Two UW researchers named AAAS Fellows
Two University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an April 18 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 502 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements” in science and engineering.
Undoing Unfair Knowledge Practices in Global Health with Seye Abimbola
Dr Seye Abimbola is a health systems researcher and one of the world's leading scholars and voices on decolonizing global health. His first exposure to social determinants of health came during his mother’s midwifery work which he witnessed during childhood. He continued to see inequity in health while working at the Nigeria Ministry of Health where he observed a disconnect between those in power understanding the needs of the community being served.
Two Years of War in Ukraine: I-TECH and Healthcare System Resilience Recap
On March 28, 2024, the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH), the UW Behavioral Research Center for HIV (BIRCH), and the Department of Global Health (DGH) collaborated for a conversation with two critical members of the I-TECH Ukraine team, Oksana Danylenko, MD, MPMA, and Alyona Ihnatiuk, MPH.
DGH Highlights from CUGH 2024
From March 7 – 10, 2024, UW Department of Global Health attended the 2024 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in Los Angeles, CA.
The weekend included faculty and graduate students sharing their research in seven posters presentations on research topics ranging from academic journal publishing to healthcare management in Lesotho to early hearing detection and intervention in Kenya.
National Nutrition Month: Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Multisectoral Nutrition Strategies
Malnutrition, which refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in nutrient intake, affects billions of people around the world. There are various forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, micronutrient-related malnutrition, and overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases.
Biraj Karmacharya named 2024 Alumni of Impact Awardee for the UW School of Public Health
Biraj Karmacharya, a public health leader in Nepal, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Alumni of Impact Award. Karmacharya studied at the UW School of Public Health as a Nepal Fulbright scholar and received two SPH degrees: a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and an MPH in Global Health. He is also an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Global Health and was the founding co-director of Nepal Studies Initiative at the Jackson School of International Studies at the UW.