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March 24, 2020
World TB Day 2020: Researchers explore preventative interventions to stop TB infections in children and pregnant women
Categories: HIV and Co-Infections
The observation of World TB Day each year on March 24th provides an opportunity to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and the measures needed to find, treat, and prevent this devastating disease that surpasses HIV as the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. With the success of HIV treatment globally, most children born to mothers living with HIV will remain HIV-negative. However, these HIV-exposed children remain at high risk for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease. (more…)
March 11, 2020
Researchers share latest findings virtually at CROI 2020
Categories: HIV and Co-Infections, Research, Talks and Events
The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) brings together top basic, translational, and clinical researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments, and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases. Due to concerns of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the US, CROI 2020 was virtually held from March 8 to March 11, 2020. (more…)
Global WACh researchers contribute to WHO HIV Testing Services guidelines for a changing epidemic
Categories: HIV
Global WACh and other UW researchers led a series of systematic reviews that informed the newly released 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) HIV testing guidelines. Principal investigators Drs. Alison Drake (Global Health, Epidemiology) and David Katz (Medicine – Allergy and Infectious Diseases), along with project leads Drs. Anjuli Wagner (Global Health), Brandon Guthrie (Global Health, Epidemiology), and Christine Khosropour (Epidemiology), led reviews on syphilis testing, social network testing, demand creation, serodiscordant couples services, and sexual behavior change, respectively. Readers can access the guidelines on the WHO’s website or as a mobile app on Apple and Android devices for on-the-go access. (more…)
March 9, 2020
Introducing Preston Owiti, UW/UoN Pediatrics Collaborative Research Lab Manager
Categories: Uncategorized
Global WACh welcomes Preston Owiti, the new Laboratory Manager for the University of Washington/University of Nairobi’s Pediatrics Collaborative Research Laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya. The late Brian Khasimwa previously held this position for 10 years. In this role, Preston is responsible for the management of laboratory operations and coordination of laboratory activities to support several research studies within Global WACh and the Department of Global Health. (more…)
March 6, 2020
Save the Date for Global WACh’s Next Big Thing
Categories: Talks and Events
UPDATE ON MARCH 20: The University of Washington is working closely with public health officials to monitor evolving recommendations for holding events during the COVID-19 outbreak. To prioritize the health and safety of our research community, Global WACh has decided to postpone this event.
Mark your calendars for Global WACh’s Next Big Thing: Saving children’s lives through accelerating research into policy and practice
Date: Monday, June 1, 2020
Time: 4-6 PM
Location: University of Washington Husky Union Building (map)
Please join the Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh) at our annual year-end celebration where we highlight the achievements of the Center over the past year in research, training, and service.
The Gut Health and Child Survival scientific priority area of Global WACh is committed to reducing child mortality by targeting enteric infections and diarrheal diseases. During the 2020 Global WACh year-end event, members of this priority area and guest experts will share cutting edge research informing and testing interventions and strategies for moving research into policy and practice quickly. Keynote speakers include Dr. Farah Qamar (Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University) and Dr. Nigel Rollins (Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health World Health Organization).
The event will include a reception to showcase capstone projects by our graduating class of Global WACh Certificate students to date. The reception will be an excellent opportunity for networking with WACh researchers and community members over refreshments.
Winter Quarter Certificate Student Spotlight: Kristen Trivelli, Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner Student
Categories: Certificate Program, Family Planning, students
Kristen Trivelli, a third-year Family Nurse Practitioner doctoral student in the School of Nursing and current Global WACh Certificate student, traveled to Zimbabwe in summer of 2018 to complete her certificate capstone on breastfeeding education. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the benefits associated with breastfeeding so valuable that it is the recommended feeding method for mothers and infants worldwide for the first six months of the infants’ lives. However, current research shows exclusive breastfeeding rates are low in Zimbabwe. With the support of the Department of Global Health’s GO-Health Fellowship, Kristen sought to understand how breastfeeding education is provided from the perspective of nurses, and how parents receive this education in Zimbabwe. She designed and led her own qualitative study and hopes to share her findings with stakeholders to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates in the country. (more…)
February 14, 2020
Announcing the 2019 Seeds for Change Awardees
Categories: Awards
Global WACh is pleased to announce the largest group of recipients of the 2019 Seeds for Change Resource Award to Strengthen Collaborative Sites. We received the most applicants this year compared to previous years. Congratulations to our 10 awardees! We look forward to sharing the impact of these small changes with big improvements in clinical care, patient satisfaction, workforce empowerment, and health service delivery for programs benefiting the health of women, adolescents and children.
| Applicant | Site | Country | Project Title |
| Ahoua Koné | Bondoukou Referral Hospital | Côte d’Ivoire | Improving the hospital experience for pediatric patients |
| Benson Singa | Migori Country Referral Hospital | Kenya | Improving Privacy and Care for Women at MCH Clinic and favourable health outcomes for Neonates and Malnourshed Children admitted at Migori County Referral Hospital |
| Brenda Wandika | Mathare North Health Centre | Kenya | Improving infrastructure to support maternity care in Mathare North Health Centre |
| Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia | Lighthouse Trust | Malawi | The Lighthouse Trust Children and Adolescent Support Program |
| Ednah Ojee | Mathare North Health Centre | Kenya | Improving Emergency Response at the Mathare North Health Centre Maternity Ward |
| Emma Otieno | Yala Sub County Hospital | Kenya | Emergency response equipment for the FIT/STEP UP Study |
| Judy Onyango | Mathare North Health Centre | Kenya | Improving Perinatal Monitoring |
| Karoli Lwanga | Mbita Sub County Hospital | Kenya | Resources for the Antibiotic Use in Children with Severe Diarrhoea (ABCD) Study |
| Matemo Daniel | Lumumba Sub County Hospital | Kenya | Refurbishing Hospital Space for TB and MCH care |
| Nelly Mugo | Partners in Health Research and Development research site in Thika | Kenya | Enhancing waiting room experience for women and adolescents |
February 3, 2020
Predoctoral Research Fellow, Claire Rothschild, receives NICHD fellowship award focused on women’s reproductive health in Kenya
Categories: Awards, Contraception, Family Planning, students
Claire Rothschild, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, received a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) F31 pre-doctoral fellowship to support her dissertation research on using mobile technology to improve family planning data and outcomes in Kenya. In collaboration with PATH-Kenya and Kenyatta National Hospital, Claire’s research focuses on better understanding when and why women discontinue and switch methods of contraception, with the specific goal of identifying factors that predict dissatisfaction and early discontinuation of contraceptive methods among women who do not wish to become pregnant. (more…)
January 2, 2020
Announcing leadership transitions within Global WACh
Categories: Uncategorized
Global WACh is thrilled to begin 2020 with the announcement of two new members of our leadership team. Dr. Judd Walson will join Dr. Grace John-Stewart as Co-Director of the Center and Dr. Donna Denno will take over as the Center’s Associate Director, representing the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Denno will be taking over this role from Dr. Maneesh Batra, who is stepping down after eight years in the position to expand his time working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He will continue to be an active Global WACh community member. We thank Dr. Batra for his outstanding contributions of wisdom and insight that have been invaluable to our success as a Center! (more…)
December 19, 2019
Dr. Carol Levin and health experts call for action to improve global food supply and protect children’s health against the double burden of malnutrition
Categories: Gut Health and Child Survival, Nutrition
In a new Series in The Lancet, Dr. Carol Levin (Health Economist and Associate Professor, Global Health) and experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) explore how the double burden of malnutrition (DBM), the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition, affects a third of low- and middle-income countries. The four paper Series warns of a global nutrition crisis, with countries struggling with high rates of obesity alongside the long-standing challenge of hunger. Malnutrition in all its forms can lead to poor health outcomes, including impaired childhood development and diet-related non-communicable diseases. (more…)
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