UW Department of Global Health - about us
Keynote by Leslie Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO of JHPIEGO: http://www.jhpiego.org. Dr. Mancuso's lecture is entitled, "Women, Adolescents, and Children: Improving Health Over the Lifecycle." at the December 8, 2011 launch of the UW's Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh). Instead of viewing women, teens, and children as separate populations, Global WACh will look at them as an "interconnected system" linked by common issues: nutrition...
December 8, 2011 launch of the UW's Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh). Instead of viewing women, teens, and children as separate populations, Global WACh will look at them as an "interconnected system" linked by common issues: nutrition, disease prevention, education, and reproductive health topics such as family planning. The center is based in the Department of Global Health, under the direction of Grace John-Stewart, professor of epidemiolo...
Cary Alan Johnson: "Why LGBT Global Rights Are a Game Changer and Will Liberate Us All" October 25, 2011 The UW Gender, Sexuality, and Global Health Working Group presents: Cary Alan Johnson, Executive Director International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). In his talk, Mr. Johnson addresses current lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movements around the globe, recent work of IGLHRC, and connection between global struggles of LGBT people and global health. Sponsore...
Dr. Abhijit Das, Director of the Centre for Health and Social Justice, India, will speak on "Reconciling Community Realities with Evidence-Based Policy Making: Challenges in Meeting MDG-5, A Case Study of India." He is a trained physician in obstetrics, pediatrics, and public health and has over 20 years experience in grassroots work, training, research, and policy advocacy. Dr. Das is serving in an advisory capacity with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India. Reception to follow....
WGHA Discovery Series: "The Power of Topical Antiretrovirals for Prevention of HIV" with Sharon Hillier, PhD - Monday, July 25, 2011 Sharon L. Hillier, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, and Director of Reproductive Infectious Disease Research in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hillier is an internationally recognized microbiologist whose work has influenced a nascent field of research in...
“Mesoamerica: Health Opportunities for a Neglected Region” Jaime Sepulveda, MD, MPH, DrSc, MSc, Director of Special Initiatives and a Senior Fellow for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, April 29, UW (Sponsored by the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series & Program in Education and Research in Latin America or PERLA). Edited version.
Vikram Patel, MSc, MRCPsych, PhD, FMedSci, Why Mental Health Matters to Global Health. March 16, 2011 At University of Washington Vikram Patel, MSc, MRCPsych, PhD, FMedSci, Professor of International Mental Health, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Centre for Global Mental Health London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK Sangath, Goa, India WGHA ; Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series lectures present the leaders in global health.
Dr. Jonathan Patz, Seattle, Jan 4, 2011, Part 1 of 2