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Global Health Matters May/June 2023

Participants sit on a stage at the plenary session at CUGH 2023 on global health in the 21st century

CUGH 2023: Reimagining global health

Global Health emerged as an academic field over the last two decades. A plenary panel co-moderated by Acting Fogarty Director Peter Kilmarx addressed key overarching questions in the field.

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Headshot of Anubha Agarwal

Improving heart failure care in Southern India

During her Fogarty fellowship, Anubha Agarwal realized data collected in high-income countries wasn't going to work.

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This photograph is a headshot of Dr. Pornpimol Kongtip.

Studying the effects of pesticides on Thai farmers and their families

Pornpimol Kongtip of Mahidol University, Thailand, discusses her GEOHealth Hub project.

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Photo of MotoMeds driver on a motorcycle next to the MotoMeds call center in Gressier, Haiti.

Delivering hope and health care in Haiti & Ghana

By focusing on telemedicine and medication delivery during the overnight hours, MotoMeds aims to prevent illnesses from turning into emergencies.

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Updated June 15, 2023