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

View of cigarette butts on an ashtray with an image of a sugar skull, in Mexico City.

Even as regulations and bans seek to curb tobacco use, the tobacco industry is willing go to any lengths to keep its consumers hooked, even tapping into people鈥檚 cultural identity and pride.

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Dozens of bystanders look on as they watch rescuers in a helicopter search the site of a capsized cruise boat on Lake Victoria near Mutima village, south of Kampala, Uganda, on a grey, cloudy day.

Uganda鈥攚ith shoreline on Lake Victoria, which has earned a reputation as one of the 鈥渕ost dangerous stretches of water鈥 in the world鈥攈as one of the world鈥檚 highest rates of drowning. But the country is taking major steps to address the threat.

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Two doctors sitting at a table consult with patients  in a clinic a camp for internally displaced persons.

Sudan鈥檚 conflict has severely disrupted medical training in the country with lasting consequences. It鈥檚 time for international organizations to join with Sudanese partners to revitalize medical training, write three Sudanese health professionals.

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From innovating ways to preserve glacial ice to predicting climate-driven migration shifts to building resilient cities, researchers are exploring scalable solutions to safeguard a planet in peril.

Public Health Magazine
A health care worker waering a peach button-down blouse sits at a desk wearing a headset to connect with hotline callers in Lilongwe, Malawi.

A trio of authors from VillageReach address what鈥檚 needed to address the digital divide and design health programs informed by community needs鈥攄rawing on help tech tools that help under-reached communities share feedback. 

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Photo of a transgender person in Pakistan, seated at a vanity with a fan in the foreground.

Climate extremes including heat waves and floods affect almost everyone in Pakistan, but people who are transgender suffer disproportionately because of stigma that limits education, work, and housing options, pushing them to the margins of society. 

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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.