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Duke Global Health Institute @DukeU. Preparing global health leaders. Working for health equity. Partnering for change.
The Going Places program has found a simple, but effective way to tackle childhood obesity in Durham at no cost. Emily D’Agostino, a professor with Duke School of Medicine and an affiliate with our institute, shares more about the collaborative program ⬇️ medschool.duke.edu/news/helping-t…
#FlashbackFriday to the moments that mean that much to us from May 9. #DGHI25 #GradSzn #BlueDevils💙 🌎 📸: Chris Hildreth/Rooster Media
Want to know what a career looks like? Take a peak inside the office of Dennis Clements. After more than 50 years at @DukeU, he chose to retire. We spoke with him ahead of his final day this summer to see his career through the objects in his office. globalhealth.duke.edu/news/memories-…
A new study led by DGHI's @HermanPontzer suggests diet, not inactivity, is the primary driver behind the global obesity crisis. trinity.duke.edu/news/new-duke-…
A deadly fungal infection, often missed or diagnosed too late, may soon be detected in hours, not weeks. @DukeGHI researchers have developed a PCR test for talaromycosis that could save lives by enabling earlier treatment. 🔗 Read more: globalhealth.duke.edu/news/rapid-dia…
"IAS 2025 delivers a clear message: communities are the frontline, not the afterthought." Check out this commentary from DGHI Hock Fellow @JRatevosian ⤵️
My roundup of big HIV updates from @ViiVHC @GileadSciences @Merck @WHO and more. I also share reflections on #IAS2025 and the future. Grateful @LindaGailBekker brought Keith Haring into the conversation—his legacy still speaks volumes. @pozmagazine poz.com/article/hiv-mo…
New ✒️ The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health’s Ipchita Bharali, Osondo Ogbuoji and Director Gavin Yamey are co-authors on a paper about the challenges and opportunities for setting norms and standards in global health for the World Bank ⬇️ thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/84732d9…
Current 📍: Rwanda Seen is @JRatevosian, our Hock Fellow, attending the annual @iasociety Conference on HIV Science in Rwanda. He was a panelist for a discussion on “The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in HIV Vaccine Research and Development.” 📸 :Jean Bizimana/IAS
Duke Global Health Innovation Center Director Krishna Udayakumar spoke with Al Jazeera’s “Inside Story” about the latest UNAIDS report and to discuss how can countries maintain HIV progress after U.S. funding cuts ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=ItnmrB…
“Without reliable data about how HIV is spreading, it will be incredibly hard to stop it,” says our Institute Director Chris Beyrer. More from his interview with the AP on the UN's warning on what's at stake if HIV programs aren't funded ⬇️ apnews.com/article/hiv-pr…
There’s one thing that matters to Ismail Shekibula, who graduated from our MS-GH program in 2024: the health of people with HIV in his native Tanzania. A new telehealth approach to counseling may be he answer that also strengthens their mental health. ⬇️ globalhealth.duke.edu/news/living-ho…
New ✒️ from the Duke Center for Policy Impact in Global Health's Ipchita Bharali, Osondu Ogbuoji and Gavin Yamey for the World Bank. Full article ⬇️ thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/84732d9…
A congratulations are in order 👏🏿👏🏼
Duke Ob/Gyn's residency program is ranked No. 9 in the nation by Doximity. The department is dedicated to evidence-based, patient-centered and compassionate care, all of which shape our training, advocacy and identity as providers, and our commitment to our patients.
A core of @DukeU is the depth of interdisciplinary research. The Office of Interdisciplinary Programs spoke with faculty about why that approach helped them choose Duke including three DGHI professors:. Jim Zhang, Geraldine Dawson and Marc Jeuland 🌎 💙 interdisciplinary.duke.edu/news/nine-reas…
Mark your calendars for this fall 🍂 🍁 The Duke Center for Global Mental Health will host its second annual conference on Oct. 7 on Duke’s campus. Learn more about this event, including how to register and submit an abstract, at the 🔗 shorturl.at/zuf1D
The Duke Center for AIDS Research’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Core will host a webinar on “Foundation Funding: HIV and Global Health” on July 22 at 1pm. Join on Zoom and the login passcode is DukeCFAR ⬇️ duke.zoom.us/j/99873728123?…
The latest from Jirair Ratevosian, the inaugural Hock Fellow at our institute, for the Geneva Health Files: genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/how-us-polic…
We all use plastic. But what happens when it breaks down into tiny pieces we can’t see? 👀 Those pieces, called microplastics, are showing up in our food, water, and even our bodies. Duke researchers are asking: how does this affect our health? today.duke.edu/2025/06/microp…