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Dr. Bruce Gellin on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

On February 9, 2021, the School of Foreign Service’s Conversations in Global Health course welcomed Dr. Bruce Gellin to discuss vaccines and the current COVID-19 vaccination…

February 17, 2021

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A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Gellin: The Need for Connection

“Connection” is the word I would use to summarize the conversation with Dr. Bruce Gellin, the president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute who previously served as the deputy…

February 17, 2021

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Global Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Gellin

On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Georgetown’s Conversations in Global Health class hosted Dr. Bruce Gellin, President of Global Immunization at the Sabin Vaccine Institute, to…

February 17, 2021

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Taking a Picture of Health Awareness

At the end of four years of studying Integrative Health Promotion, my classmates and I compared pictures of us from our first year of undergrad with more recent ones. We noticed…

March 15, 2020

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Protozoan Intestinal Parasite Giardia

This semester, I began work in Dr. Steven Singer’s lab, studying the protozoan intestinal parasite giardia. While the learning curve has been steep as a result of the technical…

March 12, 2020

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National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

Influenza is a serious disease that leads to the sickness, hospitalization and death of millions of people around the world every year. According to a study conducted by the…

March 11, 2020

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Insights from Dr. Deus Bazira on his Experiences Advancing Global Health Equity

On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, the Conversations in Global Health lecture series had the pleasure of hosting a discussion on improving health equity with Dr. Deus Bazira, the Co…

February 13, 2020

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Strategies for Instituting Sustainable Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Deus Bazira

On February 11th, 2020, the Conversations in Global Health course welcomed Dr. Deus Bazira, Co-Director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Practice and Impact …

February 13, 2020

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Leveraging the Private Health Sector

On Tuesday February 11, 2020, Dr. Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, BPharm, joined the School of Foreign Service’s ‘Conversations in Global Health’ class to discuss his experiences in…

February 13, 2020

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Jeff Sturchio Speaks on the Benefits of Public-Private Partnerships in Healthcare

From Merck & Co. to Rabin Martin,. Jeff Sturchio. Ph.D. has years of experience exploring public-private solutions to the pressing healthcare issues in our world today. On…

February 3, 2020