Global Health emerged as an academic field over the last two decades. A plenary panel co-moderated by Acting Fogarty Director Peter Kilmarx addressed key overarching questions in the field.
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CUGH returns, in real life
At the intersection of climate change, nutrition & health
Fogarty and NICHD organized a session on the intersection of climate change, nutrition, and health and its impact on equitable, sustainable, and resilient responses to emerging public health outcomes.
Reducing waste and environmental impact of high-volume eye surgeries
David Chang, chair of EyeSustain, hopes to lessen health care emissions by decreasing the ecological impact of cataract surgeries. For both guidance and inspiration, Chang looks to southern India’s Aravind Eye Care System.
Satellite sessions roundup: Mental health, climate change, equitable collaboration
The many traditions of the annual CUGH conference include presenting a rich array of virtual satellite sessions to the public. Two sessions of note focused on mental health as a noncommunicable disease in the context of Caribbean and the way universities can support equity in global health collaborations.
By focusing on telemedicine and medication delivery during the overnight hours, MotoMeds aims to prevent illnesses from turning into emergencies.
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Training individuals from populations who are underrepresented as health researchers can help reduce health disparities around the world.
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During her Fogarty fellowship, Anubha Agarwal realized data collected in high-income countries wasn't going to work.
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Pornpimol Kongtip of Mahidol University, Thailand, discusses her GEOHealth Hub project.
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