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Amita Gupta and colleagues discuss female leadership in academic global health

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2017-05-04

Drs. Gupta, Manabe, Mathad discuss need for more women in global health leadership at CUGH's annual meeting.

Women's Empowerment at BJGMC World TB Day 2017

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2017-04-03

Posted 2017-04-03

Health on the Go: Mobile Clinic Delivers TB Services at Point of Need

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2017-03-24

Thanks to Raj and Bharti Shah, CTIS, & the NB Shah Charitable Trust, we are able to reach more people in Maharashtra who need care

CCGHE at CROI 2017

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2017-02-02

Inflammation biomarkers, hepatoxicity during ART and IRT, TB treatment adherence--just some of the abstracts presented at CROI

Global Impact Report

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2017-01-31

Learn about CCGHE's work to improve infectious disease prevention & treatment around the world.

A New Decade of Global Health Impact The CCGHE recently marked its 10-year anniversary, and it’s an occasion that affords an opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made so far, and envision what lies ahead. We are encouraged by the changes we’ve seen in health outcomes for people living with...

World AIDS Day 2016 at BJGMC

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2016-12-06

Read more about 2016 World AIDS Day activities at the BJGMC Clinical Site in Pune, India.

Smit Receives Staff Recognition Award from Johns Hopkins Medicine

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2016-10-24

On October 21 Johns Hopkins Medicine announced CCGHE Financial Manager Gabriela Smit as one of 3 recipients of the Staff Recognition Award. The award acknowledges Department of Medicine staff members who demonstrate measurably high standards in leadership, teamwork, can do attitude, resourcefulness...

CCGHE at ID Week 2016

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2016-10-11

OCTOBER 27 TB Infection Prevalence, Incidence and Risk Factors among Child and Adult Household Contacts of Adult TB Cases in India Shivakumar SVBY, Chandrasekaran P, Thiruvengadam K, Gupte N, Mave V, Hannah LE, Kulkarni V, Gupte A, Deluca A, Gomathy NS, Sathyamurthi P, Paradkar M, Kohli R, Meshram...

CCGHE at AIDS 2016

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2016-07-20

CCGHE efforts presented at AIDS 2016 in Durban, South Africa

Up Close: Sadaf Inamdar

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2016-07-01

The integrity of clinical trials relies on pharmacological expertise. The pharmacy at the BJGMC site is in capable hands.

2016 Global Health Established Field Placement Awardees

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2016-06-28

The following Johns Hopkins students received Global Health Established Field Placement Awards to work on CCGHE research studies in India and Uganda. Each student is spending a minimum of 6 weeks in the field, and each has been awarded $3500 from the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health for...

CCGHE Scholars Receive 2016 Global Health Established Field Placement Awards

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2016-06-28

Students receive awards to work on CCGHE studies in India and Uganda.

Confronting Gender Based Violence 2016 Course

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2016-06-16

2016-06-16—The Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE) is pleased to launch the free online course Confronting Gender-based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers. Registration is now open for the course, which is being offered through Coursera. It is scheduled to...

Up Close: Jessica Elf

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2016-05-31

The quality of air is an ethical imperative.

Awards: 2016

Post Date:

2016-05-16

2016 CCGHE students receive awards for work on global health

Amita Gupta Appointed US Chair for India TB Research Consortium

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2016-05-11

“After more than 40 years of little discovery, interest, or funding for TB research, we are at a nexus of advancement."

Can Technology & Training Promote Retention in Care & Prevent HIV Transmission?

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2016-05-10

When HIV+ mothers are actively engaged in care, they are far less likely to transmit the disease to their babies. And while HIV+ women in India generally seek initial care, maintaining continuity of care can be challenging. One study in India seeks to answer the question: Can a focused empowerment...

Up Close: Savita Kanade

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2016-05-02

Clinical research on the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis and HIV isn’t possible without someone like Savita Kanade, an anthropologist and Community Outreach Coordinator for the clinical research site at Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJGMC-CRS) in Pune, India. As the...

Mobile Technology Developed at Hopkins Medicine Transforming TB Care in Texas

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2016-04-19

Harris County Public Health Environmental Services Hailed TB Elimination Champion by CDC The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently named Harris County Public Health Environmental Services among its 2016 TB Elimination Champions for improving tuberculosis (TB) patient outcomes in...

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In-Depth: How digital health technologies can help the United States address the opioid epidemic

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2018-01-05

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MobiHealthNews

Bob Bollinger interviewed about utility of mobile health in keeping patients connected to care.

Notes from the Field: Use of Asynchronous Video Directly Observed Therapy for Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Long-Term–Care Facility ― Puerto Rico, 2016–2017

Post Date:

2017-12-22

Source:

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

emocha's video Directly Observed Therapy is highlighted in this report.

Notes from the Field--Tuberculosis Control Activities After Hurricane Harvey--Texas, 2017

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2017-12-15

Source:

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

emocha's video Directly Observed Therapy helped officials maintain continuity of care for TB patients following Hurricane Harvey.

Upstarts: A Better Blood Test?

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2017-12-15

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JHU Engineering Impact

The miLAB handheld diagnostic project led by Dr. Bob Bollinger is the feature of this report.

Celebrating Johns Hopkins Medicine's impact in India

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2017-12-13

Source:

The Campaign for Johns Hopkins Medicine

In 4 years, the CCGHE has tripled its capacity for conducting research on grave health threats, thanks to strong philanthropic support.

Transforming India from TB Hot Zone to TB Hot Shot

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2017-12-09

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Indiaspora

Dr. Amita Gupta's invited commentary: Can Indian transform its role in the global TB epidemic?

4 ways that telemedicine can address the opioid crisis

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2017-12-01

Source:

The Hill

CCGHE Director Dr. Bob Bollinger describes the utility of telemedicine in this opinion article in The Hill.

Combination HIV prevention reduces infections

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2017-12-01

Source:

MD Magazine

. . . Researchers found that throughout the 7-year period in which rates of treatment and voluntary medical male circumcision increased significantly, HIV incidence dropped by 42% among nearly 18,000 people in Uganda . . .

Male circumcision and antiviral drugs appear to sharply reduce HIV infection rate

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2017-11-29

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Medical Xpress

. . . The current study, based on RCCS data on 34,000 adults enrolled and followed between 1989 and 2016, confirmed the widespread adoption of many of PEPFAR's HIV prevention measures. The use of antiretroviral therapy among infected people rose steadily from 12 percent in the 2006 survey to 69...

Toward a TB-Free India

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2017-11-09

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Interagency TB Newsletter

TB research underway by the Indo-JHU clinical research partnership is highlighted in the US Interagency TB Newsletter.

Mexico conference: Experts from BJ Medical College make presentations on TB, treatment

Post Date:

2017-11-09

Source:

The Indian Express

Four fellows from the BJGMC-JHU Fogarty HIV-TB Training Program make national headlines in India.

Technology could help opioid addicts in rural America, but a federal rule needs changing

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2017-11-08

Source:

McClatchy News

CCGHE's Dr. Bob Bollinger discusses the utility of emocha in treating patients in remote areas.

Tech designed for Africa helps US fight disease, save money

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2017-10-12

Source:

Global Health Matters

Dr. Bob Bollinger talks with the NIH Fogarty Center about development of the emocha mobile health platform.

Bollinger tapped for Fogarty International Center Advisory Board

Post Date:

2017-10-12

Source:

Global Health Matters

CCGHE Director joins the Fogarty International Advisory Board, which provides strategic guidance on policies and programs

Efficacy maintained in HIV regimen switch

Post Date:

2017-10-10

Source:

MedPage Today

. . . "We still do have a lot of people on protease inhibitors in this country," Chida told MedPage Today. "Data to prove the safety and sustain viral load effect is important" to support decisions about switching. . .