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About the Initiative

The Georgetown Global Health Initiative serves as a university-wide platform for supporting research, teaching, and service in global health and for developing concrete solutions to the health challenges facing families and communities throughout the world.

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Oct
14

2021

Biosafety and Biosecurity: A Foundation for Regional Health Security in the Caribbean Event

In honor of October being National Biosafety Month in the United States, the Elizabeth R. Griffin Program (ERGP) hosted Georgetown University’s monthly Global Health Security Seminar to focus on issues of international biosafety and biosecurity. ERGP at Georgetown works to enhance and sustain…

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Oct
21

2021

Careers Outside the Lab in Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Industry Event

Oct
22

2021

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights During COVID-19: Launch of Dr. Tlaleng Mokofeng's Report Event

Nov
3

2021

COVID-19: Fighting Myths and Misinformation Event

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New Donation Pledges Won’t Fill Global COVID-19 Vaccine Shortfalls

The O'Neill Institute's Ngozi Erondu and Renu Singh co-wrote an article in the Conversation about global COVID-19 vaccine inequities. They analyzed the failures of the COVAX program and identified logistical hurdles for the future of vaccine distribution.

Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future

The O'Neill Institute's Lawrence Gostin is the author of the new Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future, a book which addresses the role that policy, health systems, and global institutions play in detecting and responding to public health crises.

Biden’s Plan to Vaccinate the World Won’t Work. Here’s a Better One.

In a article for the Washington Post Lawrence Gostin (O'Neill Institute) wrote about how President Biden can go even further to increase global COVID-19 vaccination rates by invoking his national defense powers to increase vaccine production.

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