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The Maggie Ryan Endowed Fellowship in Global Health was created in memory of Maggie Ryan, a remarkable young woman and former intern of the Global Health Program whose life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident as Maggie drove home after her …
Building a Pediatric Oncology Nutrition Program at Yangon Children’s Hospital in Myanmar: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration Challenge Yangon Children’s Hospital (YCH) is the largest public, pediatric hospital in Myanmar. The Hematology/Oncology (HOU) …
Pressure Injury Prevention at a Pediatric Oncology Hospital Challenge During our initial involvement with UNOP (Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica, a pediatric specialty hospital) we had started a medication adverse tracking system project. Together …
LOCATION: Africa (Ghana) TOPIC: Non-Communicable Diseases, Surgery, Education Dr. Francis Fynn Thompson (Cardiology) and Beverley Small (2015 Global Nursing Fellow) have led a tremendous effort to create a self-sustaining pediatric cardiac surgery …
LOCATION : Africa (Tanzania, Liberia and Ghana) TOPIC : Non-Communicable Diseases & Research Dr. Venee Tubman, Dr. Alexandra Coria and Dr. Catherine Taylor and researching sickle cell patient outcomes in Tanzania, Liberia and Ghana. Over 240,000 infants …
Challenge Hypothermia, or low body temperature, is a leading cause of infant mortality in low-resource areas—even in places with warm climates like sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Underweight and premature babies are particularly vulnerable to …
LOCATION: Rwanda TOPIC: Maternal, Child and Infant Care & Non-Communicable Disease Hypothermia, or low body temperature, in infants remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality even in places with warm climates such as sub-Saharan Africa and South …
LOCATION: Rwanda, South Korea, Israel, Turkey, Russia TOPIC: Maternal, Child, & Infant Care Infectious Diseases Non-Communicable Diseases Surgery Nutrition Education Research Every year, millions of children die from preventable causes. Expertise on how …
Challenge In Zambia, a Sub-Saharan African country with almost nine million children, there are currently no fully trained Zambian child neurologists available. As a result, treatment of neurologic conditions affecting children is extremely limited. …
Challenge Zambia remains one of the top 10 countries in the world where HIV/AIDS persists, with approximately 60,000 new HIV infections and 21,000 AIDS-related deaths each year. While more than 90 percent of Zambians have heard of HIV, many of them don’t …