Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro enjoying a Madison moment by the lake with her family (Photo from L. Hidalgo-Ciro) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro has felt a strong desire to help people ever since she could remember. And in her academic and occupational careers, she has done just that. Hidalgo-Ciro holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from …
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 …
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 …