Center for Aids Research (CFAR) International Infrastructure Awards John Kinuthia Geoffrey Gottlieb
March 26, 2020 | Department News

DGH Researchers Receive CFAR International Infrastructure Awards

The University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) recently announced the recipients of their International Infrastructure Awards. Geoffrey Gottlieb (Adjunct Professor of Global Health), John Kinuthia (Affiliate Associate Professor), Rose Bosire (Clinical Research Scientist/Global Health Fellow), and Sylvia LaCourse (Assistant Professor) each received awards.

coronavirus COVID-19 Spring Quarter Remote Classes
March 19, 2020 | Department News

UW Spring Quarter Classes will be Held Remotely

This message was sent to students on all University of Washington campuses.

Dear Students,

Today we are announcing our path forward for spring quarter 2020. Thank you, again, for your perseverance and goodwill as we navigate difficult, uncertain and rapidly changing times in our country and the world.

Classes and instruction to be offered remotely throughout spring quarter

Ruanne Barnabas HIV Africa COVID-19 coronavirus
March 19, 2020 | Department News

Lessons from Africa on How to Fight an Infection (UW Medicine - Quotes Ruanne Barnabas)

In parts of Africa, where the HIV rate is 36 percent, researchers tested out a simple idea: They made access to care easier for people living with a chronic condition.

In a nearly three-year study in South Africa and Uganda, researchers used mobile vans in five communities to dispense care and treatment to 1,315 people living with HIV and not on antiretroviral treatment.

The randomized controlled trial, conducted between May 2016 and March 2019, found that viral suppression was 74 percent, compared to 63 percent for those seen in a clinic.

Steve Gloyd WHO Commission Social Determinants of Health GH Students MPH Students
March 18, 2020 | Department News

DGH Faculty and Students to Work on WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health

University of Washington Department of Global Health professor Steve Gloyd has been named by the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region as one of 12 commissioners on its Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Gloyd has expanded the UW involvement by inviting DGH students and faculty to help conduct research for the Commission.

Funding Fieldwork Global health travel fellowships Travel
March 18, 2020 | Department News

Funding for Fieldwork for Students & Trainees: Deadline Extended To March 30

The Department of Global Health Funding for Fieldwork application is now available to UW students. The deadline for applications has been extended. Submit applications by Monday, March 30 at 5:00 p.m. PST at the page linked to below.

FUNDING FOR FIELDWORK PAGE

The Funding for Fieldwork page also includes information on the following fellowships:

Celine Gounder Alumni School of Medicine Global Health Pathway
March 16, 2020 | Department News

Alumni Spotlight: From Epidemiologist to Podcast Host: Celine Gounder, MD ’04

In 2003, Celine Gounder and a student colleague, Carolyn Hettrich, initiated and created global health student programs for first year and fourth year medical students. Celine also worked with medical student Laura Certain to help create the Western Regional International Health Conference and the Global Health Pathway. All of these programs were integrated into the Department of Global Health in 2007 and still exist today.

coronavirus COVID-19 UW News Judy Wasserheit
March 16, 2020 | Department News

Why COVID-19 Strategies Built Around the Concept of ‘Herd Immunity’ are Problematic (UW News - Quotes Judy Wasserheit)

The idea of building herd immunity – increasing the number of infected to such a degree that naturally occurring immunity would outstrip the coronavirus, while isolating the elderly and others at greatest risk of the disease – has been tossed around in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.  This week, however, U.K. officials appear to be backing away from that approach.

annual report 2019 Centers Programs Initiatives
March 12, 2020 | Department News

Department of Global Health 2019 Annual Report Highlights Global Health Programs and People

The just-released Department of Global Health 2019 Annual Report highlights DGH’s impacts, in collaboration with our partners around the globe, on transforming lives and improving health for all.

The report highlights innovative discoveries in science, efforts to improve global health systems and practices, and examples of how we are preparing the next generation of global health leaders through our world-class learning programs.

coronavirus COVID-19 MetaCenter Peter Rabinowitz Crosscut
March 11, 2020 | Department News

UW Pandemic Expert Explains Our Obsession with COVID-19 (Crosscut - by Peter Rabinowitz)

A viral illness spreads across Washington state, causing respiratory illness. Most cases are mild, but some are severe and even fatal. At the same time it causes many fewer illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths than the seasonal flu. So why are we obsessed with this COVID-19? Why is it that pharmacies have run out of surgical masks and hand sanitizer, and people no longer feel shy about wearing a mask in public? Why are conferences and classes getting canceled and governors declaring states of emergency when we don’t do that with seasonal flu?

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