University of Washington Department of Global Health

AIDS Recovery in Kenya
Loyce Mbewa-Ong'udi, a UW graduate student now working on her Master's in Public Administration at UW, was featured in the news Aug. 17. "This is the story of a village, spurred by two extraordinary women, rising from the depths of the AIDS epidemic to build a future for itself. In 10 years, with hardly any international aid, this poor farming community has founded a nursery school and feeding program, a pharmacy, a youth group and income-generating projects. The work touches more than 10,000 people in 10 villages and keeps growing..."

In the Press
IHOP Alumna and GH Pathway Student Receives Award
Wall Street Journal, August 18,2008
Sherr Wins Young Investigator Award for HIV/AIDS Work
University Week, August 21, 2008
Extraordinary Response to Global Health Request for Proposals University Week, August 21, 2008
Genital Herpes Treatment Does Not Prevent HIV
Reuters, August 11, 2008, International Clinical Research Center trials referenced

Upcoming Events
UW-UCSF Joint Symposium on HIV Research in Women
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - Fri, September 5, 2008
Seattle, WA
Keynote addresses: Catherine Hankins, MD and
Ruth Greenblatt, MD
Les Roberts at the University of Washington
October 21-24, 2008
University of Washington Campus
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Public Health Informatics Conference
September 18-19, 2008
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Seattle, WA
Keynote address: Les Lenert, Director
National Center for Public Health Informatics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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