May 16—Better Decisions on Fairness and Efficiency in Health. New Research Published in Value in Health. May 13—NY Times: Exploring the Role of Mobile Technology as a Health Care. Hopkins Global mHealth Initiative Profiled. May 11—Pneumonia and Preterm Birth Complications Are the Leading Causes of Childhood Death. IH Faculty Lead Publication of New Global Estimates. May 2—15 Million Babies Born Too Soon, Over 1 Million Die Each Year. Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth April 18—Special Journal Issue Highlights New International Injury Research Unit (IIRU) Work on Global Road Safety March 14—The Baltimore Sun features the Global mHealth Initiative, led by Asst. Prof. Alain Labrique March 8—Johns Hopkins Magazine features the Department's International Injury Research Unit March 7—Listen to VOA report on new HIV Treatment guidelines, published in Annals of Internal Medicine March 5—Ethiopians Trade Holy Water for AIDS Drugs. WSJ article features JHU project. March 5—IH faculty discuss mobile health on NPR. Listen to Asst. Professors Alain Labrique and Betty Jordan on Maryland Morning. February 27—Understanding consumer preferences in the context of managed competition: evidence from a choice experiment in Colombia, new article published February 20—Analyzing Afghan Health Outcomes February 15—The validity of self-reported seat belt use in Turkey, analysis by the International Injury Research Unit February 8—Chlorhexidine Umbilical Cord Care Can Save Newborn Lives, New Lancet Articles January 23—Non-certified providers provide initial care in Bangladesh, new study coming out of JiVitA-3. January 10, 2012—Vitamin A supplementation in preschool children and risk of hearing loss as adolescents and young adults in rural Nepal, new study published in BMJ December 6—Real-Time Results: Tracking Child Survival in Africa November 28—Socioeconomic status may explain racial disparities in diet, exercise, and weight, new study published in Journal of the American Dietetic Association November 18—Health Systems for All: Expanding Horizons. Video, presentations and photo contest winner. November 11—Johns Hopkins Global Center for Childhood Obesity Established November 7—eHealth Call to Action: Evaluation Needed on Global eHealth and mHealth Initiatives November 7—Lower BMI cutpoints predict diabetes and hypertension in Asians. Reuters Interviews Lead Author Professor Youfa Wang. October 27—Gairdner award winner, Chair Robert Black, credited with saving millions of children. Story in Toronto's Globe and Mail. October 21—"Vaccines’ challenging times," Washington Post article featuring IH doctoral student, on vaccine skeptics. September 24—Bill and Melinda Gates Receive Global Health Leadership Award from Department. Watch Melinda Gates's Acceptance Speech. August 16—Largest Global Childhood Pneumonia Etiology Study Launched, Led by the Department's International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) July 18—Voice of America Interview with Dr Jean Nachega: AIDS Drugs Offer Hope of Normal Lifespan in Africa July 14—Professor Thomas Quinn receives the Thomas Parran Award for his significant contributions to the field of STD research July 13—Global reductions in newborn and maternal deaths remain low, Prof. Black quoted by CMAJ. June 29—Native Vision Camp: A partnership between the NFL Players Association & the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health June 13—Read op-ed by Prof. Santosham in The Baltimore Sun: Wealthy Nations Must Follow Through on Disease Fight April 14—Watch the 5th Annual George G. Graham Lecture Live at 5pm: From Bench to Bush in Designing Nutrition Interventions: Avoiding Snakes and Climbing the Ladders April 13—Stillbirth Data Analysis Added to Lives Saved Tool (LiST) March 23—Chair Robert Black Wins Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for discovering zinc can both treat and prevent diarrhea. (Also, read new Lancet profile of Prof. Black.) March 10—Makerere University and Hopkins Complete Unique Collaborative Learning Initiative, special issue of BMC International Health and Human Rights February 15, 2011—Critical Global Health Series. Experimental bio-societies: Reflections on efforts to stem Africa’s HIV epidemic, by Dr. Vinh-Kim Nguyen
Université de Montréal. January 31, 2011—Listen to IH student and co-author of AIDS, Behavior, and Culture, Allison Ruark, speak in a special Hopkins seminar. December 21—Prenatal Micronutrient Supplementation Boosts Children’s Cognition in Nepal. See related story by Reuters. Listen to Voice of America interview. December 8—Parents' Influence On Children’s Eating Habits is Limited. See related story in The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 2010—"In Critical Condition," by Professor Santosham, in the Hindustan Times on India's Children's Day November 1, 2010—International Injury Research Unit (IIRU) Named WHO Collaborating Center October 28, 2010—New Vaccine Blog Launched by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) October 26, 2010—Scientific American Interviews Professor David Sack about the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti October 6, 2010—Improving Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asst. Professor Trujillo Presents October 6, 2010—Department Faculty Develop Training Guide to Protect Study Participants September 20, 2010—Childbirth Still a Risky Undertaking in Many Countries, Prof. Robert Black quoted in Scientific American. August 12, 2010—Human Trials of New Dengue Vaccine Begin, Led by Department's Center for Immunization Research July 22, 2010—Watch TV report on A Breakthrough for Child Survival in the Poorest Nations and America’s Cities; Chair Robert Black interviewed. July 2, 2010—Countdown to 2015 Decade Report on Maternal, Child & Newborn Survival Now Online June 23, 2010—Implementing Existing Interventions Could Save Lives in sub-Saharan Africa June 15, 2010—International Health Alumni Reception in D.C. during the Global Health Conference June 11, 2010—Directly Observed HIV Treatment by Patient-Nominated Treatment Supporter Improves Survival May 12, 2010—Infectious Diseases Caused Two-Thirds of the Nearly 9 Million Child Deaths Globally In 2008 April 22, 2010—Pneumococcal vaccine has cut disease among Navajos, finds study led by Associate Professor Katherine O'Brien. April 8, 2010—1st edition of the Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative (JHVI) newsletter. April 1, 2010—New Master of Health Science (MHS) in Health Economics, based in the Department of International Health and the Department of Health Policy and Management. March 29, 2010—Investing wisely in child survival with the Lives Saved Tool (LiST): Special issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology. March 2, 2010—Spring issue of the Department's newsletter, The Globe, now available. February 8, 2010—Professor Carl Taylor 1916-2010 | Tributes from Department colleagues | Baltimore Sun obituary, NY Times obituary, and Lancet obituary January 29, 2010—Bill and Melinda Gates Pledge $10 Billion in Call for Decade of Vaccines. The Department's Institute for International Programs acknowledged. January 27, 2010—Rotavirus vaccine—A powerful tool to combat deaths from diarrhea, editorial by Professor Santosham in the New England Journal of Medicine. January 26, 2010—GAVI: A Time to Celebrate...And Reinvest. Read Dr. Orin Levine's latest entry on the Huffington Post. January 20, 2010—Department Chair Dr. Robert Black to Receive 2010 Programme for Global Paediatric Research Award. January 12, 2010—Independent public health evaluations could save lives, according to Lancet article by lead author Dr. Jennifer Bryce. January 6, 2010—High antiretroviral therapy adherence associated with lower health care costs, according to new article by lead author Dr. Jean B. Nachega. December 16, 2009—Department faculty publish H1N1 swine flu vaccine opinion piece in the S.F. Chronicle. December 8, 2009—International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) established. December 2, 2009—Associate Professor Adnan Hyder to lead JHSPH effort on Michael Bloomberg’s $125M Global Road Safety Program. November 24, 2009—JHSPH Magazine features the JiVitA Project, one of the world's largest community trials investigating the role of nutrition in maternal and infant survival. November 2, 2009—Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents, according to new article by lead author Associate Professor Youfa Wang. October 28, 2009—Article led by Associate Professor Parul Christian shows mortality rates reduced among children whose mothers received iron-folic acid supplements. October 1, 2009—Associate Professor Orin Levine quoted by the World Pneumonia Day coalition. October 1, 2009—Center for American Indian Health partners with the Notah Begay III Foundation. Watch video of Center Director Mathuram Santosham and Notah Begay III discussing the exciting opportunities this collaboration presents. September 10, 2009—Learn about the Department at the Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair. August 24, 2009—Center for Immunization Research will conduct trial of H1N1 Flu Vaccine. August 17, 2009—Time Magazine cites Department's research in "Diarrhea: The Great Zinc Breakthrough." July 23, 2009—JAMA publishes "Ancillary Care for Public Health Research in Developing Countries" by IH Associate Professor Adnan Hyder and Assistant Professor Maria Merritt. July 2, 2009—The JHSPH Magazine features the Applied Mental Health Research (AMHR) Group and the International Injury Research Unit (IIRU). June 18, 2009—WHO releases Global Status Report on Road Safety. Also, watch a video on road safety featuring Associate Professor Adnan Hyder and Michael Bloomberg. June 8, 2009—New York Times article quotes Associate Professor Youfa Wang on his study about parents' influence on children’s eating habits. June 1, 2009—Cost-effective measures could stop child pneumonia deaths, according to new study led by Associate Professor Louis Niessen. May 31, 2009—New study, led by Associate Professor Youfa Wang, indicates parents’ influence on children’s eating habits is small. May 7, 2009—Associate Professor Orin Levine featured in a Baltimore Sun article on the fight for more funding to prevent pneumococcal diseases. April 30, 2009—Professor Neal Halsey quoted by FoxNews.com in an article on meeting the demand for new flu vaccine. April 28, 2009—A New York Times article quotes Associate Professor Orin Levine about the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Rwanda. April 27, 2009—Professor Ruth Karron contributes to the New York Times Op-Ed blog on Swine Flu. April 15, 2009—Professor Joanne Katz named 2009 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Fellow. The honor recognizes an ARVO member's accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Association. April 7, 2009—PneumoADIP joins with other child health groups and Save the Children Artist Ambassadors, Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie, to establish an annual World Pneumonia Day on November 2, 2009. March 26, 2009—The Lancet publishes article on new approach to study research ethics, by Associate Professor Adnan Hyder and colleagues. March 24, 2009—Britt Ehrhardt, MHS candidate in International Health, was named a Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation. March 3, 2009—A 5-year, $7-million African Institutions Initiative Grant was awarded to the Center for Infectious Diseases and partners. The initiative, funded by Wellcome Trust, is called “Southern Africa Consortium for Research Excellence (SACORE).” Associate Scientist Dr. Jean B. Nachega is the Center's Director. February 24, 2009—A New York Times article quotes Associate Professor Orin Levine about new Gates grants to fight pneumonia. Read more about the initiatives in the PneumoADIP press release. January 23, 2009—New book by Richard J. Hayes and Professor Lawrence H. Moulton published. Cluster Randomised Trials. January 23, 2009—The Lancet names article led by Associate Professor Baqui one of the Top Three Papers of the Year. January 22, 2009—The Economist quotes Professor Neal Halsey about eradicating polio in article entitled, So near, yet so far. January 19, 2009—Critical Global Health Series announced. First seminar begins February 17, 2009. Schedule and registration information available here. January 14, 2009—Department faculty Drs. Mathu Santosham and Adnan Hyder appointed 2009 Research!America Ambassadors. | 
