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Showcasing the Breadth of Georgetown University’s Work in HIV
HIV/AIDS remains one of the most significant global health challenges. Since the first cases were identified, the virus has claimed more than 35 million lives, and today an…
December 1, 2025
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IN Lab Develops New Approaches to Infectious Disease Interventions
In a hallway conversation at Georgetown University, Margaret Baker, Ph.D., heard an idea that would change the way she approaches global health research. A colleague…
October 28, 2025
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Pioneering Track Trains Future Physician Leaders in Global Health Equity
When Emily Makhlouf, M.D., thinks about health care in Kenya, she remembers the crowded wards at AIC Litein Hospital, a rural hospital six hours west of Nairobi. Patients…
October 1, 2025
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Georgetown University Partners with AUDA-NEPAD to Transform Africa’s Health Financing
Africa is home to the fastest-growing and youngest population in the world. By 2050, its population is projected to reach 2.5 billion people, meaning one in four people globally…
May 7, 2025
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Expanding Global Health Initiatives at the Georgetown University School of Nursing
There are over 5.8 million registered nurses in the United States, making nursing the largest health care profession in the country. Globally, the World Health…
April 1, 2025
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Hope, Healing, and Global Health: Q&A with Norman J. Beauchamp, M.D., MHS, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean, School of Medicine
What formative personal and professional experiences have shaped your approach to global health as executive vice president of health sciences at GUMC? My mom was a community…
February 26, 2025
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Reflecting on 2024, a Milestone Year for the Georgetown University Global Health Institute
As we look back on a milestone year, we celebrate the expansion in our student fellowship program, the introduction of new global health initiatives, and the strengthening of key…
February 4, 2025
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Georgetown’s AMP for EID Aims to Strengthen Global Pandemic Response with Data-Driven Policies
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the necessity for decision-makers and mathematical modelers alike to have readily-accessible repositories of policies relevant to infectious…
December 3, 2024
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Georgetown University Student Team Competes at the Eleventh Annual DC Public Health Case Challenge
Previous years’ topics included improving the health of women experiencing homelessness, lead and adverse childhood experiences, and reducing health disparities in maternal…
October 31, 2024
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Bridging Research and Policy at the Global Health Security Conference 2024
Rebecca Katz, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security (CGHSS) and co-founder of the conference along with Adam Kamradt…
September 30, 2024