Category: Global Health Seminars
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- Global Health Seminars
Mapping the Invisible: Network Science and Spatial Analysis in the Fight Against COVID-19
In this seminar, Weijun Yu, senior research officer at the Global Health Institute, delved into cutting-edge research exploring the spread of COVID-19 through the lens of network…
February 12, 2024
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Knowledge Graphs for Scalable Data Integration in Global Health
In this seminar, Hailey Robertson, research analyst and data engineer in the Data Lab at the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security,…
January 22, 2024
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“Glocal” Health Security: The Governance of Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Cities Around the World
In this seminar Matt Boyce, a Ph.D. candidate in the global infectious diseases program at Georgetown University’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, presented the results…
December 4, 2023
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Measuring and Assessing Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Theory and Applications
Rigorous assessments of public health systems’ resilience and preparedness are essential for accountability, quality improvement, and resource mobilization. In this seminar,…
November 27, 2023
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Using Online Obituaries for Public Health Surveillance
Between 2020 and 2021, death rates due to COVID-19 grew exponentially worldwide. In many countries, real-time data has driven decision-making regarding shutdowns, states of…
November 20, 2023
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Reflecting on the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola Outbreak: Did We Learn the Lessons?
In this seminar, Oliver Johnson, managing director for the Georgetown University Global Health Institute, shared the findings from his book on the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra…
November 13, 2023
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Impediments and Roadblocks to Geopolitical and National Health Care Policymaking
This seminar investigated various impediments and actual roadblocks to the development of balanced, equitable health care policymaking. Professor Emeritus George P. Smith, II…
November 6, 2023
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Measuring the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Grand Bassa County, Liberia
In this seminar, John Kraemer, associate professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health, presented initial results on the impact of Liberia’s National…
October 30, 2023
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Youth HIV Self-Testing in Nigeria: The Path Towards Youth Engagement
In this seminar, Susan Nkengasong, faculty affiliate at Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security, presented preliminary findings from her doctor of…
October 23, 2023
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Impacts of the National Rural WASH Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In this seminar, John Quattrochi, associate teaching professor at Georgetown University, presented results from a three-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial in 332…
October 2, 2023