Friends in Global Health Success Story Collaboration between traditional healers and medical providers at a nearby health center saves lives in Namacurra The latest FGH success story highlights how the relationship between a traditional healer and local health facility made a difference in the life of Ina Mora.
Read Ina's story…
About FGH
Vanderbilt’s Friends in Global Health (FGH) is the implementing partner for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program operating in 10 of 22 districts of the Zambézia Province, Mozambique.
Since 2007, FGH has been registered with the Mozambican government for the implementation of CDC/PEPFAR-funded HIV care and treatment programs. The FGH team works closely with Ministry of Health officials at national, provincial, and district levels to provide technical assistance for the implementation of sustainable models of community and facility-based services that cover the full spectrum of the HIV response.
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|  | Traditional healer Florinda Jorge catches up with Ina, her patient and neighbor. Photo by Cleófas Viagem. | |
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| National Public Health Week
April 2 - 6, 2018 Join the Vanderbilt MPH Program, along with students, faculty, and staff from across the university and medical center to discuss issues important to improving health and wellness in our community and around the world.
All are welcome to attend! Please RSVP by March 29.
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|  | We were so pleased to have professors George Hornberger and David Hess from the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment (VIEE) join us for Global Health Grand Rounds on Monday. They led an open discussion about the possibility of future collaborations. | |
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New Global Health Opportunities for Students
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| Global Health
Grand Rounds
Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor March 19
Renal risk reduction in HIV positive adults in Nigeria
presented by Muktar Aliyu, M.D., M.P.H., DrPH, Associate Director for Research, VIGH, and C. William "Bill" Wester, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases March 26
PEER-Liberia project: Building medical residency capacity
in Liberia
presented by Troy Moon, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Marie H. Martin, Ph.D., M.Ed., Assistant Director, Education and Training, VIGH
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| Upcoming Events and Important Dates March 16 | 9 a.m.
MCN, room A-3210
Clinical Research Center Research Skills Workshop: "Tools for Reproducible Research: How to Link Statistical Output with your Scientific Manuscript" hosted by Thomas G. Stewart, Ph.D., and Shawn Garbett, M.S. (link) March 22 | 11:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library Community Room
Faculty Funding and Resource Fair hosted by the Office of the Provost (link) March 30 | 1 - 3 p.m.
Owen - Room 106
Impact Assessment Workshop hosted by the Turner Family Center and presented by Dr. Sarah Suiter, Director of Peabody's Community Development and Action Graduate Program (registration link)
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| Discounted tickets for TEDxNashvilleTEDxNashville will take place March 16-17 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. There is a 25% discount for the Vanderbilt community with the code. "TEDxVUMC."
Click here to register.
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