Global Health Archive — Page 7 of 9

Health professionals practice emergency care on a medical simulation mannequin, using a ventilation mask and stethoscope while monitoring attached sensors.
March 5, 2015

Kenyan team trains in health care simulation at VUMC

A team of Kenyan medical and technology professionals is spending February and March at Vanderbilt to learn how to train health care providers in their country through the use of simulation technology and to receive guidance on establishing the first medical simulation lab in sub-Saharan Africa.

By Jill Clendening
Three women sit outside a simple earthen-and-metal structure; the woman in front holds papers and a pen, while the woman behind her writes on a clipboard.
January 8, 2015

Vanderbilt trainee on the front line of Ebola outbreak

Rachel Idowu, M.D., MPH, spent five weeks in Africa last summer assisting the Ebola outbreak response in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital and most populous city.

By Paul Govern
HIV cell
October 2, 2014

Traditional healers contribute to HIV care delays: study

If you’re a native of rural Mozambique who contracts HIV and becomes symptomatic, before seeking clinical testing and treatment, you’ll likely consult a traditional healer.

By Paul Govern
Mozambique on map
July 31, 2014

Grant bolsters biomedical ethics efforts in Mozambique

Vanderbilt University researchers have received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen research ethics capacity in Mozambique.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of a smiling man wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie.
June 26, 2014

Aliyu receives alumnus award from UAB

Muktar Aliyu, M.D., MPH, Dr.P.H., associate director for Research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, is the recipient of the 2014 Alumnus Award for Scientific Excellence from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health.

By Denise Anthony
Group of people exercising outdoors on a lawn beside a brick building, following a woman leading a Zumba-style workout.
May 29, 2014

VU lauded at Global Healthy Workplace Summit

Vanderbilt University has been named second in the world for its programs to enhance the physical and mental health and safety of its employees throughout the University and Medical Center.

By Craig Boerner