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A mother holds a little boy while another woman sleeps on her side
International health
Hopkins-led consortium tackles TB around the world
Published Aug 17, 2022
Funding from USAID supports research key to improving tuberculosis diagnostics, therapeutics, transmission control, prevention, and local stewardship
People in a low-resource health care setting
Hopkins faculty co-found new international society for global health policy research
Published Nov 10, 2020
They aim for public health policy experts from various disciplines to break out of their academic or research silos to enhance collaboration for the greater good
An ebola suit is disinfected
Ebola outbreak
In DRC, a public health response in crisis
Published June 11, 2019
Despite the slowing spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, experts say the situation isn't likely to get better
Damage from earthquake
International health
Child malnutrition in Nepal decreased after 2015 earthquake
Published Jan 10, 2019
Though reports of personal damages and trauma increased after the disaster, researchers say a nutrition crisis was averted
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