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The Department of Global Health and Population (GHP) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is presenting Global Health Week from April 22 to 26. The event will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 International Conference on…
Hackathon sparks digital, AI solutions to improve health care
More than 500 people worldwide spent two intense days developing innovative ideas to tackle health care challenges at an early April hackathon organized by the Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard Chan School.
Jessica Cohen, Jane Kim honored at annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture
Health economist Jessica Cohen was honored for her achievements in research, service, and leadership at the 13th annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture.
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. tuberculosis cases
Racial and ethnic disparities in tuberculosis incidence persist among the U.S.-born population, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
Doctoral student Esias Bedingar appointed advisor to prime minister of Chad
Esias Bedingar, a third-year PhD candidate in population health sciences at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin School of Arts and Sciences who studies global health and health systems at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was appointed…
Measles outbreaks show the risks of under-vaccination
Yonatan Grad, professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School, discusses measles' recent resurgence.
Health care transformation in Africa highlighted at conference
The second annual Africa Health Conference at Harvard Chan School highlighted the changing health care landscape in Africa—and featured changemakers who are helping drive that transformation.
Reducing cardiovascular disease disparities in low- and middle-income countries
Stéphane Verguet co-authored a study looking at whether equalizing hypertension diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries could reduce socioeconomic-based cardiovascular disease disparities.
Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia to lead Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program
Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin looks forward to supporting leaders working to “make the world a better place for everyone, everywhere.”
‘Zero-food children’ common around the world
The prevalence of “zero-food children”—children between 6 and 23 months old who did not consume any milk, formula, or food in the last 24 hours—is as high as 21% in some countries, according to a new study led…