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The following are selected articles about Department of Global Health activities:
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December 2007
Strong Medicine
Columns, December 1, 2007
Some governments may shun his straight talk, but Christopher Murray's prescriptions for global health could help all of us live better and long. His work is profiled in Columns, the University's alumni magazine. He also discussed his work during last quarter's Distinguished Faculty Lecture, which is available as a podcast or as streaming video.
August 2007
Interview with King Kennard Holmes, Chair of the Department of Global Health of the University of Washington.
The Lancet, August 2007
Dr. Holmes has a four-page interview reflecting on his career and opinions about global health.
Research Says STD Treatment Falling Behind.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 1, 2007
News from the International Society of Sexually Transmitted Disease Research Conference held in Seattle quotes Dr. King Holmes on how the world is "falling behind faster and faster" on the HIV and AIDS crisis.
July 2007
AIDS Treatment Growing, but So Is Rate of HIV: Head of U.N. Program in Town to Speak at Conference.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 30, 2007
Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, was in Seattle to honor a local mentor (Dr. King Holmes on his 70th birthday) and to speak at a research conference.
Judith Wasserheit Named Global Health Research Ambassador
uwnews.org, July 11, 2007
Judith Wasserheit, MD, MPH, professor of global health and medicine and vice chair of the Department of Global Health, is one of 51 of the nation's foremost global health experts who have joined forces to increase awareness about the critical need for greater U.S. public and private investment in research to improve global health.
June 2007
Study: Global-Health Efforts Give State Shot in the Arm
The Seattle Times, June 27, 2007
Work aimed at improving global health is enriching Washington's economy, creating $4.1 billion in business activity and supporting 44,000 jobs, according to a University of Washington study from William Beyers, professor of geography; Amy Hagopian, professor in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Jennifer Devine, co-director of the Global Washington Initiative; and Sally Weatherford, finance and administration director of the Department of Global Health.
University of Washington Launches New Institute to Evaluate International Health Program
June 4, 2007
The UW announced the creation of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, a new research center that will conduct independent, rigorous evaluations of health programs worldwide. It will be funded by a $105 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and $20 million from the University of Washington.
Foundation Grant Information | Seattle Times
January 2007
Judith N. Wasserheit, MD, MPH, Named Vice Chair of the Department of Global Health
Department of Global Health website
Dr.Wasserheit, who joined the Department of Global Health in January 2007, was formerly director of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, a global clinical trials platform linking 28 sites on four continents to evaluate preventive HIV vaccines. She also directed the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and was founding chief of the STD Research Branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.
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