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PEPFAR has always been about building sustainable systems, not creating permanent reliance. The U.S. Congress should recognize this and reauthorize the lifesaving program, argue three researchers.

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Global Health NOW
Yanomami Indigenous people rest in traditional blue and white hammocks used in lieu of hospital beds.

Throughout Latin America and globally, Indigenous communities face significant challenges in accessing health care, particularly when it comes to complex systems like surgical care. 

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Ketamine pills fall onto a table.

What to Know About Ketamine

Following a recent high-profile death, ketamine—for decades used as a popular party drug—came under public scrutiny for its use as a treatment for everything from psychiatric illnesses to autoimmune diseases.

Bloomberg School
A man wearing a blue vest puts his hands out to receive medicine through a window cut out in a yellow-painted pharmacy.

Emmanuel Nfor’s training as a pharmacist in Cameroon didn’t cover the drug supply management side—yet that fell to him, too. He calls for an overhaul of the system—training locals in LMICs on pharmaceutical system strengthening.

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Medicine Faculty Experts

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

Albert Wu
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Albert Wu, MD, MPH, studies the impact of safety problems on patients and health care workers.

Gerard Anderson
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Gerard Anderson, PhD, works with policymakers to control health care spending.

Katherine Smith
Professor
Health, Behavior and Society

Katherine Clegg Smith, PhD, MA, is a sociologist who examines health experiences and health communication, with a research focus on cancer and chronic disease.