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Explore the latest public health research and insights about International Health.

A photo of a pair of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans. Photo by Dr. Niaz Abdur Rahman.

Interviews with tiger attack survivors and the families of those who died in such attacks reveal the ripple effects of human-tiger interactions and the significant mental health toll they take. 

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Scientist in protective suit collecting water in test tube

New Low-Cost Rapid Field Diagnostic Tests for Pathogens ETEC, Shigella, and Cholera May Be the Future in Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Surveillance

Researchers developed a new, highly sensitive, molecular diagnostic field assay that detects cholera from a stool or water sample in minutes.  The Bloomberg School team has already used similar technology to develop rapid tests for both ETEC and Shigella.

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Young mothers care for their babies inside a maternity ward in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya on November 7, 2022. Photo by: Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty

Spanning 7 countries, a major piece of global maternal health research found that a low-cost, widely available generic antibiotic can prevent life-threatening sepsis during childbirth in women delivering babies in low- and middle-income countries.  

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Melissa Walls Receives President's Frontier Award

Walls, co-director of the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins University, will receive a $250,000 grant to further her community-based work improving the health and well-being of native communities

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An ambulance drives through Laatzen, Germany in heavy snow during a surge in COVID-19 cases on January 31, 2022.

Roundly seen as a triumph of self-interest and collective failure, the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic proved that countries must prepare for a more coordinated, equitable effort before the next pandemic strikes.

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Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Hotez—with his signature uniform of lab-coat-and-bow-tie—has been a prominent voice on vaccine equity and misinformation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Several health care workers wearing face masks and yellow protective suits acknowledge applause outside the Hospital de Barcelona on April 13, 2020 in Barcelona, during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

Global Health NOW asked some leading global health experts about their global health wish lists for 2023; they flagged the big wins they'd love to see this year and the areas that deserve more attention from the global health community.        

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Mohammad Hanif washes recyclable materials pulled from the Bhalswa landfill in Delhi, on October 5, 2022. Image by Cheena Kapoor

As COVID-19 slowly loosens its grip on India, it leaves in its wake more than half a million deaths, damaged health infrastructure, financial duress, and mountains of discarded personal protective equipment. 

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International Health Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of International Health? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

 

Judd L. Walson
Professor
International Health

Judd L. Walson, MD, MPH, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist who works to improve child survival, growth, and development in low- and middle-income settings.

Melissa Marx
Associate Professor
International Health

Melissa A. Marx, PhD ‘02, MPH ’98, evaluates maternal, child, and infectious disease programs, and has led response efforts for outbreaks including SARS, Ebola, and COVID-19.