April 30, 2019 | Health News
Climate Change, Social Instability, and Health – What are the Linkages?
New research is shedding light on the correlations between climate change, social instability, and health.
April 23, 2019 | Health News
High CO2 Levels Reducing Nutritional Quality of Food
Fast Company - We know that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are raising global temperatures and creating unstable and extreme weather patterns that will continue to threaten communities across the globe.
March 22, 2019 | Health News
'One-of-a-Kind' Microfinancing Project Transforms the Fortunes and Futures of Women in Nepal
Dr. Biraj Karmancharya, Department of Global Health alumnus, graduated from University of Washington with a PhD in Epidemiology in 2015 and an MPH in Global Health: Leadership, Policy, and Management in 2017. He was the founding co-director of the Nepal Studies Initiative at the South Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies.
March 06, 2019 | Health News
Study Shows Point-of-Care Tests Improve Treatment Outcomes Among People Living with HIV
Globally, less than half of all people living with HIV (PLHIV) have achieved viral suppression. Delays with laboratory testing in resource-limited settings continue to present challenges for monitoring treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART).
February 15, 2019 | Health News
Mind the Gap: The Burden of HIV Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups and Their Participation in Preventive HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials
An analysis conducted by the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) observed an overall increase in the proportion of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in Phase 1 and Phase 2A preventive HIV vaccine clinical trials in the United States between 2002 and 2016 compared to 1988 to 2002. The findings were published on December 5, 2018 in Public Health Reports.
February 13, 2019 | Health News
Male Birth Control Gel Trial Starts in Kenya
By Pauline Kairu, Daily Nation
An exciting global study on male contraception is happening in Kenya.
A phase-two clinical trial, participants in the trial will be required to apply a gel on their shoulders. This gel is intended to lower sperm count to a point at which the men cannot impregnate a woman.
January 30, 2019 | Health News
The Imperative for Climate Action to Protect Health
Published January 17, 2019
Co-authored by Kristie Ebi, MPH, PhD, UW Professor in Global Health and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
January 30, 2019 | Health News
Why Couldn’t My Ebola Treatment Center Save This Baby?
While promising vaccines and experimental treatments are rapidly being added to our arsenal, they’re not much use if people are too afraid to seek care.
By Karin Huster, Clinical Instructor, UW Department of Global Health and field coordinator with Doctors Without Borders.
January 11, 2019 | Health News
Improving the Health of Women and Girls Living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
While significant progress has been made in improving the lives of women and girls over the past two decades, far too often addressing “women’s health” in low- and middle-income countries is still equated to improving their reproductive health. In reality, women’s health needs are diverse and span the entire spectrum of universal health care.
January 07, 2019 | Health News
Air Pollution May Worsen Brain Function in HIV-Infected Children
by Janelle Weaver
The combination of air pollution and HIV infection may have a greater detrimental impact on the cognitive abilities of school-aged children than exposure to either factor alone, according to an NIEHS-funded study. The findings, published in January 2018 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, also reveal an alarmingly high prevalence of air pollution exposure, regardless of HIV status, in children living in urban settings in Sub-Saharan Africa.