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Katherine O'Brien receives Young Investigator Award
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Katherine O’Brien, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Bloomberg School’s departments of International Health and Epidemiology, is the recipient of the inaugural Young Investigator Award from the Sabin Vaccine Institute. More >> April 28, 2008
German Fulbright Scholars visit Bloomberg School of Public Health
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Twenty-five student services administrators, development and alumni officers, and international student services administrators from the Fulbright Seminar for German Administrators in International Education visited the Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Nursing, and Johns Hopkins Hospital on April 23. More >> April 24, 2008
CCP partners with The Indian Express Group to honor journalists for excellence in HIV/AIDS reporting in India
From the Center for Communication Programs: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Program (CCP) has joined forces with The Indian Express Group to honor local journalists that demonstrate excellence in HIV/AIDS reporting in Marathi and English. More >> March 25, 2008
Fogarty Program receives NIH grant
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP), directed by Chris Beyrer, MD, received a $3.71 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The renewed funding, awarded on March 15, 2008, will support the training and research conducted by the program over the next five years. More >> March 24, 2008
Taking the avian show on the road
From the Center for Communication Programs: CCP's program "Chickens and the Neighbors" will be showing in villages throughout Egypt as part of the national Avian Influenza communications campaign. More >> March 10, 2008
Program aims to bring "a good life" and prevent HIV among South African youth
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A Bllomberg faculty member developed an innovative program that operates in South Africa’s rural Umkhanyakude District and aims to help adolescents achieve a good life and avoid HIV through health education and computer-skills training. More >> March 7, 2008
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health establishes executive degree program for Asia-Pacific region
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has signed an agreement with the Education Development Corporation in Taiwan to create an Executive Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program for health professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. More >> March 5, 2008
Secondhand smoke a risk for children worldwide
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Parents worldwide are doing little to protect their children from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> March 3, 2008
JHMRI hosts 4th International Malaria Research Conference
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute is hosting its Fourth International Research Conference at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. March 17-18. The two-day conference will explore the latest developments from many fields of malaria research, including discussions of malaria parasite genetics and strategies for controlling mosquitoes without insecticides. More >> February 26, 2008
Jhpiego honors women around the world
From Jhpiego : Jhpiego President Leslie Mancuso makes a statement in support of addressing women's health issues. More >> February 25, 2008
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health signs collaborative agreement with Abu Dhabi Health Authority
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has signed a long-term agreement with the Health Authority—Abu Dhabi (HAAD) to develop research, educational and public health programs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. More >> February 19, 2008
Trends examined in women's HIV/AIDS therapy
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A form of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) that was waning in popularity is now coming back into favor among women and their providers, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> February 7, 2008
Johns Hopkins researcher leads to international effort to create "proteinpedia"
From the School of Medicine: A researcher at the Johns Hopkins Institute of Genetic Medicine has led the effort to compile to date the largest free resource of experimental information about human proteins. Reporting in the February issue of Nature Biotechnology, the research team describes how all researchers around the world can access this data and speed their own research. More >> February 7, 2008
WHO tobacco epidemic report points to the need for immediate, aggressive tobacco control
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, its first comprehensive report highlighting the scope of the global tobacco epidemic and strategies for controlling it. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Institute for Global Tobacco Control contributed to development of the report as a partner in the Bloomberg Tobacco Control Initiative. More >> February 4, 2008
Breast-feeding now safer for infants of HIV-infected mothers
From the School of Medicine: An antiretroviral drug already in widespread use in the developing world to prevent the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborns during childbirth has also been found to substantially cut the risk of subsequent HIV transmission during breast-feeding. The study was led by three teams of investigators at The Johns Hopkins University in collaboration with investigators in Ethiopia, India and Uganda. More >> January 24, 2008
JHPIEGO medical director receives prestigious FOGSI Fellowship
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO’s vice-president and medical director, Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, will receive the Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of the Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India’s (FOGSI) Honorary Fellowship. The honorary fellowship is awarded to individuals who have made exceptional contribution to women’s health and FOGSI. More >> January 17, 2008
One third of child deaths and 11 percent of global disease burden due to maternal and child undernutrition
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Maternal and child undernutrition are the cause of more than 35 percent of all child deaths and 11 percent of the global disease burden, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> January 4, 2008
Anthony Fauci: Taking Stock of the Fight Against AIDS
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and pioneer in AIDS research Anthony Facui spoke at Johns Hopkins as part of Health and Human Rights Week December 6, 2007. More >> January 2, 2008
JHPIEGO awarded over $21 million for Community Health Initiatives in Africa
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO, a nonprofit affiliate of Johns Hopkins, has received more than $21 million dollars to conduct HIV/AIDS, malaria in pregnancy, and infection prevention-related training programs in South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, and Uganda. More >> December 20, 2007
Peter Agre named President-Elect of AAAS
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Nobel laureate Peter Agre, the newly appointed director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, was selected to be president-elect by the membership of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the organization announced. More >> December 20, 2007
Jacobs-Lorena named "Scientific American 50" for transgenic mosquito research
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, a professor with the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, was honored as one of Scientific American magazine’s “SciAm 50” for his work toward developing genetically-modified mosquitoes resistant to malaria. More >> December 19, 2007
Empowering HIV care providers in developing countries
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Marie Charles, the founder of the International Center for Equal Healthcare Access, spoke as a part of the Bloomberg Leadership Series on December 4. Her organization works to bridge the health care gap in developing countries. More >> December 17, 2007
Older antibiotic gains new respect as potent treatment for tuberculosis
From the School of Medicine: Eric Nuermberger, MD, has discovered that rifapentine is an effective fighter against the most common and contagious form of tuberculosis. More >> December 13, 2007
Addis Ababa University confronts HIV/AIDS through entertainment
From the Center for Communication Programs: An exciting new HIV communication program targeting university students was introduced to the Addis Ababa University (AAU) community today. The program uses entertainment education and a certificate training course to provide students with the skills to practice healthier behaviors in their daily lives and to promote these behaviors among their peers. More >> December 10, 2007
CCP's Global Program in Malaria receives $15 million award to implement behavior change communication program in Tanzania
From the Center for Communication Programs: The Global Program on Malaria at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs received a $15 million grant to develop communication strategies to prevent and treat malaria in rural Tanzania. The award was made by the President’s Malaria Initiative through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). More >> December 1, 2007
World AIDS Day: Leading the Fight
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: News from the global AIDS fight; A Q&A with HIV/AIDS researcher Thomas C. Quinn, mD, MSc. More >> November 30, 2007
Hopkins Children's receives $1 million grant from The Gates Foundation to build TB bacterium tracker
From the Johns Hopkins Children's Center: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has received a $946,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design a system that visually tracks the behavior of the tuberculosis bacterium in the body and its response to current and new drug treatments. More >> November 29, 2007
Doctor from Darfur champions human rights
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah has seen the unspeakable—disfiguring burns, sexual violence against adolescent girls, loss of limbs. Instead of turning away or remaining silent, the Sudanese physician provides medical care to survivors of torture in Darfur. He listens to their stories of loss, and speaks for victims who have no voice. More >> November 28, 2007
Ed Dodge: Remembering Africa
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Edward Dodge, MD, MPH ’67, presented recollections of his personal and professional experiences in Africa on November 15 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> November 27, 2007
Studies suggest HIV subtype more deadly than others
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Two studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people infected with HIV in Thailand die from the disease significantly sooner than those with HIV living in other parts of the world. More >> November 15, 2007
Jeffrey Sachs invokes moral obligation to indigenous peoples
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: In a November 12 presentation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in honor of Native American Heritage Month, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the UN Millennium Project, spoke about the global health challenges of indigenous communities. More >> November 13, 2007
The future of drinking water: Making it safe
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The symposium, “The Future of Drinking Water: Aligning Public, Private and Academic Partnerships,” brought together School faculty engaged in public health-related water research, representatives of organizations working to bring clean drinking water to populations that do without, and philanthropists committed to increasing access to potable water. More >> November 13, 2007
Ambassador urges other nations to step up AIDS relief
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: On November 2, Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, characterized the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) as an “act of compassion” that enjoys strong bipartisan support, and he said that the U.S. currently provides more than half of the total aid money contributed worldwide toward combating HIV/AIDS. More >> November 7, 2007
Mexico's expanded health insurance improves hypertension treatment
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Mexico’s new health insurance program, Seguro Popular, which was created to extend health insurance to the nation’s 50 million uninsured by 2010, is having a positive effect on coverage of antihypertensive treatment in that country, according to a study published in the October 27 issue of British Medical Journal. More >> October 30, 2007
Hopkins project asks public help to send vital family planning information overseas
From the Center for Communication Programs: A new web-based campaign from the INFO project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health allows web-site visitors to send out the latest family planning guidance for just $10 a copy. More >> October 26, 2007
Hopkins report: Next generation contraceptive implants are cheaper, highly effective, and available now
From the Center for Communication Programs: The next generation of contraceptive implants offer an extremely effective way to expand family planning choices for women and reduce the incidence of maternal mortality worldwide, according to the latest issue of Population Reports, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> October 25, 2007
HIV patients sicker when seeking care than in the past
From the School of Medicine: An article published in the November 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases sites a study by Hopkins' researchers Jeanne Keruly and Richard Moore that found that HIV-positive people do not seek treatment any sooner than they did in the past. More >> October 25, 2007
Six JHU researchers named 2007 AAAS Fellows
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Six Johns Hopkins University researchers have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by their peers including three with involvement in global health research: Nirbhay Kumar, PhD, Theresa A.B. Shapiro, MD, PhD, and Center for Global Health Director Thomas C. Quinn, MD. More >> October 24, 2007
Nobel Laureate Peter Agre to lead Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Nobel laureate Peter Agre, MD, has been selected to lead the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI). The announcement was made today in New York City during the “Progress Against Malaria” symposium hosted by JHMRI and the New York Academy of Sciences. More >> October 24, 2007
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute releases special report
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: “Breaking the Cycle,” a 24-page report released during the half-day symposium “Progress Against Malaria: Developments on the Horizon,” chronicles five years of scientific discovery conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI). More >> October 22, 2007
Report raises awareness of obstetric fistula
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A postpartum condition known as obstetric fistula continues to debilitate millions of women in developing nations, and in a special issue of the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health draw attention to the devastating effects of the condition, as well as to the need for more data and for an improved public health strategy. More >> October 22, 2007
Informing poor in India boosts public service use
From the School of Medicine: Simply informing the poor about government-provided health, educational, and social services they are entitled to could empower them to take greater advantage of free or low-cost public services, a study in India suggests. The finding, reported in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, could be an overlooked, relatively easy way to boost health and well-being in developing countries around the world. More >> October 11, 2007
Center for Global Health hosts photo exhibit featuring reconstructive work of Interplast
From the Center for Global Health: The Center for Global Health has teamed with Interplast to host a photo exhibit October 11-19, 2007, featuring the reconstructive work of Interplast, an organization that treats clefts, burns, and hand injuries in developing countries. More >> / Visit Interplast's website >> October 5, 2007
Human rights violations widespread in Eastern Burma
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Gross human rights violations, including forced displacement, forced labor, attacks by soldiers on civilians, injury from landmines and destruction or theft of food supplies, have been widespread in eastern Burma, a study by Public Health researchers reports. More >> October 4, 2007
Global family planning handbook launched: Experts call for wide adoption across developing world
From the Center for Communication Programs: The INFO Project of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs convened an expert panel recently to launch an innovative new guidebook, Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers, and highlight ways the book can help advance global health. More >> October 3, 2007
Scientists learn why rats are carriers of hantavirus
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined the mechanism that allows hantaviruses to persist in rodents. More >> October 2, 2007
JHU SAIS names new American Co-Director of Hopkins-Nanjing Center
From the School of Advanced International Studies: The Paul H. Nitze School oF Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has named Jan Kiely as the new American co-director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies. More >> October 1, 2007
International Reporting Project Fellows selected at JHU SAIS for Fall 2007 program
From the School of Advanced International Studies: Three U.S. journalists have been awarded International Reporting Project (IRP) Fellowships at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for the fall 2007 program. More >> October 1, 2007
JHU SAIS International Reporting Project selects 12 Senior News Editors for Gatekeepers Trip to Korea
From the School of Advanced International Studies: The International Reporting Project (IRP) at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has chosen 12 senior editors and producers from across the United States to participate in an intensive 11-day visit to Korea this November as part of the IRP’s annual “Gatekeeper Editors” fellowships. More >> September 24, 2007
Impact of population-wide weight loss observed
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Cienfuegos, Cuba, and Loyola University had a unique opportunity to observe the impact of population-wide weight loss due to sustained reductions in caloric intake and an increase in energy output. More >> September 20, 2007
JHPIEGO receives award for work in malaria
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO, an international health affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has been recognized as "Non-Governmental Organization of the Year" by the Malaria Foundation International. More >> September 20, 2007
Bloomberg School recognized for malaria education
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Bloomberg School of Public Health has been recognized with "Educational Document of the Year" and "University Leader of the Year" awards from the Malaria Foundation International. More >> September 18, 2007
Hopkins receives grant from Gates Foundation to fight tuberculosis epidemic
From the School of Medicine: CREATE at the Center for Tuberculosis Research, led by Richard Chaisson, MD, has received a $1.2 million grant for the development of tuberculosis vaccines, diagnostic tests and drugs in support of the Global Plan to Stop TB. More >> September 14, 2007
New antibiotic drug combo to speed up treatment of tuberculosis
From the School of Medicine: A team of tuberculosis experts at Johns Hopkins and in Brazil have evidence that substituting the antibiotic moxifloxacin in the regimen of drugs used to treat the highly contagious form of lung disease could dramatically shorten the time needed to cure the illness from six months to four. More >> September 12, 2007
Fogarty International Center's Roger Glass speaks to Hopkins community as part of Global Health Leaders Forum
From the Center for Global Health: Roger Glass, the Director of the Fogarty International Center and Associate Director of International Research at the National Institutes of Health, shared his vision of global health's future in the 21st century during his visit to campus September 12, 2007. More >> September 10, 2007
Sugar identified as key to malaria parasite invasion
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have identified a sugar in mosquitoes that allows the malaria-causing parasite to attach itself to the mosquito’s gut. By reducing the level of the sugar in the mosquito, the researchers prevented 95 percent of the parasites in the mosquito from attaching to the gut, thus blocking its development. More >> September 3, 2007
Center for Global Health announces first Global Health Scholars
From the Center for Global Health: Nine students at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have been awarded full scholarships from the Center for Global Health. Six students are Master's of Public Health (MPH) degree candidates and three are pursuing their Master's of Health Science (MHS) degrees. More >> / Meet the scholarship winners >> August 15, 2007
Johns Hopkins offers online global tobacco control training
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The Institute for Global Tobacco Control recently launched a new online training program in global tobacco control financed by the Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. More >> August 13, 2007
The Center for a Livable Future hosting joint Cryptosporidium workshop in Sligo, Ireland October 31, 2007
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A workshop to explore Ireland's recent massive outbreak of cryptosporidium will be held in Ireland in October. More >> August 3, 2007
Center for Communication Programs launches the "My Life, My Decision" youth campaign in Cote d'Ivorie with PEPFAR support
From the Center for Communication Programs: This new youth-driven communication program incorporates young Ivorians' language into TV spots, radio programs, and a photo novella to address sensitive issues around gender norms, HIV risk, condom use, and sexual negotiation skills. More >> August 2, 2007
Ram Nath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism presented by President of India
From the Center for Communication Programs: The Health Communication Partnership at the Center for Communication Programs worked with the Indian Express Group to institute two Awards for Excellence in HIV/AIDS reporting. More >> August 2, 2007
Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
From the School of Medicine: When quizzed about their knowledge in diagnosing tuberculosis and deciding on the best treatment, medical residents in Baltimore and Philadelphia get almost half the answers wrong, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. More >> August 2, 2007
Experts from the world's leading health organizations release new consensus-based family planning handbook
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: An aid in the effort to support and promote safe family planning comes in the form of a new handbook, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> August 1, 2007
Six Public Health students win Fulbright Awards
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Six students, three master of public health students and three doctoral candidates, are dispersing across the globe to four different continents this summer, as winners of Fulbright scholarships. More >> July 31, 2007
Displaced adolescent girls benefit from group therapy
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Group interpersonal psychotherapy is effective in reducing depressive symptoms among adolescent girls affected by war and displacement, according to researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. More >> July 30, 2007
SAIS website features Global Health and Foreign Policy Blog
From the School of Advanced International Studies: The School of Advanced International Studies has launched a Global Health and Foreign Policy Blog that works to bridge the divide between global health efforts and the economic, political and national security context in which policy is formulated and implemented. More >> July 24, 2007
Anti-prostitution pledge may hinder global HIV control efforts
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The language of an anti-prostitution pledge, required for recipients of U.S. HIV prevention funds, may hinder efforts to control the global spread of HIV, according to a review by researchers at the Center for Public Health and Human Rights. More >> July 23, 2007
Clearing the air: The world's tobacco fighters convene in Baltimore for a three-week course
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Seventeen of the top tobacco control officials in some of the most tobacco-intensive countries on Earth convened in Baltimore in June for the second annual Global Tobacco Control Leadership Program, organized by the Institute for Global Tobacco Control. More >> July 18, 2007
JHPIEGO receives $2.2 million for international women's health initiatives
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO, an international health affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has received two awards totaling $2.2 million to strengthen HIV/AIDS services in Kenya. More >> July 17, 2007
Measles vaccinations need to be repeated to protect HIV-infected children
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: HIV-infected children may require repeat measles vaccinations for protection, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions. More >> July 11, 2007
Nancy Glass named Global Health Research Ambassador
From the School of Nursing: Center for Global Health Associate Director and School of Nursing Associate Professor Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN, has been named an Ambassador in Research! America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research. More >> July 5, 2007
Substantial improvements achieved in Afghanistan's health sector
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Results from assessments conducted by Bloomberg School researchers show substantial improvements in the health status of people of Afghanistan after decades of conflict. More >> July 2, 2007
Cross-cultural bioethics training program helps fight African 'brain drain'
From the Berman Institute of Bioethics: The Johns Hopkins Fogarty African Research Ethics Training Program is the subject of a case study that reveals what it takes to deliver successful, cross-cultural ethics training programs. More >> July 2, 2007
DeBeers African Health Scholars named
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: James Ignas, MD, and Mpho Sadie Mogodi, MBChB, have been named as 2007-08 DeBeers African Health Scholars. The program ains to stregthen Africa's public health infrastructure by training African leaders to improve the health system. More >> July 1, 2007
AfriComNet presents awards for innovative use of strategic communication to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa
From the Center for Communication Programs: Programs created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs swept the Awards for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa at a ceremony held in May. More >> July 1, 2007
Center for Global Health announces fourteen Spring 2007 Framework Program in Global Health award winners
From the Center for Global Health: With the financial support from the fogarty International Center, the Center for Global Health has awarded fourteen students with Framework Program in Global Health awards, allowing them to travel overseas and gain valuable field experience in their chosen area of expertise.More >> / Meet the winners here >> June 28, 2007
The Gathering Storm: Infectious Diseases and Human Rights in Burma
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the university of California, Berkeley, documents how decades of repressive rule, civil war and poor goverance have contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases in Burma. More >> June 27, 2007
New partnership expands scope of online nursing community
From the School of Nursing: An innovative and highly successful worldwide online community of practice - The Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery Electronic Community of Practice (GANM CoP) - has received funding that will broaden and enhance efforts to deliver connectivity and best practices to nurses and midwives worldwide. GANM CoP is a component of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is led by faculty member Patricia Abbott. More >> June 27, 2007
Hib Vaccine: A critical ally in Asia's effort to reduce child deaths
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A study conducted by faculty members at Johns Hopkins University, in conjunction with other organizations, shows that routinely vaccinating infants against H. Influenzae type b (Hib) could save hundreds of thousands of children in Asia. More >> June 20, 2007
Drug warning prompts treatment changes for those identified with hepatitis B and HIV
From the School of Medicine: Findings from a team of Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialists found that entecavir should not be used on its own in patients infected with HIV. More >>
June 14, 2007
Grassroots efforts reduce newborn deaths in northern India
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A Hopkins community-based program in rural India that reduced a region's neonatal mortality by 50 percent is the subject of a new video featured on the Global Health Council's Global Health TV. More >> June 13, 2007
Bloomberg School student named Luce Scholar
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Wen-Chih Yu, a master of public health/master of business administration student at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, was named a Luce Scholar. She is one of 15 Americans who will live and work in Asia for a year. More >> June 6, 2007
JHPIEGO receives prestigious AIDSTAR contract
From JHPIEGO: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced this week that an international consortium led by JHPIEGO, an international health affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has been awarded a 5-year AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Indefinite Quantity Contract (AIDSTAR). JHPIEGO is one of an anticipated eight organizations allowed to compete for a projected $500 million in future procurements. More >> June 1, 2007
How sneaky HIV escapes cells
From the School of Medicine: Hopkins scientists have discovered that HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, uses a pre-existing transport system to leave one infected cell and infect new ones. More >> May 30, 2007
The Federal Police: MARCHing to fight HIV/AIDS
From the Center for Communication Programs: The Center for Communication Programs created a serial comic book aimed at reducing the risk of HIV infection among members of Ethiopia's police force. More >> May 29, 2007
Hopkins Center for Communication Programs honors two individuals with International Health Communication Gold Medallion Award
From the Center for Communication Programs: The Center for Communication Programs awarded two awards for outstanding contribution to CCP's mission of communicating health and saving lives worldwide. More >> May 24, 2007
SAIS and Nanjing University to honor Henry Kissinger and Qian Qichen at 20th anniversary celebration for Hopkins-Nanjing Center
From the School of Advanced International Studies: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and former Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen will give the keynote addresses at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies (HNC) on Saturday, June 23 in Nanjing, China. More >> May 17, 2007
Unraveling the genes of the mosquito genome
From the Malaria Research Institute: Researchers at the Malaria Research Institute are part of an international consortium of institutions participating in long-term studies to characterize the genome of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.More >> May 7, 2007
Worldwide healthcare crisis is reparable
From the School of Nursing: Associate Professor Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, RN and her colleagues working with the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, say in an editorial that the worldwide healthcare crisis is reparable. More >> May 2, 2007
Pharmacy data could be simple tool for monitoring adherence to HIV therapy
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Pharmacy data can be used as a simple, low-cost tool for monitoring a patient's adherence to HIV therapy in resource-limited areas, according to researcher Jean Nachega, MD, MPH, and his partners. More >> April 27, 2007
Hopkins researchers share Africa research at annual HAUSA event
From the Center for Global Health: Twenty-four students, faculty, and staff members shared their research results and personal experiences in Africa during the Hopkins All-University Seminar on Africa (HAUSA), hosted by the Center for Global Health. More >> April 25, 2007
Africa Malaria Day commemorated
From the Center for Global Health: The Center commemorates Africa Malaria Day with a look at the various malaria research studies taking place at Johns Hopkins. More >> April 24, 2007
Global program on avian and pandemic flu communication established by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs
From the Center for Communication Programs: This new global program signals CCP's commitment to achieving a proactively prepared international avian and pandemic flu community through strategic communication. More >> April 24, 2007
JHPIEGO commemorates Africa Malaria Day - 25 April 2007
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO will commemorate Africa Malaria Day on April 25, 2007, by participating in national observances in Washington, DC and Africa. More >> April 24, 2007
Photographers in developing countries invited to submit photographs communicating health and development issues for 2007 Photoshare Award
From the Center for Communication Programs: Amateur and professional photographers living in developing countries are invited to submit applications and photographs to the 2nd Annual Photoshare Development Photography Award. More >> April 23, 2007
Q&A: Global Road Safety Week
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: International road safety expert Adnan A. Hyder, MD, PhD, MPH, answers questions about the state of roads worldwide in observance of the United Nations First Global Road Safety Week April 23-29. More >> April 17, 2007
Malaria-infected mice cured by one dose of new drug
From Malaria Research Institute: Researcher Gary Posner and his team have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long-lasting synthetic drugs. More >> April 9, 2007
Center for Communication Programs (CCP) and Center for Global Health lead Hopkins team in winning award for Project SEARCH qualification by USAID
From the Center for Communication Programs and Center for Global Health: Johns Hopkins has won a five-year award for Project SEARCH - Supporting Evaulation and Research to Combat HIV/AIDS from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). More >> April 9, 2007
MPH students help establish relationship with Nicaraguan NGOs
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Nine Public Health students traveled to Nicaragua January 1-15, 2007 to establish the Nicaraguan Community Partnership. More >> Spring 2007
Building opportunties
From the School of Nursing: Plans for a new School of Nursing building will provide a "light-filled, congenial environment for students and faculty to forge connections with colleagues from across The Johns Hopkins University and Medical Institutions." More >> March 28, 2007
SAIS team takes third place in Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge
From the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS): A team of five international relations graduate students from SAIS finished in third place out of more than 85 teams competing in the Summit Challenge hosted by Thunderbird School of Global Management. More >> March 21, 2007
Malaria-resistant mosquitos thrive in lab
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) determined that genetically0engineered malaria-resistant mosquitos fared better than their natural counterparts when fed malaria-infected blood. More >> March 19, 2007
Johns Hopkins joins seven other institutions to warn Congress about dangers of flat funding of biomedical research
From the School of Medicine: Johns Hopkins University and a consortium of seven other leading U.S. scientific and medical institutions warned Congress that persistent flat funding of biomedical research could thwart advances in treatments for such diseases as cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and erode U.S. dominance in science. More >> March 16, 2007
Bloomberg School student named Gates Cambridge Scholar
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Master of Public Health student Elizabeth Dzeng is one of 48 U.S. students awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge in October 2007. More >> March 15, 2007
Zinc supplementation found to reduce mortality in older children: Study examines impact of zinc supplementation in region where malaria is prevalent
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A clinical trial conducted by Hopkins researchers concluded that zinc supplements reduced the risk of death among children aged 12 to 48 months by 18 percent. More >> March 13, 2007
Kumar to receive Ranbaxy Award for malaria research
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Nirbhay Kumar, PhD, will receive the Ranbaxy Award for his research into novel ways to prevent the transmission of malaria. More >> March 8, 2007
JHPIEGO honors women around the world on International Women's Day
From JHPIEGO: International Women's Day provides the opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing women in developing countries. Protecting the health of mothers in low-resource settings is one of the world's greatest challenges. More >> February 28, 2007
Gates Global Health Chief: The Time is Now
From the Center for Global Health: Tachi Yamada, executive director of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation speaks to Johns Hopkins University on the future of global health. More >> February 28, 2007
Widely used hepatitis B drug spurs HIV drug resistance
From the School of Medicine: A Johns Hopkins study has proven false established medical practice that an antiretroviral drug widely used to treat hepatitis B liver infections was safe to use on its own in patients with co-infected HIV. More >> February 22, 2007
Center for Global Health announces three Associate Directors
From the Center for Global Health: Thomas Quinn, MD, the Director of the Center for Global Health, announces the appointment of three Associate Directors:Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH; Robert Bollinger, Jr., MD, MPH; and Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN. More >> February 15, 2007
Entertainment Education films win two medals at the New York Festivals
From the Center for Communication Programs: A Zambia documentary and a Pakistan TV drama produced with support from the Center for Communication Programs at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health won medals at the 2007 New York festivals. More >> February 9, 2007
Ruth Levine of the Center for Global Development speaks to JHU students about global health challenges
From the Center for Global Health: Ruth Levine, the Director of Programs and a Senior Fellow with the Center for Global Development, as well as a Hopkins alumna, spoke to a Hopkins audience on the keys to successful global health policy. More >> February 9, 2007
$1.5 billion donor commitment launches pilot Advance Market Commitment for pneumococcal vaccines
From pneumoADIP: An alliance of international donoros officially launched the pilot Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for pneumococcal vaccines by contributing $1.5 billion. A successful pneumococcal AMC has the potential to prevent 5.4 million child deaths by 2030. More >> February 1, 2007
JHPIEGO receives $2.2 million for international women's health initiatives
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO,an international health affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University, has received several awards totaling nearly $2.2 million, to strengthen maternal and newborn health services in Cambodia, Kenya, and Nepal. More >> January 29, 2007
HIV dementia alarmingly high in Africa
From the School of Medicine: An international study by Johns Hopkins suggests that the rate of HIV-associated dementia is so high in sub-Saharan Africa that HIV dementia along with Alzheimer's disease and dementia from strokes may be among the most common forms of dementia in the world. More >> January 22, 2007
NIH-funded case study: Research ethics committees in Africa report inadequate funding, staffing, training
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: A study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics published in the January 2007 issue of PLoS Medicine examained research ethics committees in Africa. More >> January 19, 2007
INFO Project launches interactive project about injectable contraceptives
From the Center for Communication Programs: The INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Communication Programs unveiled a bundle of interlinked products Monday aimed at helping program managers and health-care providers meet the rising demand for injectable contraceptives. More >> January 17, 2007
JHPIEGO receives $1 million from ExxonMobil for malaria in pregnancy programs in Angola and Nigeria
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO, an international health affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation to improve health services in malaria in pregnancy in Angola and Nigeria. More >> January 17, 2007
More aid required for chronic conditions in low income countries
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Gerard Anderson, PhD, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlights the need for more international assistance to address chronic non-communicable conditions affecting people living in low and middle income countries. More >> January 11, 2007
Johns Hopkins affiliate JHPIEGO strengthens maternal and newborn health care services in Indonesia's Aceh Tengah District
From JHPIEGO: JHPIEGO, an international health affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University, has received a three-year grant of $330,000 from GlaxoSmithKline to improve the availability and quality of maternal and newborn care services in Aceh Tengah District. JHPIEGO and its local partners will assist the District's midwifery school by improving the skills and knowledge of the faculty and supplying the school with necessary teaching equipment and materials. More >> January 3, 2007
Muppets, pharmacists and media aid avian flu prevention
From the Center for Communication Programs: CCP staff have created communication campaigns aimed at changing behavior in order to prevent the spread of avian influenza in the Near East, Europe and Eurasia. One tactic they are employing involves a muppet on the Egyptian version of Sesame Street, who teaches children about hygiene and hand-washing. More >> January 1-13, 2007
Africa study tour journal
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Four students from the School of Public Health have traveled to Africa to experience firsthand how communities in South Africa and Botswana are responding to the HIV epidemic. They will visit hospitals, clinics and facilities in both countries, while keeping a travel log online detailing their experiences. More >> December 26, 2006
Ethiopia launches an entertaining and exciting comic book to save soldiers' lives
From the Center for Communication Programs: Johns Hopkins CCP, in partnership with several other agencies, has launched a new comic book, The Black Tigers, designed to help reduce the risk of HIV infection among Ethiopia's military. The comic will be used in peer-to-peer discussion groups to generate dialogue around HIV issues such as prevention, treatment, stigma, and discrimination. More >> December 15, 2006
Center for Global Health awards thirteen Fall 2006 Framework Program in Global Health awards
From the Center for Global Health: In conjunction with the Fogarty International Center, the Center for Global Health has awarded thirteen Johns Hopkins students Framework program grants, allowing them to travel overseas to gain valuable field experience in their area of expertise. More >> / Meet the winners >> December 13, 2006
Studies show adult male circumcision reduces acquisition of HIV: Clinical trials stopped early after positive results found
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced an early end to two clinical trials involving Johns Hopkins researhcers because an interim review of trial data revealed that medically performed circumcision significantly reduces a man’s risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual intercourse. More >> December 13, 2006
Scientists explore new approaches to fight malaria
From the Malaria Research Institute: The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute is working on many different fronts against malaria. More >> November 20, 2006
Safer method for large-scale malaria screening developed: New PCR test detects malaria parasite in urine or saliva rather than blood
From Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Malaria Research Institute: Researchers have developed a new test for detecting the malaria parasite in human urine and saliva. Although not a diagnostic test for determining treatment, the method could potentially reduce the need for blood sampling in epidemiological studies where large-scale malaria screening is required. More >> November 7, 2007
Morrow honored with APHA International Health Lifetime Achievement Award
From Bloomberg School of Public Health: Richard Morrow, MD, a professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of International Health, received the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Morrow was recognized for his contributions to the study of tropical diseases, epidemiological methods, quality-assurance management and the measurement of the burden of disease on populations. More >> November 6, 2006
New South African survey demonstrates positive impact of multiple communication campaigns promoting HIV prevention behaviors
From Center for Communication Programs: The combined efforts of many AIDS communication campaigns in South Africa, including educational drama series Tsha Tsha, showed positive impacts on HIV prevention behaviors, increased positive attitudes towards people living with HIV and AIDS, and increased community involvement in response to the epidemic, according to a new nationwide survey by Hopkins' CCP and others. More >> October 17, 2006
International pandemic influenza preparedness plans lack prioritization
From Bloomberg School of Public Health: Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel say that one-third of countries engaged in pandemic influenza planning have not prioritized who should get vaccinations and antiviral medications. The study authors performed the largest pandemic-plan review to date, a targeted review of 45 national pandemic influenza plans from developed and developing countries. More >> October 13, 2006
Hopkins joins Ugandan researchers to study pediatric AIDS vaccine
From School of Medicine: Scientists from Johns Hopkins University have joined with scientists at Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda, and other institutions worldwide, to begin the first clinical safety trial in Africa of a vaccine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. More >> October 11, 2006
Faster, more accurate tuberculosis test developed
From Bloomberg School of Public Health: Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Imperial College London, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima, Peru, and other institutions have developed a simple and rapid new tuberculosis (TB) test. The test, called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility or MODS, is more sensitive, faster and cheaper to perform than current culture-based tests. More >> October 5, 2006
Johns Hopkins's CCP launches an innovative Radio Diaries program in Ethiopia
From Center for Communications Programs: Betengna, a new radio series that showcases the diaries of ordinary people living with HIV was launched in Ethiopia on Thursday, October 5th 2006 by Johns Hopkins CCP. The diaries will be broadcast weekly on three Ethiopian radio stations. The series aims to decrease the stigma and discrimination that HIV positive people face in Ethiopia by exposing the human face of living with the disease and providing a platform for creating discussion on these issues among the general public. More >> September 29, 2006
Experts issue urgent call to adopt new principles to aid and protect world's most vulnerable populations from influenza pandemic
From Bloomberg School of Public Health: "Bellagio Group" of experts convened by The Johns Hopkins University is urgently calling on policy makers and public health officials to disseminate a new set of principles to better take into account the interests of those who will be the worst affected: the world's most poor and disadvantaged.... More>> September 28, 2006
HIgh-speed internet2 link revolutionizes global medical education: High-tech web connection beams Hopkins medical experts across the globe in seconds
From Medicine: Imagine Johns Hopkins faculty members performing microsurgury in Tanzania from a computer terminal in a Baltimore operating room, or health care experts in Vietnam presenting an avian influenza patient to medical students gathered in the Hopkins outpatient center.... More>> September 28, 2006
"Rx for Survival" wins Emmy Award
From the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Rx for Survival, the six-part documentary series on global health that aired on PBS stations in November 2005, was recognized with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming—Long Form during the 27th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards held September 25.... More>> September 11, 2006
Hopkins Nursing launches international midwifery online community of practice
From the School of Nursing: The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, in collaboration with the World Health Organizations and other partners, launched the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery Community of Practice on September 11, 2006.... More>> August 14, 2006
"Elite suppressors" of HIV to change how scientists monitor spread of disease
From the School of Medicine: Scientists at Johns Hopkins have found that 1 percent to 2 percent of those infected with HIV in Baltimore apparently suppress the virus to nearly undetectable levels on their own, confounding public health efforts to accurately monitor the pandemic’s spread, now in its 20th year....More>> August 12, 2006
Emergency anti-HIV drug plan "amazing success" in Uganda
From the School of Medicine: Early results from a large study of HIV-infected people in rural Uganda show that seven out of 10 who got free, emergency access to antiretroviral drugs successfully suppressed the AIDS virus in their blood to nearly undetectable levels. The findings are being presented by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the Rakai Health Sciences Program who are leading the study....More>> July 28, 2006
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response provides assistance to Middle East Region
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