News Category: Center for Global Health & Development
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HIV/AIDS
Expanded HIV Treatment Eligibility Does Not Crowd Out Sickest
When South Africa followed new WHO guidelines for antiretroviral therapy, large influx of newly eligible patients did not crowd out sicker patients or reduce quality of care.
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In Conversation With
‘We Will Not Stop’
Sarah Degnan Kambou on International Center for Research on Women, doubling down on facts, and why public health is activism.
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Vitamin D deficiency
Low Levels of Vitamin D Can Stunt Growth in Children
Vitamin D deficiency has been increasingly reported in many regions of globe and is of particular concern in growing children.
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student
Pulitzer Center Fellows Learn to Tell Global Health Stories
Students Madeline Bishop and Lauryn Claassen train at Pulitzer Center in Washington, DC.
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SPH Narrative Month
‘This Is Still a Great Story’
[SLIDESHOW] At Global Health Storytelling, journalists, filmmakers, and public health experts shared stories and challenges of last 35 years of global pandemic.
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SPH Narrative Month
Understanding ‘Stories Beneath the Numbers’
[VIDEO] The annual Global Health Storytelling event highiights symbiotic relationship between journalists and health workers.
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mental health
Boston Globe Spotlight Editor Discusses Mental Health
Scott Allen talked about “The Desperate and the Dead” series with Mental Health–Public Health Interest Group.
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practicum
‘This Is Not a Delivery You Need to Refer to a Hospital’
Student Brittany Ranchoff evaluates midwifery training program in Lesotho.
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pneumonia
Shedding Light on Etiology of Severe Pneumonia in Ecuadoran Children
More efforts needed to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and low weight among young children.
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pharmaceuticals
Devex
Pharmaceutical Companies Launch New Initiative to Tackle NCDs — quotes Richard Laing, professor of global health