🎙️Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, pediatric infectious disease specialist, University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses vaccine successes in global health in the new episode of the #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast. Listen: spr.ly/633277VPtN#ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast

Join us at Global Health Day! 📆 Wed, Nov 19 📍 Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E Superior St, Chicago www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/globa... #globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

A team from @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social, working with the University of Lagos, has identified barriers to primary care experiences in Nigeria for older people—findings which may lead to improved services for access and care to help healthy aging. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/1...

Meet Adaure Nwaba, MD, MS, the 2025-2026 Havey Institute for Global Health Post-Graduate Fellow. Nwaba, a surgical resident in the Division of Plastic Surgery at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, is involved in craniofacial/pediatrics research, health equity and breast cancer global health research.

Through Global Health Experience rotations, the Havey Institute for Global Health and its international partners give students opportunities to observe and participate in different health systems and programs. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/1...

Join us at Global Health Day! 📆 Wed, Nov 19 📍 Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E Superior St, Chicago www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/globa... #globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

Learn about the current initiatives of the Student Advisory Committee on Global Health (SACGH), a student group at the @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social that raises student interest in the field of global health and connects students to faculty mentors. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/1...

Carolina Hurtado Montoya, MD, PhD, professor of Medical Physiology at the School of Medicine at CES University in Medellín, Colombia, discusses long COVID research in Latin America in the new episode of our #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...

The Havey Institute for Global Health recently held its annual benefit dinner, highlighting achievements such as the launch of the Center for Global Pediatric Health, a formal partnership at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, & a mobile clinic for patients in Nigeria and Mali. bit.ly/igh_news

Podcast Rewind ⏪ In this rewind, we revisit the first episode of our Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD podcast. Judith Lasker, PhD, talks about the differences between sustainable global health programs & volunteer fly-in medical missions. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...

Podcast Rewind ⏪ Northwestern Medicine primary care physician Robert J. Havey, MD, shares his insight on the longevity of global health efforts in this classic episode of our #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast, "Leading Sustainable Global Health with Robert J. Havey, MD." bit.ly/podcast_havey

Havey Institute for Global Health member Juliet Lumati, MD, MPH, & her team presented their research on the financial navigation of cancer care at African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO), a National Cancer Institute–recognized research consortium. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

A passion for hard work, leading by example and giving back led Kim Bass, ’87 MD, and Ben Gulli, ’87 MD, to make a bequest to their alma mater benefiting the Havey Institute for Global Health at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social. Read more: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/i...

A study led by @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social's Egon Ozer identified a new fungal infection in Pakistan. The international collaboration was launched by a Buffett Global Working Group grant led by co-authors Profs. Mehreen Arshad & Erica Hartmann: spr.ly/63326fqGp2

📣TODAY at 1pm CT Register: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You're invited to our October #IGHSeminar, "Updates in Pediatric HIV, Where Are We Now," featuring Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO, co-director of the Center for Global Pediatric Health! 🗓️ Wed, Oct 1 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom webinar: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨ABSTRACTS DUE WEDNESDAY🚨 Details & submission: spr.ly/6180AjX1u

You're invited to our October #IGHSeminar, "Updates in Pediatric HIV, Where Are We Now," featuring Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO, co-director of the Center for Global Pediatric Health! 🗓️ Wed, Oct 1 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom webinar: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Through donor philanthropy, the Havey Institute for Global Health funds nine specialized centers and programs, conducts research spanning topics from global oncology to biomedical engineering and supports transdisciplinary educational partnerships. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Surgeons at the Havey Institute for Global Health are working to evaluate delays to surgical intervention for children with open spinal cord defects in Zambia. #globalhealth www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

🚨Call for Abstracts DEADLINE EXTENDED🚨 Apply to present a poster on a project relevant to global health at this year's Global Health Day! Deadline EXTENDED to: Wed, Oct 1 www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/globa...

📣Call for Abstracts📣 Apply to present a poster on a project relevant to global health at this year's Global Health Day! Abstract submissions are open: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/global-health-day/ Deadline to submit: Wed, Sept 24 #globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

Over the past 10 years, Juliet Lumati, MD, MPH, has studied how health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are designed—or often not designed—to protect patients from the financial risks of surgical and cancer care. #globalhealth www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

🎙️Patrick Mbullo Owuor, PhD, a pioneering anthropologist and public health leader, discusses his community-driven solutions to global health challenges in Kenya and beyond in the new episode of our #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...

You're invited to "Think Global, Act Local: Harnessing Implementation Science to Address NCDs" at our September #IGHSeminar with Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD, from the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care! 🗓️ Wed, Sept 10 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom webinar: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS & Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University (C-THAN) Dissemination Core draws on years of experience conducting needs assessment for point-of-care (POC) technologies. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

You're invited to "Think Global, Act Local: Harnessing Implementation Science to Address NCDs" at our September #IGHSeminar with Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD, from the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care! 🗓️ Wed, Sept 10 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom webinar: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A group supported by the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University (C-THAN) built a point-of-care low-field MRI system for improved imaging for diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) in children. bit.ly/news_mri

📣Call for Abstracts📣 Apply to present a poster on a project relevant to global health at this year's Global Health Day! Abstract submissions are open: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/global-health-day/ Deadline to submit: Wed, Sept 24 #globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

🎙️A new episode of #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast is here! Check out the latest episode of Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD, "Pioneering Global Health Solutions with Dr. Luis Pizarro." www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...

In South Africa and other countries with high burden of tuberculosis, a team from the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT) has supported the development of a new process to use tongue swabs for easier TB diagnosis. Read more: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD, co-director of the Center for Global Health Education, and Colleen Fant, MD, MPH, co-director of the Center for Global Pediatric Health, recently spoke at the 3rd annual Health Professions Education Conference at Maseno University in Kenya.

Five years after COVID-19 began, long COVID continues to affect people worldwide. In Colombia, Carolina Hurtado Montoya, MD, PhD, leads a research team focused on long COVID brain fog and cognitive dysfunction. #globalhealth www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Makerere University, in partnership with Northwestern University, is spearheading the E-SMAC G11 Grants Administration and Management workshop July 14-17 in Uganda, aimed at strengthening grant management offices and systems among the participating universities and entities. #globalhealth #IGHnews

Teams in the Program for Global Neurology are working to collect data from Nigeria, India, Colombia and the United States to allow researchers to perform a global comparison of the neurologic manifestation of long COVID. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Register for "From Recipients to Co-Creators: Community-Driven Solutions for Public Health. Leveraging Social Innovation & Co-Creation to Address Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-Income Settings" 🗓️ Wed, July 9 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom: bit.ly/igh_jul25 Co-sponsored by Potocsnak Longevity Institute

Register for "From Recipients to Co-Creators: Community-Driven Solutions for Public Health. Leveraging Social Innovation & Co-Creation to Address Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-Income Settings" 🗓️ Wed, July 9 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom: bit.ly/igh_jul25 Co-sponsored by Potocsnak Longevity Institute

In Nigeria, stroke is associated with unusually high death rates and disability. The team working on the "Improving Stroke Care for Better Health Outcomes in Kano, Nigeria" project is looking to change that. #globalhealth www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

With the launch of the Northwestern and Stellenbosch University Global Health Knowledge Hub, the new initiative supports collaborative activities in the areas of education, research and community engagement. news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...

Register for our July #IGHSeminar: "From Recipients to Co-Creators: Community-Driven Solutions for Public Health. Leveraging Social Innovation & Co-Creation to Address Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-Income Settings" with Prof. René English! 🗓️ Wed, July 9 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom: bit.ly/igh_jul25

🎙️A new episode of #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast just dropped! Check out the latest episode of Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD, "A New Center for Global Pediatric Health with Drs. Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo and Colleen Fant." bit.ly/podcast_dirajlal-fargo-and-fant

**THE JUNE 11 SEMINAR HAS MOVED TO ZOOM!** Learn about "Promises and Pitfalls of a 20-Year Journey Through Academic Global Health" at our June #IGHSeminar with Mark J. Siedner, MD, MPH! 🗓️ Wed, June 11 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 💻 Zoom 🔗 Register: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Congratulations to the faculty, staff, students and trainees who celebrated global health, education and outreach during the 6th annual Global Health Education Day!🎉 news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/05/28/g...

Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD, co-director of the Center for Global Health Education, served as the lead editor of a collection of twenty articles examining global health education that were published in Frontiers in Education. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Learn about "Promises and Pitfalls of a 20-Year Journey Through Academic Global Health" at our in-person June #IGHSeminar with Mark J. Siedner, MD, MPH from @harvardmed.bsky.social! 🗓️ Wed, June 11 ⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT 📍 Gray Seminar Room, 303 E Superior St 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/igh_jun25

A study from the Havey Institute for Global Health Center for Global Health Education aims to fill a research gap by expanding health professions education training to institutions across Eastern, Southern and Western Africa. #globalhealth www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

🎙️A new episode of #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast just dropped! Check out the latest episode of Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD, "Transforming Global Health Through Wireless Technology with John A. Rogers." #globalhealth Listen to the episode>> bit.ly/podcast_rogers

See you TODAY at Global Health Education Day! 🗓️ Wed, May 14 ⏰ 12:00 - 4:30 PM 📍 Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior Led by the Center for Global Health Education, events include a poster session, lunch, two keynote addresses, and a closing reception. Details>> spr.ly/61852tDEB

As respiratory viruses spread in Peru and Bolivia, a team of scientists from the Center for Pathogen Genomics & Microbial Evolution is working on projects to develop technical capacity and skills to track the transmission. #globalhealth Read more: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

The Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social (C-THAN) is seeking proposals on collaborative #HIV research projects. Learn more and apply by June 6: bit.ly/3GlngGK