Preventing occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens among rural South African traditional healers

November 13, 2020

Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) and collaborators at the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa have received a new research development grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to compare novel implementation strategies to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition among traditional healers in South Africa.
Carolyn Audet, Traditional Healers, South Africa, HIV

Marie Martin Elected to CUGH Education Committee

October 15, 2020

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The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Subcommittee on Masters and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health (SMUDGH) has elected Marie Martin, Ph.D., M.Ed., assistant professor of Health Policy and associate director for Education and Training for VIGH to serve a 2-year term on the committee, which focuses on helping universities develop high-quality programs in global health for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Prevention of Stroke in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Nigeria: A task shifting community hospital approach

September 23, 2020

Stroke is a devastating complication of sickle cell anemia (SCA) occurring in approximately 11% of children affected with the disease in resource-limited countries, compared to 1% in high-income countries. Nigeria bears 50% of childhood SCA's global burden, and stroke is a frequent complication leading to increased death and disability.
Michael DeBaun, Sickle Cell Disease, Nigeria, Bello-Manga, Halima, Vanderbilt Institute for Research Development and Ethics (VIRDE), Community Health Workers

Moderate fixed‐dose hydroxyurea for primary prevention of strokes in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease: Final results of the SPIN trial

Gaby Harder
September 22, 2020

Sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder, is prevalent throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 240,000 children are born with SCD each year across the continent of Africa, and up to 70% of those infants born with sickle cell disease die before the age of five. 
Michael DeBaun, Muktar Aliyu, Sickle Cell Disease, Nigeria

University students in Nigeria willing to self test for HIV, cross-sectional study

Gaby Harder
July 27, 2020

A recent study co-authored by Dr. Muktar Aliyu, M.D., MPH, DrPH, professor of Health Policy and Medicine and associate director for research for VIGH, assessed the willingness of students at Bayero University in Nigeria to self-test for HIV. The World Health Organization (WHO) encourages the use of HIV self-testing, especially in areas such as West and Central Africa where 64% of people living with HIV are unaware of their status.

Community-led health model improves maternal and child health outcomes in Kenya

Gaby Harder
July 16, 2020

In partnership with Lwala Community Alliance (Lwala), VIGH faculty member Troy Moon, M.D., MPH, provided mentorship to Vanderbilt medical student Sarah Heerboth to conduct a study assessing the level of knowledge of obstetric and neonatal danger signs among Community Health Workers (CHW) in rural western Kenya. Lwala centers on a community led health model, transforming traditional birth attendants into CHWs.
Troy Moon, Lwala Community Alliance, Community Health Workers, Kenya

VIGH awarded $3 million for building research capacity in Nigeria and Mozambique

June 11, 2020
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https://news.vumc.org/2020/06/09/vigh-awarded-3-million-for-building-research-capacity-in-nigeria-and-mozambique/

Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has received a new research training grant and a renewal for an existing training program from the Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build HIV-focused research capacity with key partners in Nigeria and Mozambique. One of the $1.5 million grants will establish The Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV/Non-communicable Diseases (V-BRCH) Program to build capacity of Nigerian investigators to successfully initiate and implement high-quality clinical trials in HIV-associated non-communicable diseases.
Muktar Aliyu, William Wester, Troy Moon, Capacity Building Research, Nigeria, Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
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