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Global experts convene for malaria eradication conference
Leading malaria experts from public and private institutions around the world convened for a three-day conference aimed at discussing and rethinking the future of malaria prevention, control, elimination, and eradication. The culminating session, “Rethinking Malaria: The Science of…
Professor Barry Bloom named AAAS Fellow
Barry R. Bloom, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), is among 15 Harvard faculty members named fellows of the American…
2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza: Perspectives on severity and response
December 2010 -- Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology, gives a presentation earlier this year about the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, discussing the challenges faced by public health professionals and the lessons learned to more effectively handle a similar outbreak…
Health is key component of global agenda, says HSPH dean
Health is key in advancing three of the most fundamental issues on the global agenda: economic development, global security, and human rights, HSPH Dean Julio Frenk told The Huffington Post. Healthy populations are crucial for growing struggling economies…
Turner, Frenk discuss global health challenges at Forum launch
The Forum at the Harvard School of Public Health was officially launched Thursday, Dec. 9, with a lively discussion on global health issues between CNN founder and philanthropist Ted Turner and HSPH Dean Julio Frenk. Abigail Trafford, former…
Dean Julio Frenk, Prof. Sue Goldie to discuss Global Health Diplomacy at Havard Kennedy School
For immediate release: Friday, December 3, 2010 CAMBRIDGE, MA. – A conversation focusing on global health diplomacy featuring the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, the former Minister of Health of Mexico who is now dean of Harvard’s…
HSPH hosts HIV/AIDS panel on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Days is observed each year on December 1. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the AIDS pandemic and paying tribute to the millions of people who have died or suffer from the disease.…
Overweight primarily a problem among wealthier women in low- to middle-income countries
Researchers suggest policies should focus on comprehensive nutritional policy that balances the urgent need to increase nutritional intake among poor, as well as reduce overweight among the rich For immediate release: Monday, November 22, 2010 Boston, MA –…
Institute of Medicine Head Harvey Fineberg discusses growing disease burden in developing nations
Scarce health resources in the developing world are being increasingly stretched by the growing challenge of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases, while infectious diseases and neglected tropical diseases also demand new attention, former HSPH Dean Harvey Fineberg,…
Surgery an unmet need in global health
Public health professionals who work in the developing world have long focused on defeating infectious diseases, and recently have widened their focus to include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. But access to quality surgical…