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Improved sanitation vital to safe drinking water
September 10, 2013 – To help ensure clean drinking water for future generations, it is important to understand the links between clean water and sanitation. Antiquated sanitation systems must be replaced in many parts of the world, particularly…
Fall Senior Leadership Fellows announced
Harvard School of Public Health’s Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development welcomed three new Senior Leadership Fellows for the fall 2013 semester. This fellowship program, launched in spring 2012, offers the opportunity for those who have recently…
HSPH alumnus Donald Hopkins joins Jimmy Carter, Nicholas Kristof, for global health chat
Donald Hopkins, MPH ’70, internationally recognized for his work on smallpox and Guinea worm disease eradication efforts, joined former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on September 10, 2013 for a special video…
President Bill Clinton, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, and Chelsea Clinton to be honored at Harvard School of Public Health Centennial Event October 24
For immediate release: Monday, September 9, 2013 Boston, MA -- Harvard School of Public Health announced today the recipients of its Centennial Medals and inaugural Next Generation Award, all of whom will be honored during events celebrating the…
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative: Transforming humanitarian relief efforts
August 2013 -- Humanitarian crises include conflicts and natural disasters that threaten civilian populations. Meeting the essential needs of these populations requires understanding crisis, and the best methods and tools for preparing and responding to crisis. Director Michael…
Mobile app for sexual health recognized at Deans' Challenge
May 28, 2013 — A proposal for a mobile phone app to help college students manage their sexual health was named second runner-up in Harvard’s inaugural Deans’ Health and Life Sciences Challenge, hosted by the Harvard Innovation Lab…
HSPH and Ministry of Health of India formalize collaboration on public health issues
May 24, 2013 -- India faces daunting public health challenges. Maternal and infant mortality rates are high. Malaria and tuberculosis persist stubbornly. Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer are prevalent and increasing. And many—especially the poor—lack good…
Women Deliver
Video interview with HSPH's Ana Langer, May 17, 2013, The Lancet
African finance ministers convene at Harvard to discuss health financing
May 1, 2013 -- The influence of a minister of finance in shaping broad public policy, building sustainable health financing, and increasing efficiency in implementation and delivery of health and social services while securing fiscal and economic stability…
GHP@50: Symposium explores progress, challenges in global health
April 24, 2013 -- In 1962, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) launched the Department of Demography and Human Ecology, the first department devoted to population sciences in any school of public health. Fifty years later the department,…
