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VIGH Partners with the United Methodist Church to Produce Ebola Fact Book

May 4, 2015

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Dr. Richard (‘Ran’) Nisbett, of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health and of Tubman University in Liberia has developed a lay-language educational tool for employees of the United Methodist Church in West Africa around Ebola virus and its care and prevention. Document development included extensive local field consultations.

Ebola

VIDEO: Researchers from the VZNIGHT program, the Wright lab and the Haselton lab develop a device to enhance existing malaria tests in Zambia

January 14, 2015

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Global Health Topics, Announcements, News Posts

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/01/08/3d-printer-helps-fight-malaria-in-africa/

Every minute a child dies of malaria. And it’s a disease that’s preventable and curable! A special team at Vanderbilt is in the thick of the fight against malaria and other diseases—with the help of a 3-d printer.

Malaria, Zambia, Vanderbilt-Zambia Network for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (VZNIGHT)

VU Researchers develop a new insect repellent that could save lives

May 6, 2014

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News Posts, Announcements

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/05/tech/innovation/big-idea-bug-spray/index.html

When is bug spray more than just bug spray? When it's a compound that, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University, is thousands of times stronger than DEET, works on many different insects and could very well save lives.

Malaria, Mosquitoes

Meharry Student Wins Medical Mission to Haiti

February 10, 2014

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News Posts, Announcements

http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20140129235321zg/sections/health/meharry-student-toni-aluko-wins-medical-mission-to-haiti-in-ripple-effect-contest/

Haiti, Meharry Medical College, Students

Registration is open for the 2014 Global Health Case Competition

December 20, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, Events

Global Health Case Competition, Students, VIGH Student Advisory Council (SAC)

Vanderbilt received $3 million grant to support international anesthesia education and training programs in Kenya

December 19, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, Grants (news announcement), Global Health Topics

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/12/12/ge-grant-expands-global-medical-outreach-efforts/

Vanderbilt University has received a $3 million grant from the GE Foundation’s Developing Health Globally program to fund international medical education and research in Kenya and other low-resource regions of the world.

Vanderbilt International Anesthesia (VIA), Kenya

Vanderbilt TB Center Website LIVE

November 11, 2013

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News Posts, Global Health Topics, Announcements

https://www.vumc.org/tb-center/

Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt Tuberculosis Center (VTC), TB

VIGH Announces Nurses in Residence for Central Province of Kenya

July 12, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, International Training Programs

Carol Etherington, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), Kenya, Nursing

The Katherine Dodd Faculty Scholars Program announces three new scholars for 2013-2015

June 19, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements

http://pediatrics.mc.vanderbilt.edu/interior.php?mid=8453

Click here to view the 2013-2015 scholars.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM)

Apple releases documentary featuring the work of Lwala and their use of mobile app technology to improve the delivery of maternal and child health in rural Kenya

June 11, 2013

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Announcements, Global Health Topics, News Posts, Recognition and Awards

http://lwalacommunityalliance.org/2013/06/apple-features-lwala-in-a-documentary-short-film/

Through a new documentary short film, Apple is highlighting the innovative work of Lwala Community Alliance. We couldn’t be more proud of our team in Lwala, Kenya.

Lwala Community Alliance, Kenya

Vanderbilt research developing new chemical against mosquitoes to eradicate malaria

June 11, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, Global Health Topics, Publications

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/05/31/chemical-causes-kidney-failure-in-mosquitoes-study/

Researchers are targeting a possible new weapon in the fight against malaria, science that could also be applied in the fight against other devastating mosquito-borne illnesses, according to a Vanderbilt study published in PLOS ONE.

Mosquitoes, Malaria

Vanderbilt researchers publish findings into the biological basis of odor-sensitive behaviors central to disease transmission

May 20, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, Global Health Topics, Publications

http://www.pnas.org/content/110/20/8260

Mosquitoes, Malaria

Second-year medical students present global health project posters

May 2, 2013

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News Posts, Domestic Education and Training Programs (MPH/MD), Announcements, Global Health Topics

Top row - left to right: Ben McCormick, Shanik Fernando, Magdalena Dorvil, Trisha Pasricha, Rosie Korman, Monica

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), Students

Mosquito research news from the Hillyer Laboratory at Vanderbilt

April 26, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, Publications

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/04/23/setting-mosquito-hearts-racing/

Julián Hillyer knows how to set mosquito hearts racing.

Mosquitoes

Vanderbilt Opens New Guatemalan Field Station

April 19, 2013

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News Posts, International Training Programs, Announcements

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/04/18/vanderbilt-guatemalan-field-station/

Vanderbilt University’s expanded commitment to research and sustainable development in Guatemala is reflected in this spring’s opening of a Guatemala City field station that is home to 13 projects.

Carol Etherington, Guatemala

Vanderbilt Vaccine Center and Fundación INFANT Partner to Offer Field Experience

April 10, 2013

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News Posts, International Training Programs, Announcements

The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center and Fundación INFANT are partnering to offer an international field experience involving clinical research training and thorough insight on the healthcare system in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Students, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM)

IHME launches new web-based tool for exploring health data: Global Burden of Disease - GBD Compare

April 5, 2013

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News Posts, Global Health Topics, Announcements

https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/

A Doctor of My Own: The First Medical Students of Namibia a film by Trisha Pasricha - VUSM medical student

March 25, 2013

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News Posts, Announcements, Global Health Topics

Pasricha filming at a makeshift rural clinic

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM)

Announcing the Global Health Nurse in Residence Program

March 25, 2013

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News Posts, International Training Programs, Announcements

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/03/27/vanderbilt-nurses-kenya/

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health has launched the Global Health Nurse in Residence Program, a 12-week funded program in Kenya for Vanderbilt nurses.

Kenya, Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN)

Vanderbilt Medicine: International stories of hope and healing feature VIGH members

March 13, 2013

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Global Health Topics, News Posts, Announcements

John Tarpley, Margaret Tarpley, Kenya, Nigeria, Guyana, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM)