News

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Vanderbilt awarded global health informatics training grant

The award will support a new partnership with two leading research institutions in India, the National AIDS Research Institute in Pune and the National Institute of Epidemiology in Chennai. The program will have an emphasis on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.

Yifei Hu joins VIGH

Yifei Hu, M.D., M.Sc., recently joined the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health as an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, a post-doctoral research training program funded by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She will return to China at the end of the six-month fellowship, in April 2010.

Lan Zhang joins VIGH

Lan Zhang, M.S., has joined Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health as an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow.

Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health gains new status

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has been formally named a University-wide institute.

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows 2009-2010

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows Program: 2009 Recipients.

FGH-Mozambique receives grant to alleviate poverty

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will receive $4.5 million over the next five years to help implement a unique health and anti-poverty program in the eastern African nation of Mozambique.

Vermund to speak at Physicians for Human Rights’ Southern Regional Advocacy Institute

Vanderbilt's Sten Vermund will speak at the Physicians for Human Rights' Southern Regional Advocacy Institute on Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at Meharry Medical School in Nashville, TN.

Muktar Aliyu joins VIGH

Muktar Aliyu is Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine with the Vanderbilt University Institute for Global Health and directs Vanderbilt University’s Friends in Global Health HIV project in Nigeria.

From the Associate Director's Desk

Dr. Doug Heimburger joined the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health as Associate Director for Research and Training.

Second Training Workshop of China-Tennessee Rural Healthcare Exchange Program completed

The second training workshop of the China-Tennessee Rural Healthcare Exchange Program was completed in June 2009 in Xi’an, China.

Burlison to act as nurse mentor in Zambia

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant awarded $44 million to four partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa for the improvement of primary health care systems through support of integrated primary health care and health systems strengthening.

Notes from the Field: FGH-Nigeria

As part of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Friends in Global Health (FGH) is partnering with medical institutions in Kwara and Niger states of Nigeria to implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment program.

Vermund heads HIV Prevention Trials Network

The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is an NIH-sponsored collaborative clinical trials group that develops and tests the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of a variety of interventions for preventing HIV transmission.

FICRS/F Support Center Expands

The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Support Center, managed by VIGH, began its 6th year of programming in July.

New Faculty, Staff & Fellows

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health continues to grow. In the last year two new faculty members, four new researchers, and two new staff members have joined our ranks.

‘Wrap-around’ approach boosts Nigeria HIV efforts

In its first year of operation, a Vanderbilt University-led HIV/AIDS program in Nigeria established six clinics and provided comprehensive prevention and care services to more than 2,000 clients.

Boom in Global Health Studies

 

GHESKIO Update: 5-Year Survival of Patients with AIDS Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Haiti

A follow-up to a previous GHESKIO study, highlighting it's successes in administering ART in resource poor settings.

Vanderbilt to help implement health program in Mozambique

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will receive $4.5 million over the next five years to help implement a unique health and anti-poverty program in the southern African nation of Mozambique.

H1N1 vaccine trial begins

Vanderbilt's Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) is one of a nationwide network of vaccine units funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Announcements

Call for Abstracts: GH/Innovate 2010

Global Health & Innovation Conference, Presented by Unite For Sight, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18, 2010

Training in the Clinical Management of HIV Disease

We are pleased in 2010 to again offer the HIV training/educational program launched in 1996 by the Arthur Ashe Endowment here at Cornell. For 2010, the program will be offered in April, May, October and November.

Center for the Americas at Vanderbilt - Funding Opportunities

The Center for the Americas at Vanderbilt is offering seed-funding opportunities for faculty in the humanities and social sciences who specialize in the Americas.

Call for Applicants: 2010 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government

It is my pleasure to announce that the 2010 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government is now open and accepting applications. This is the third year that APHA has offered this fellowship. APHA is looking for candidates with strong public health credentials who wish to spend one year in Washington, D.C. working in a congressional office on legislative and policy issues related to health, the environment or other critical public health issues.

Live Webcast on U.S. Strategy for Combating the Global TB Epidemic

On Tuesday, September 29 at 1 p.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live, interactive webcast from its Washington, D.C., studio featuring an expert panel discussing the U.S. strategy for combating the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.

Call for Application: African HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship

Are you interested in advocacy for new HIV prevention options? Would you like to spend a full-year working on a project that you get to design?

Vanderbilt International Office (VIO) Grants Program

All full-time faculty, staff, and graduate/professional students are eligible to participate in exchanges, but the Vanderbilt project director and submitter of the proposal must be a tenured or tenure-track faculty member (or the equivalent at Blair School of Music).

Graduate Certificate in Global Health

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine announces the new Graduate Certificate in Global Health. The certificate program comprises an 18 credit-hour course of study that is open to all degree-seeking graduate level students and professionals at Vanderbilt.

INMED now accepting applications for International Intensive Courses

This June, INMED is offering a two-week low-cost International Medicine Intensive course for healthcare professionals and students.

Vanderbilt joins global consortium to fight tuberculosis

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international consortium to improve treatment of, and hopefully eliminate the scourge of, tuberculosis.

Global Health Electives for Vanderbilt/Meharry Students

The Institute has posted dates and times for theVanderbilt-Meharry Program in Global Health.

Celebration of Cultures

On Saturday, October 3rd, the Celebration of Cultures will be bringing people together to embrace the cultural diversity of Nashville. This year’s festival will showcase the dance, music, visual arts, cuisine and traditions of more than 40 cultures through the Global Village, World Market, children’s area and food area. Entertainment will be provided on five different stages throughout the park.