Celeny Ortiz Restrepo settling into her GHI office (Photo from Celeny Ortiz Restrepo) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…On February 13, 2024, Epidemiologist for the Secretary of Health, State of Antioquia, Colombia, Celeny Ortiz Restrepo, began her journey at the University of Madison–Wisconsin as a visiting scholar. The opportunity is a partnership between UW–Madison’s Global Health …
From left to right: Jorge Osorio, Erin Barbato, Sara McKinnon, Kristin Long, Frances Vavrus, and James Conway The Global Health Institute (GHI) and the Office of Global Health (OGH) at the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) held the 19th Annual Global Health Symposium, Moving Global Health Forward, on April 10, 2024, 4:30-8:30pm at the …
UW Delegation to Colombia: Collaboration Now & In The Future. The Global Health Institute (GHI) is an agent for collaboration, rooted in the Wisconsin Idea.
EVENT DATE: May 21, 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring Ambassador John E. Lange with panelists Sumudu Atapattu, Dominique Brossard, and Jonathan Patz.
Sara McKinnon in Necoclí, Colombia, learning about the important work of the Interagency Group for Mixed Migration (GIFMM in Spanish) and their #gifmmcontigo information campaign, providing people with access to information to keep them safe in transit. (Photo from Migration in the Americas Project) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Ever since UW-Madison Professor Sara McKinnon started …
EVENT DATE: March 19 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring GHI Director Jorge Osorio with panelists Tom Erickson, Juan Caicedo, and Rob Nowak.
Karl Ciuoderis (left) and GHI Director Jorge Osorio conducting field research in the Amazon in Colombia. (Photo from Abbott) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Growing up in the Colombian countryside, Karl Ciuoderis knew he wanted to help animals. His love for domestic animals grew as they delightfully surrounded him on his family’s property. “It was like …
EVENT DATE: February 20, 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring GHI Director Jorge Osorio as moderator, with panelists Chris Karp and Peter Kilmarx.
EVENT DATE: April 10, 2024, 4:30-8:30pm. The event includes GHI Director Jorge Osorio moderating a UW-Madison panel to explore the future of global health in their work, a keynote speaker, and posters from across campus to showcase global health projects.
EVENT DATE: January 30, 2024, 9-10am, featuring GHI Advisory Member Alberto Vargas as moderator, with panelists Jennifer Garrett, Charles Raison, and Tura Patterson.