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

 Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo launched a handwashing campaign to counter the spread of COVID-19 at the Mangolongolo Informal Settlement, April 22, 2020, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The strength of people’s trust in their health leaders can determine how a country will fare in a pandemic. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the Ebola epidemic to the reemergence of monkeypox as a public health emergency, such trust has been low.

Global Health NOW

Systematic attacks on health facilities and targeting of health workers have become a go-to strategy of modern warfare. What will it take to end these crimes?

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Residents take refuge at a Salinas, Puerto Rico high school on Sept. 19 after Hurricane Fiona slammed the island. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images

5 years living under a blue FEMA tent—a temporary solution for the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Only to lose everything again when Hurricane Fiona flooded Puerto Rico with the equivalent of 1.1 million Olympic-size swimming pools. This is the reality for many Puerto Ricans.

Global Health NOW

New Study Examines the Processes Behind the Prioritization of Global Health Issues

Researchers in the Department of International Health at the Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ analyzed how framing contributes to the level of priority certain health issues receive. The researchers identified three primary framing processes that influence which health issues are prioritized in global health, and they offer ways to make the priority-setting process fairer and more transparent.

Department of International Health

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.