HSPH team documents public health concerns at world’s largest gathering
Whenever large groups of people gather, sanitation — and the potential health problems caused by poor sanitation — are an issue. So when Harvard School of Public Health’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights organized a team…
HSPH students create map of toilets in Mumbai slum, aim to improve sanitation
In the Mumbai slum known as Cheeta Camp, there’s a problem with toilets. There aren’t enough; people don’t like the public toilets run by the government because they’re dirty and dark; and little kids mostly don’t use the…
HSPH researchers help boost public health in India
Harvard’s connections in India—research collaborations, academic exchanges and partnerships, business ventures involving alumni and faculty—have expanded in recent years, in tandem with the country’s rapid growth. Those connections, including efforts spearheaded by Barry R. Bloom, [[Atul Gawande]], and…
HSPH faculty members earn research achievement awards
November 4, 2011 -- Max Essex, Mary Woodward Lasker Professor of Health Sciences and chairman of the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, was awarded the Institute of Human Virology Lifetime Achievement Award for Scientific Contributions for his work on…
Global health news: In Pakistan, controlling water is key
Pakistan is a nation built around a single river, the 1,800-mile Indus. Earlier this summer, rains sent floodwaters raging down the river, killing more than 1,600 and destroying more than a million homes, along with bridges, roads, power…