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Welcome to the Department of Global Health!
Our Department offers exciting and diverse programs of study to prepare you for your career in global health.
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Global Health
An Interconnected World
With a record attendance and a highly anticipated keynote speaker, the 11th annual Global Health Mini-University was more successful than ever before. The day-long event, sponsored by the GW Center for Global Health and USAID, brought together about 1300 public health students and professionals to learn about emerging research and best practices in nearly 70 areas of global health.
eHealth, mHealth & Telemedicine
The Emerging Research study looks at underserved hypertension patients in the DC area and the use of a “pill phone” application to allow them to keep track of their medicine.
A Visit From Ambassador Melanne Verveer
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer is the featured speaker at the 2011 James P. Grant lecture.
Adolescent Mental Health Roundtable
The Department's Center for Global Health worked with UNICEF and WHO to bring together adolescent mental health experts from around the world.
Timor Leste Visit
The Minister of Health Timor Leste and a small delegation visited the Department of Global Health with the purpose of discussing potential research collaborations and building the research capacity in Timor-Leste in the areas of health system strengthening, infectious diseases and maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) with the Department of Global Health.
GW Professor of Global Health Speaks on Panel of Experts at Atlantic Council Workshop
Lone Simonsen, Ph.D., research professor and research director in Global Health at the GW School of Public Health and Health Services, appeared on a panel of experts discussing pandemics at the Atlantic Council’s Global Trends 2030 “Pandemics and the End of Globalization.”
Paul Zeitz Receives GW’s 2010 Global Health and Development Achievement Award
The GW Center for Global Health announced Dr. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of the Global Aids Alliance, has been named the 2010 Global Health and Development Achievement Award recipient and will be honored on December 9th, 2010 at George Washington University.
Center for Global Health Honors Malaria Champions of the Americas 2010
Agencies from Suriname, Brazil, and Colombia were honored as the top three finalists for “Malaria Champions of the Americas" during a celebration of the fourth annual Malaria Day in the Americas on November 4 at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C.
Learning Locally, Acting Globally: GW Hosts Tenth Annual Global Health Mini-University
The tenth annual Global Health Mini-University brought over 1100 global health students and professionals to the George Washington University to share knowledge and learn from one another.
Leaders Call for Renewed Efforts in Child Survival at First Annual James P. Grant Lecture
15th year since the passing of James P. Grant, the former Executive Director of UNICEF, global health leaders from around the world meet to discuss the challenges that remain to achieve the unfinished agenda for children.
Department of Global Health
2175 K St., NW, Suite 200
School of Public Health and Health Services
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 994-3799
Fax: (202) 994-3799
E-mail: globalhealth@gwu.edu