Dr. Amy Borestein, COPH Professor of Epidemiology hosted a delegation of seven Chinese officials from the Administration of Human Genetic Resources of China (Beijing and Shanghai) this May. More...

Here they come and off they go - Nearly twenty public health students are world-bound this summer, to various locations from Liberia and Ghana to West Africa to Tanzania in East Africa to South Africa to Switzerland to Germany to India to Bolivia to Brazil to Costa Rica, Guatemala and Belize. More...

Tackling the brain drain in Ghana More...

Infectious Diseases Celebrates its 50th prodcast!

Global health researchers share state-of-the-art malaria expertise

First Indo-USF Workshop on Adolescent HIV/AIDS Research Training

COPH Dean helps tackle India's challenge of traffic fatalities

The USF Health International Programs '06-;07 Annual Report is available on-line, summarizing the research, education and development, service and global outreach activities in the three colleges over the past year.

International health team to Dominican Republic The impact continues as student volunteers in the International Health Service Collaborative (IHSC) gear up for their next trip to help underserved communities, this time to El Yayal in the Dominican Republic in December-January.

USF College of Nursing -- Seeing Florida Health Care from Panama Eyes As part of the cooperation between the USF and University of Panama Colleges of Nursing, Panama students traveled to USF with Nursing Professor Lourdes Graell de Alguero to learn about and observe nursing as practiced in the US and Florida. More...

On Sandra Cadena, Director, Global Health, College of Nursing -- from her first RN job at a rehabilitation county hospital in inner city Cleveland to leading her students on a community health program in Panama, more...

China visit to USF: Mr. Shixing Wu, Consul of Education (shown speaking with Dr. DeBaldo) and Mr. Changsong Ren, Consul, from the Chinese Consulate General in Houston came to USF to meet with representatives from USF, Tampa and Tampa’s Chinese community and to discuss a proposed Confucius Institute. Also pictured are Dean Donna Petersen, Dr. Victor Peppard, Chair of World Languages, Dean María Crummett of International Affairs (IAC) and Dr. Dajin Peng, Government and International Affairs who were there to promote the proposed Institute as well.

India visit to USF: Dr. Indira Chakravarty, Dean and Director of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health in Kolkata, India received an exuberant welcome at USF Health and met with faculty in the Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, Dean María Crummett (IAC) and the Dean of Public Health. More. . .

"21st Century Grand Global Challenges" was Dr. Haile T. Debas’ theme for the Dean's Lecture Series this past week. Dr. Debas, Executive Director, Global Health Sciences and Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Medical Affairs University California, San Francisco discussed the meteoric rise of interest in Global Health among universities, the private sector and funding agencies. More. . .

Graduate students in the USF College of Public Health's Department of Global Health have been finding new and better ways to track viruses such as Dengue fever, West Nile virus, and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis — all of which are vectored, or transmitted, by mosquitoes. More...

Dean Donna Petersen, College of Public Health, participated in the graduation of 61 COPH graduates of the Public Health Diplomado (series of workshops) with the University of Carabobo in Venezuela via internet videoconference. Seen at right, she joined the ceremony virtually on behalf of USF. View Photo Collage for USF Health's history of health training.

Dr. Bobby Joseph, with the Department of Community Health of St. John's Medical College in Bangalore, India and Convener of the Disaster Management Unit and the Division of Work Environment met this June with USF Health departments and students. He summarized St. John's practical approach to managing disasters in the region. He also discussed St. John's extensive out-patient treatment and rural health education interventions carried out by the Department, with clear successes in improving health care indicators and quality primary health care delivery in tea and coffee estates.
Dr. Joseph's Presentations: Disaster Relief - the St. John's Way | Community Outreach Programs

Postcards From Panama. This summer, a group of USF College of Nursing students experienced life in some of the most rural areas of Panama - from house calls in remote mountain villages, to baby deliveries and transportation via canoe! More ...

Students experience challenge of global health fieldwork. Dr. Wayne Westhoff and Dr. Jaime Corvin of the Department of Global Health, USF College of Public Health, traveled to the Dominican Republic to work with local communities this May on a yearly academic and field study with public health students Brian Cull, Juan Santiago and Rebecca Sorenson. More ...

Crossing borders to research emerging cross-border disease- USF Health is working with four other countries to research Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection, an emerging digestive disease with one strain leading to gastric cancer in many eastern countries. More ...

Traditional Medicines of Borneo at risk- Although traditional medicines in Borneo are providing effective treatments, cures, and preventative applications, numerous barriers are blocking their use. More...

Betty Castor, Patel Center for Global Solutions, and five public health students' international field experiences in Panama- Concerned about water and sanitation challenges there, Betty Castor would like USF to help develop effective programs with partners in Panama. International Field Experience Counselor Linda Rodriguez also spoke about the students' learning experiences there. More...

Betty Castor, Patel Center for Global Solutions, visits the USF Health office in Panama - With a focus on water issues, Panama is a good place for the Patel Center to work. "As the new canal is planned, there are concerns about the fresh water supplies that power the canal," said Dr. Ann DeBaldo. More...

In search of new medicines to promote human health and conservation in the Panamanian rainforest - Dr. Dennis Kyle in the USF College of Public Health's Department of Global Health and the Center for Biological Defense is part of a consortium in Panama overseeing a project of natural drug discovery and development. This "Ecologically Guided Bioprospecting in Panama" project involves ecological drug discovery research through collecting plants or marine organisms and extracting fresh samples later tested against certain diseases and agricultural pests. More...

New opportunities in educational exchange, research and development with Chinese institutions - Dean of USF International Affairs (María Crummett) and Associate Dean for International Programs (Ann DeBaldo) visited China in December, 2006. More...

IT and Public Health in India More...

Violence against Nurses More...

Maternal Health and Women in Afghanistan More... :: Watch Video: Clip 1 | Clip 2 | Clip 3 | Clip 4 | Clip 5

Indo-U.S. Collaboration in Environmental and Occupational Health - Read Article | USF Health NOW Newsletter

New Latin America Advisory Group - More...

The U.S., Nigeria and Africa - More...

Public Health Researcher a Co-Pl on Gates Foundation Grant Targeting Parasitic Diseases - Denis Kyle, PhD - More...

New USF Global Health students - New students in College of Public Health's Global Health have traveled, studied, worked or lived in a wide range of countries, for example:

Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia, Chad, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, (and Central, Eastern and Western Europe). Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Spain, St. Kitts, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand.

One of the new "arrivals" is (Layebe) Caroline Ignegongba, pictured here, a pharmacist from Chad (map below) who is at USF as a Fulbright student scholar for a masters in Public Health. Ms. Ignegongba has worked as a pharmacist in both public (in N'Djamena) and private (near Doba in the south) medical institutions. More...

Public health researcher tackles stigma of tuberculosis in Haitian populations - More...

USF Health reforming medical education in Central Asia - More....

The Vaccinology and Infectology in the Tropics Conference held this June in Panama , was a great success, according to its more than 300 participants.  The President of Panama and the Minister of Health and other participants and speakers in this conference focused on current infectious diseases that affect global health. With an historical perspective of vaccine discovery, the conference dealt with available vaccines for tropical disease prevention, and identified future trends in vaccine development. Sessions also provided an update on management of infections key to public health. Speakers included Dr. Barney Graham of National Institutes of Health (NIH) who presented a keynote speech about the advances in the development of the HIV/AIDS vaccine; Dr. Dennis Kyle of the University of South Florida who along with Dr. Nicanor Obaldía of the Gorgas Memorial Institute, discussed malaria; Dr. Eknath Naik of the University of South Florida, who presented on AIDS; Dr. Rolando Herrero from Costa Rica who spoke about the impact of the human papilloma virus on global health and future vaccines, among others. 

Reducing Infectious Diseases in the Dominican Republic - More...

Tackling HIV/AIDS in India - More...

Dominican Republic and COPRESIDA (the Presidential Council on HIV/AIDS) - The Dr. Salvador B Gautier Hospital in Santo Domingo More...

China - Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) School of Medicine. More...

USF Dean of International Affairs - More...

International Women's Health and Human Rights - More...

International Interest and Experience Survey - More...

New Public Health Foundation of India - More. . .

For young doctor, gift just keeps on giving - More...

XVI International AIDS Conference. Karina D'Souza and Komal D'Souza participated in the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada in 2006. More...

Nutrition on the Street - Sunday Market, Kuching, Sarawak. More...

Waste Water Research in the Field - In Montverde, Costa Rica, USF students learned to design and implement qualitative research projects, combining anthropological and public health methods in their 6 week field experience there. Desirae Nasrallah (in the photo at left), a recent graduate from the Global Health Department, was administering a survey on the impact of waste waters in the Montverde's huge ecotourism industry is contributing to environmental damage, combined with the lack infrastructure to support the rapidly growing population. Her survey rsults "showed that over 95% of respondents were in favor of a waste water treatment plant. At this time there is no sewer system in Montverde and most waste water either flows into the streets or into septic pits, "ms Nasrallah explained. "The community residents were worried about the future implication of the grey water running through the streets. A local microbiologist also found an increase of parasites in the local rivers, which is a red flag for contamination.: About 60% of the respondents had recently taken ant parasitic medications. While there, the Students also assessed blood pressures, glucose, ht/wt, and skin fold measurements as volunteers at a health fair.

Health Education in the Dominican Republic - More...

Depression among HIV-infected women in India: - Read about her experience...

College of Nursing Students in Panama Blog - More...

Opportunity in Uganda: You might find someone who is interested in coming to Fairland University in Uganda as a volunteer teacher or researcher. Grad students, sabbatical leave-takers, or retirees might be interested in spending a semester or a year in beautiful, cool Uganda. More...

Screening of Breaking the Silence: Torture Survivors Speak Out - February, 2008

International Women's Day: March 8, 2008

World Health Day events: April 7, 2008

Global Health Synergy winners announced - More... Results of Post-Katrina Recovery Survey administered with Public Health Students Help - More...

New Public Health Program in Panama - more...Public Health in Macedonia - More...

Dr. Entisar Ariabi's Speaks on Healthcare in Iraq - click here.

Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health in India - More...

From the Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH): The U.S. Congress will make important decisions in 2007 on trade and health. Many members are asking the US Trade Representative to improve provisions on public health, labor and the environment in pending trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama, and in ongoing negotiations with Malaysia and South Korea. In addition, the President's "fast-track" authority, which prevents Congress from amending trade agreements, will expire. More. . .

From the Smithsonian Institution: Design for a Better Planet; Ingenious tools service basic needs. As a young man in a family of Nigerian pot makers, Mohammed Bah Abba wondered about a problem that plagues poor people in hot climates: how to keep food from spoiling without refrigeration. Then he hit upon a solution. Placing one earthenware pot inside another, he filled the space between them with wet sand, put produce in the smaller pot, and covered it with a damp cloth. Evaporation cooled the inner pot, and now an eggplant that normally spoiled after three days would stay fresh for weeks. More...

2007 Update on Priorities and U.S. Investments The Global Health Opportunities report highlights the priorities for improving health in the world's poorest communities based on objective analyses; identifies best buys for addressing these priorities effectively and a reasonable cost; lays out the global resources need from all sources; and, identifies concrete investments that the United States should make to continue leading the global community into an era of improved health across the world. See Report.

Child Health Understanding About 10.6 million children under age five will die in 2007 — greater than the number of adults who will die from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. Six million child deaths could be prevented each year through cost-effective, proven interventions that have already brought about major declines in child mortality in many countries. PDF (1.2 MB)

Public health spending is all government spending on health care, plus money from grants, social insurance and non-governmental organisations. Public health spending reduces, or even eliminates, the direct cost of health care to an individual. More. . .

Bill and Melinda Gates: We Need to Put the Power of HIV Prevention in the Hands of Women More. . .

India's next test: spreading prosperity
By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
HYDERABAD, INDIA . . .India has had nearly 60 years free of famine, growing enough food for its 1.1 billion people. Yet nearly 40 percent of its vegetables rot in warehouses before reaching market. The country has a space program - yet 30 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day; 78 percent on less than $2. More. . .

India and HIV/AIDS. India now has the highest number of people living with HIV. According to the recently released 2006 Epidemic Report of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), although some of the country's states have recorded significant progress in combating the disease, interventions are generally weak, with less than 10% of those in need receiving antiretroviral drugs. The 'Aap kis tareh ke aadmi hain?' (What Kind of Man Are You?) campaign draws public attention to implications for women in India who make up 2.2 million of the 5.7 million cases of HIV infection in the country. More...

The UN's Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons - View Article