The Latest News from VIGH

Op-ed by VIGH affiliated faculty advocate for access to contraceptives in the wake of the Zika virus in El Salvador

March 21, 2016
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News Posts, Global Health Topics
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-eaton-dyer/zika-virus-and-el-salvador-why-abstinence-may-not-be-an-answer_b_9481366.html
“Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you live,” is a quotation often heard in global health circles, often espoused by the Irish rock star, Bono and his ONE Campaign. But the mantra is especially poignant in countries such as El Salvador.

Vanderbilt at CROI 2016

February 18, 2016
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News Posts, Events

 
 Vanderbilt faculty from across campus will have a strong presence at the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). In particular, VIGH core faculty Muktar Aliyu M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H and Kate Clouse Ph.D., M.P.H. and VIGH affiliated faculty will be presenting their work on optimizing the PMTCT cascade. See more details about their work and other Vanderbilt researchers below:

2016 Global Health Case Competition

February 16, 2016
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Global Health Topics, Events, News Posts
In the 2016 Global Health Case Competition, teams proposed solutions to strengthen the health system in Liberia after the Ebola outbreak. The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health’s Student Advisory Council hosted its sixth annual Global Health Case Competition from February 7-13, 2016. This year, the Student Advisory Council organized several experts from the field to give presentations on health systems strengthening (HSS) and act as judges for the competition.

Vanderbilt International Journal Club: 2016 Meetings

February 11, 2016
Posted in
Global Health Topics, News Posts, Events
2016 Meeting Dates
 
 Global Cancer: April 4, 6:30 p.m.
 
 Hosted by Drs. Sten Vermund and Douglas Morgan, and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
 
 Global Pathology: June 13, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
 
 Hosted by Dr. Quentin Eichbaum and the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
 
 Ethics in International Collaboration: October 3, 2015, 6:30 p.m.

World Health Week 2016

January 14, 2016
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News Posts, Events
The VUSM Global Health Organization Presents: World Health Week 2016 | Feb 8 - 12
 
 Please join us for these World Health Week lectures. Undergraduates, graduate students, medical students, faculty, and students from other schools are all welcome. Sponsored by the VUSM Global Health Organization. Lunch provided on a first come, first serve basis.
 
 Please RSVP for each event (links are bolded below).

Grace Fletcher: MPH Global Health Candidate reflects on practicum experience in Guatemala

September 24, 2015
Posted in
Domestic Education and Training Programs (MPH/MD), News Posts, Global Health Topics
http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2015/09/21/luck-and-public-health-programming-in-guatemala/
Since returning to the United States from a three-month stint working in rural Guatemala, I’ve been thinking about how messy and random global health delivery—even when it’s really effective—can be. Specifically, I’ve been struck by the central role that luck or serendipity plays in achieving positive health outcomes. I’m talking about that moment when a patient walks out of the clinic and you sit back and think about all of the stars that had to align in order for that patient to get the care she needs.

Benjamin Andrews, M.D., and co-authors' publication recognized

September 17, 2015
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Publications, Global Health Topics, News Posts
Benjamin Andrews, M.D. and co-authors were recognized by the Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review Editorial Board (GEMLR) for a recent publication. The recognized publication is titled “Simplified severe sepsis protocol: a randomized controlled trial of modified early goal-directed therapy in Zambia.” Andrews provides clinical and research mentoring to Master of Medicine students at the University of Zambia.
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