Category: Student Blogs
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Preparing for the Unpredictable: A Discussion with Dr. Katz on her Career in Global Health Security
On Tuesday, the Conversations in Global Health class hosted Dr. Rebecca Katz, professor and the Director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown…
January 29, 2020
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A Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Katz: Global Health Diplomacy and Partnerships for Health
On Tuesday, January 29, 2020, Georgetown’s Conversations in Global Health class hosted Dr. Rebecca Katz, Georgetown Professor and the Director of the Center for Global Health…
January 29, 2020
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The Elephant in the Room – A Conversation with Keifer Buckingham on Reproductive Health
The sphere of global health has witnessed an impressive growth in progress over the past few decades. The notion of the right to health has gained familiarity across many…
January 21, 2020
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Sharing Insights and Experience: A Conversation with Senior Policy Advisor Keifer Buckingham
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the Conversations in Global Health lecture series had the pleasure of talking with Keifer Buckingham, Senior Policy Advisor for International Public…
January 21, 2020
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Keifer Buckingham Shares Global Health Policy Insight & Experience
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, our “Conversations in Global Health” lecture welcomed Keifer Buckingham, Senior Policy Advisor for International Public Health at Open Society…
January 21, 2020
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Potential of Distance Learning Programs for More Effective and Equitable Clinical Care
Through the Global Health Initiative student fellowship program, I’ve had the opportunity this semester to work with Dr. Indira Narayanan on a project to improve the quality of…
December 16, 2019
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(Rethinking) Global Health: For and by persons with disabilities
Disability and health; associating the two together seems like an obvious correlation. The following words are often used interchangeably with disability in discussions about…
December 7, 2019
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Chagas Disease in the United States
This semester I’ve had the opportunity to work with Dr. Claire Standley on a projected related to Chagas disease—specifically, we have been gathering data on the current burden…
December 7, 2019
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Accountability and the Right to Health
The right to health has received widespread recognition in international law. Most notably, the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICSECR) recognizes…
December 7, 2019
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2019 G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting: What is it and Why is it Important?
As an intern at the Office of Global Affairs at the US Department of Health and Human Services this fall semester, I had the opportunity to help prepare HHS leadership to attend…
December 7, 2019