GHP Weekly NewsletterMay 10, 2024Welcome back to another edition of the GHP weekly newsletter! Please keep reading for new community updates, events, and open opportunities in GHP.
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New Concentration: Climate Change and Planetary Health
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is excited to announce a new climate change and planetary health concentration! This concentration will focus on the consequences of the current planetary health crisis, the health inequity born out of environmental degradation, and the research, leadership, advocacy, and policies that can lead to better solutions. Students will choose between one of two tracks—research/methodology and advocacy/policy—and attend community learning lunch sessions and field trips. All MPH, MS, DrPH, and PhD students are eligible, and the interdisciplinary concentration is hosted by Harvard Chan C-CHANGE, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and the Departments of Environmental Health, Global Health and Population, Nutrition, and Biostatistics. Look for more information in the fall, and please feel free to reach out to flanigan@hsph.harvard.edu if you have any questions.
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Abdisalan Noor Elected Acting President of Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
From April 21 to 27, 2024, the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM Society) met for the 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The MIM Society brings together individuals and organizations to support collaboration, research, training, and capacity-building for malaria endemic countries in Africa. At the meeting, Abdisalan Noor, visiting professor of immunology and infectious diseases and global health and population, was elected the acting president of the MIM Society. Congratulations, Noor!
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Takemi Program Celebrates 40th Cohort of Fellows
On Tuesday, May 7, the Takemi Program in International Health celebrated its 40th cohort of fellows with a poster session and certificate ceremony. From 11 am to 1 pm, the Takemi Fellows displayed and discussed their posters in the Kresge Atrium, before receiving their final certificates. If you would like to view the posters, keep an eye on the Takemi Program website, where they will be shared soon.
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The Menzies Lab
The Menzies Lab, led by Associate Professor of Global Health Nicolas Menzies, was recently featured by the Office of Research Strategy and Development (ORSD), the Harvard Chan News, and HealthDay! ORSD spotlighted the work that the lab and the department, supported by Marcia Castro, have conducted with the Brazil Ministry of Health on evaluating TB-related policies and programs, while the Harvard Chan News and HealthDay featured a recent study by GHP authors Yunfei Li, Mathilda Regan, Nicole Swartwood, and Nicolas Menzies. The study, “Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence by Race and Ethnicity Among the U.S.-Born Population in the United States, 2011–2021: An Analysis of National Disease Registry,” shows notable disparities in TB incidence across racial groups. To learn more about the group's work, check out the Menzies Lab website.
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Upcoming Events
Speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
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Innovation in the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: The endTB Clinical Trial
Tuesday, May 14 / 12–12:45 pm / Zoom
Join the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) for the second session of their Global Health Research and Innovation Speaker Series with Carole Diane Mitnick, ScD, professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School, who will share her work on the endTB clinical trial. Louise Ivers, MD, MPH, DTM&H, faculty director at HGHI, will moderate the conversation.
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Responsible AI in Health Care: Forging a Path to a More Equitable Future
Wednesday, May 15 / 9–10 am / Zoom
Join Heather Mattie for this month’s DSI South Africa Training Program monthly seminar! This talk will provide a comprehensive overview of the obstacles, potential solutions, and paths forward associated with the use of AI in health care, with a focus on algorithmic bias, transparency, privacy, and accountability.
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Crisis in Gaza: Scenario-Based Health Impact Projections
Wednesday, May 15 / 1–2:30 pm / Zoom
Please join the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative for an event focused on the public health impact of the current crisis in Gaza through the lens of a report (PDF) developed by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health. Francesco Checchi, PhD, and Hanan Abukmail, MD, MPhil, from the LSHTM author team will present the report, which is designed to help humanitarian organizations, governments, and other actors plan their response to the crisis and make sound, evidence-based decisions.
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Dissertation Defense: Essays on the Government and Market in Health Systems
Wednesday, May 15 / 2 pm / Building 1, Room 1208 & Zoom
The PhD in Population Health Sciences and Global Health and Population Field of Study are proud to announce the dissertation defense of PhD candidate Kai Shen Lim! For anyone unable to join in person, you may view the defense on Zoom with the password Spring2024.
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2025–2026 HBNU Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Info Session
Monday, June 3 / 10–11 am / Zoom
The HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program provides one-year mentored research fellowship opportunities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for PhD candidates, medical students, and postdoctoral candidates from the U.S. and LMICs. The program supports research in areas of interest including HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases, mental health, maternal and child health and nutrition, and more. Register below to attend the info session to learn about the fellowship from program PIs and alumni and ask questions. Please visit the fellowship website to learn more, and if you have any questions, please contact coordinator Lizi Fine or PI Wafaie Fawzi.
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Open Call for Applications
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HGHI Burke Climate and Health Fellowship
This two-year fellowship program, a partnership between the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI), offers financial support for eligible research fellows, post-doctoral scholars, and early career faculty pursuing scholarly research at the intersection of climate change and global health. During this fellowship, which runs from September to June, HGHI Burke Climate and Health Fellows will work closely with a Harvard faculty mentor on their proposed research project. Please note that all applicants are required to have a sponsoring mentor from Harvard, and applications are due by 5pm on Friday, May 31. To learn more and register, visit the fellowship webpage and reach out to HGHI_fellowships@harvard.edu with any questions about the fellowship or eligibility.
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2024 Urban Humanitarian Emergencies Course
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is excited to announce that registration for the Urban Humanitarian Emergencies Course is now open! The course will be offered in person from July 16 to 19, 2024, in Cambridge, MA. Visit the course website to learn more and register.
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2025–2026 HBNU Fogarty Global Health Fellowship
The HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program provides one-year mentored research fellowship opportunities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for PhD candidates, medical students, and postdoctoral candidates from the U.S. and LMICs. The program supports research in areas of interest including HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases, mental health, maternal and child health and nutrition, and more. Please visit the fellowship website to learn more, and if you have any questions, please contact coordinator Lizi Fine or PI Wafaie Fawzi. The application deadline is October 1, 2024.
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