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Fighting Zika and Other Emerging Viruses

What do the Zika virus, dengue, and yellow fever all have in common? They are all mosquito-borne diseases that a team of UW scientists are working to eliminate through studying the host-pathogen interaction. Join the Wisconsin Alumni Association at the Fluno Center on Friday, September 16th to hear from top UW researcher and alumni Jorge Osorio …

Zika Virus: From the ground to the 30,000 ft. view

Dr. Tom Friedrich, head of virology services unit at the Wisconsin National Primate Center, discusses “Zika Virus: From the ground to the 30,000 ft view, when the Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG) meets September 9. IDIG is a collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the UW, state and federal agencies, and private industry. Parking is …

UW starts nation’s first rural residency program

UW starts nation's first rural residency program

GHI affiliate Aili Tripp featured in Washington Post

GHI affiliate Aili Tripp featured in Washington Post

Health Equity Conference

Community organizations, public health professionals, health care providers, researchers, educators and community members are invited to join the School of Medicine and Public Health to share experiences and ideas to work together to understand and promote health equity and address health disparities in our communities and state. More. 

2016 Quality Improvement Leadership Institute Closing Symposium

More than 20 local and international participants , who have spent a week working with UW faculty, staff, students and each other, will report on health system strengthening projects they will take back to their homes. GHI hosts the annual, week-long institute that introduces participants from low-resource settings to the principles of strengthening health care …

From the Field to the Lab: a Big Picture Approach to Understanding Zika virus Emergence in the Americas

Still confused about Zika? Attend this free talk on the evening of September 1st to hear about how the virus spreads and what’s being done to end it! More info and free registration here.

GHI’s Jim Conway discusses controversy around vaccine refusal on WPR

GHI's Jim Conway discusses controversy around vaccine refusal on WPR

2016 Quality Improvement Leadership Institute

The Global Health Institute is offering its sixth annual Quality Improvement Leadership Institute at the UW-Madison from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. The week-long institute brings together UW-Madison faculty, staff and students with health care leaders from low-resource settings in Wisconsin and across the world. They look at how to improve processes, establish inter-professional competencies …

Climate change is thawing deadly diseases