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The Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security is developing the Analysis and Mapping of Policies for Emerging Infectious Diseases, an online public database offering global policy data to improve pandemic preparedness and response.
The DC Public Health Case Challenge is an annual competition held by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) that aims to promote interdisciplinary, problem-based learning. This year’s Georgetown University team welcomed the opportunity to sharpen their public health skills.
The Global Health Security Conference 2024 (GHS2024) in Sydney gathered over 1,200 delegates from 89 countries. Members of the Georgetown University community played a key role, with 20 faculty members and students leading discussions on pivotal issues.
The Global Health Student Fellows (GHSF) program, sponsored by the Georgetown University Global Health Institute (GUGHI), brings talented students and faculty members from across the university to work together on global health projects.
Racism stands as a significant transnational force, profoundly impacting the health and well-being of communities globally. This commission brings together 20 experts from across the globe to promote anti-racist strategies and actions to reduce barriers to health and well-being facing communities.
From professors like Rebecca Katz, Lawrence Gostin, and Matthew Kavanagh to fall 2023 GHI student fellow Bedima Duut (L’24), the Georgetown University community is playing an important role in promoting pandemic preparedness against future global health crises.
In Eswatini, the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact is leveraging the diverse expertise of the Eswatini community, prioritizing equity and a rights-based approach in all its interventions, and aiming to create lasting impact in health care delivery.
Launched in February 2024, this new initiative is an interdisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff, and students that plan to conduct research, develop pedagogy, and engage in informed activism and advocacy to improve mental well-being and psychosocial outcomes locally, nationally, and globally.
On December 8, 2023, a luncheon in Riggs Library honored the exceptional work of four fellows selected through two fellowship programs that honor the life and legacy of Maeve McKean, the former executive director of Georgetown's Global Health Initiative, now Global Health Institute.
