleary discusses government's role in opioid epidemic
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Global Health Tuesday: Technology and Diabetic Care in Rural Guatemala
When: April 24th, 4:30 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1309 James Svenson, 2016 GHI Seed Grant recipient, presents on his team’s collaboration with a group from Stanford University…
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2018 Global Health Symposium
Professor Susan Paskewitz will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Global Health Symposium: Advancing Health in Uncertain Times. The symposium begins at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018.…
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2018 Global Health Symposium
A video of the symposium speaker Susan Paskewitz can be found here, and a video of the panel discussion can be found here. WHEN: April 10th, 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Union…
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Sheri Johnson talks priorities as new UW Population Health Institute Leader
Sheri Johnson talks priorities as new UW Population Health Institute Leader
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An Achilles heel discovered in viruses could fuel new antiviral approaches
An Achilles heel discovered in viruses could fuel new antiviral approaches
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UW biomedical engineering researchers bring cheap and accurate tuberculosis tests to Africa
UW biomedical engineering researchers bringing cheap and accurate tuberculosis tests to Africa
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Celebrating Cindy Haq’s contributions to UW-Madison Global Health
Professor and physician Cindy Haq helped shape global health at UW-Madison.
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‘Opiophobia’ Has Left Africa in Agony
NY Times quotes palliative care expert Jim Cleary, a GHI Advisory Committee member, about the crisis caused by 'opiophobia' in Africa.
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Health access program bridges micro-finance, health for Uganda’s poor
Health access program bridges micro-finance, health for Uganda’s poor