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Global health

A child with health workers

Study: Viruses are leading cause of pneumonia in children

Published June 27, 2019

PERCH study, led by researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlights the need for new vaccines, especially for respiratory synctial virus

Health worker in Tanzania

Global health

Study compares HIV risk among three common methods of contraception

Published June 13, 2019

ECHO trial in eastern and southern Africa shows high incidence of HIV infection among study participants despite extensive HIV prevention counseling

Alliance for a Healthier World

Addressing health inequities in vulnerable communities

Published Sept 7, 2018

Healthier World Challenge Implementation Grants award up to $250,000 over three years to address global health inequities

Jeremy Shiffman

Interdisciplinary scholar

Global health policy expert named 34th BDP

Published July 2, 2018

Jeremy Shiffman, who comes from American University, views health care policy through the lens of political science

Global health

'I hope countries will compete in generosity'

Published June 27, 2018

Philanthropist and tech giant Bill Gates visits SAIS for discussion of the U.S. foreign aid budget and what it means for health care in the developing world

Baby held by parent who also holds a vaccination card

International health

Vaccines save the lives of 1.45 million children since 2000

Published June 15, 2018

Vaccines prevent pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis in developing countries where disease burden is high

Advance Family Planning gets $34.7M from Gates Foundation

Published May 21, 2018

Initiative supports family planning and reproductive health around the world

A trailer is labeled with signs reading 'Stop cervical cancer in Botswana'

Jhpiego

Nurses lead life-saving efforts in Botswana

Published May 16, 2018

New HPV screening strategy lets women collect their own samples in private, encouraging more to get screened

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Global health

Talk to your spouse, improve your health?

Published March 29, 2018

Better communication between spouses in Mali linked to better health outcomes, new research suggests

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HIV/AIDS

Prevention program prompts drop in HIV infections

Published Nov 29, 2017

Study of 34,000 people in Uganda suggests U.S.-funded global effort to curb HIV infection in high-risk populations is working