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

A girl walks among the mountains of waste in Garden Compound.

Will Garden House Compound, a sprawling maze of makeshift shelters outside Lusaka, Zambia, become a hotspot once again for another deadly cholera outbreak during the upcoming rainy season? 

Global Health NOW
Mary Kapaipi, dressed in a bright purple and blue outfit, sits on the porch of her home with her hands clasped; a red water pitcher and bucket sits next to her door.

The cholera outbreak that swept Zambia in early 2024 highlighted the urgent need for improved water and sanitation infrastructure, especially in urban areas. But the crisis spotlighted another critical factor, too: the stigma surrounding the disease.

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JHU President Ron Daniels meets India's Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi

The weeklong trip, organized by the university's Gupta-Klinsky India Institute, included announcements about Hopkins support for work on pediatric tuberculosis, and career advancement for women in STEMM fields.

The HUB
Police in Bogota wearing bright neon green safety shirts conduct speeding checks on a heavily trafficked road.

Many people consider traffic crashes happenstances, but they're often a symptom of systemic issues鈥攆rom roads designed to prioritize moving cars over pedestrians to a lack of best-practice road safety laws. The media can help shift the narrative.

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Photo shot from above of an NG Biotech employee wearing green latex gloves, a white coat, and a protective hair covering, working on rows of small white "Carba" antibiotic resistance tests.

The current pipeline for new antibiotics is 鈥渙n the verge of collapse鈥 within the next four to eight years鈥攁nd a key reason is that antibiotic makers can鈥檛 stay in business.

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Aron Villanueva tends to the Ejido Padre Kino, Mexico, grave of his grandson Axel Villanueva. June 6, 2023.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a bacterial threat that continues to spread in the Americas because of a lack of research and awareness.

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Busy street life in downtown New Orleans

Global Health NOW's coverage from ASMTH's Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 13鈥17, 2024鈥攊ncluding briefs on mpox, Hansen鈥檚 disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and a walking tour through public health history.

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International Health Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of International Health? They鈥檙e 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 鈥02, MPH 鈥98, evaluates maternal, child, and infectious disease programs, and has led response efforts for outbreaks including SARS, Ebola, and COVID-19.