@fsmglobalhealth
The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine works to create knowledge, capacity and equity in #globalhealth through transdisciplinary research and education partnerships.
UGHE and Northwestern faculty collaborated at the post-graduate Health Professions Education certificate program
Seed research funding is pivotal to the development of partnerships and data gathering to support initial findings. Recognizing that need, @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social created the Global Innovation Challenge Award.
Learn about these projects: spr.ly/63322hWunw
Global Health Education Day
📢CALL FOR ABSTRACTS📢
Abstract submission deadline:
📆Mon, March 16
Submit: spr.ly/63329hizFh
#GlobalHealthEducationDay will be held Wed, May 13 in Lurie Medical Research Center.
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With the support of funding from the Strohm family, cervical cancer research led by Principal Investigator (PI) Lifang Hou, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Global Oncology, has extended to low- and middle-income areas in Ghana and Kenya.
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Imran O. Morhason-Bello headshot
Join us at the March #IGHSeminar, "Cervical Cancer Elimination Agenda in Nigeria Towards 2030: Prospects and Challenges" with Imran O. Morhason-Bello, MBBS, MD, PhD.
🗓️ Wed, Mar 4
⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT
💻 Zoom: spr.ly/63326hiMce
Imran Morhason-Bello headshot
Longtime Havey Institute for Global Health collaborator Imran O. Morhason-Bello, MBBS, MD, PhD, from University of Ibadan, recently received the 2025 Excellence Award in Research by the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria (SOGON).
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Global Health Education Day
📢CALL FOR ABSTRACTS📢
Abstract submission deadline:
📆Mon, March 16
Submit: spr.ly/63323hjwnZ
#GlobalHealthEducationDay will be held Wed, May 13 in Lurie Medical Research Center.
Imran O. Morhason-Bello headshot
Join us at the March #IGHSeminar, "Cervical Cancer Elimination Agenda in Nigeria Towards 2030: Prospects and Challenges" with Imran O. Morhason-Bello, MBBS, MD, PhD.
🗓️ Wed, Mar 4
⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT
💻 Zoom: spr.ly/63320hpFmw
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Researchers from the Center for Global Oncology are addressing HPV testing challenges in Chile, where cervical cancer remains a significant public health concern.
Read about the project: spr.ly/63327hpI23
🎙️Tulio de Oliveira, PhD, professor of Bioinformatics at Stellenbosch University, discusses frontline genomics and the future of global health in the new episode of #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast.
Listen: spr.ly/63326hOr3I
Health on the Roll mobile clinic with IGH leadership at the launch event
In Nigeria and Mali, many women do not have access to medical care like cervical cancer screening and treatment. A team from the Center for Global Oncology created the Health on the Roll mobile clinic to address these issues. spr.ly/63327hyNcl
#WorldCancerDay
Have you registered for the Feb 4th IGH Seminar? spr.ly/63323CA7lW
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The Buehler Center Evaluation Program provides evaluation and research methods support to researchers. Led by Sarah Welch, MPH, the program offers services to strengthen the evaluation and research capacity of community organizations. spr.ly/63325hDeot
Pill bottles lined up on their sides
Lori Post, PhD, director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics, discusses the recently launched OD Pulse, a dashboard that uses U.S. Census population estimates to calculate monthly overdose death rates. spr.ly/63322CCMt2
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Join us at the February #IGHSeminar, "Turning Evidence into Action: Advancing Youth Mental Health Across Africa," featuring Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH.
🗓️ Wed, Feb 4
⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT
💻 Zoom webinar: spr.ly/63323CA7lW
🎙️Yukari Manabe, MD, associate director of Global Health Research and Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, discusses how the HIV pandemic shaped a global health leader in the new episode of #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast.
www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...
Ciaran Kohli-Lynch presents a lecture in front of a classroom of public health students
Public health students at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa convened to learn decision-analytic modelling from Ciaran Kohli-Lynch, PhD, MS, from the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics. spr.ly/63329CFo11
@ipham.bsky.social
Wearable technology monitoring vitals on a wrist
Monitoring hospitalized patients' vital signs is crucial to address challenges and provide a wireless system. Learn how this team researches how to improve hospital care in Ghana through innovative wearable technology systems.
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@ipham.bsky.social
Register for our January #IGHSeminar, "Pediatric Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida in Zambia," featuring Rebecca Reynolds, MD, from University of Iowa Health Care! spr.ly/6180CTecA
🗓️ Wed, Jan 14
⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT
💻 Zoom webinar: spr.ly/6180CTecA
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You're invited to our January #IGHSeminar, "Pediatric Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida in Zambia," featuring Rebecca Reynolds, MD, from University of Iowa Health Care!
🗓️ Wed, Jan 14
⌚️ 1 PM - 2 PM CT
💻 Zoom webinar: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Chad Achenbach presenting an award at Havey Institute for Global Health's Global Health Day
Presenter standing in front of a poster at Havey Institute for Global Health's Global Health Day
Presenters standing in front of a poster at Havey Institute for Global Health's Global Health Day
Matthew Laurens presents the keynote address to an auditorium audience at Havey Institute for Global Health's Global Health Day
Northwestern students, faculty, staff, and community partners shared and recognized global health research, education, and outreach at the Havey Institute for Global Health’s 14th annual Global Health Day.
Read more: news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/12/11/s...
🎙️Egon Ozer, MD, PhD, co-director of the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution, discusses investigating global infectious disease threats in the new episode of #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast.
Listen: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...
Eighteen people standing in two rows, all wearing medals at the investiture ceremony for newly endowed professors
A medal is placed around Judd Hultquist's neck
A medal is placed around Farrah Mateen's neck
Judd Hultquist, PhD, and Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, were recently appointed to endowed professorships and recognized at a group investiture ceremony.🎉
Read more on the news page: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/i...
Meet Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH, associate director of the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care.
Van Pelt's research focuses on improving the health of marginalized populations in resource-limited settings.
www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/1...
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#ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast Rewind ⏪
Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH, talks about her trailblazing career that led her to become director of the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care at the Havey Institute for Global Health.
www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/podca...
Children in India sitting outside in a circle with an adult teacher sitting in the middle
Teachers sitting in a room watching a tutor give a lesson on a television screen
To address ongoing education and health literacy issues for children in Assam, India, the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care launched the SHELTER Tea Champions program, which creates opportunities, fosters empowerment, and more. www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/1...
Hear more from Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, when he presents the keynote address at Global Health Day on Wednesday, Nov. 19: "Vaccine Successes in Global Health: Typhoid Fever and Malaria"
Details and RSVP: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/globa...
🎙️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
Global Health Day, Wed, Nov 19
Global Health Day schedule of events
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
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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.
