Georgetown Global Health Initiative

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  2. Honored to be hosted by & "Future of Global Health: Legal Determinants.” We'll discuss report. How law can advance global health & justice. Monday 3 Feb. I will give the keynote on response

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  3. Jan 30

    Got chance today to join the to talk about the information politics of authoritarian regimes & outbreaks . Rapid sharing of info is critical in epi response, but closed systems struggle w/getting + sharing information with/from public & local officials->

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  4. Jan 30

    provides examples of how integration of delivery systems and information systems gain efficiency , which will contribute to sustain gains for : @ – at Centara Grand at CentralWorld

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  5. Jan 28

    So pleased to find that our new paper on opportunities for greater convergence of the & responses is being distributed to attendees at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok – at 22 Fl. Lotus Suit, Centara Grande @ Central World

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  6. Jan 31

    Enjoyed joining Editor Maria Trajkovska, Prof Anne Mills, Woranan Witthayapipopsakul and colleagues to launch this special theme issue on accelerating universal health coverage

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  7. Jan 30

    Calling 2019-nCoV a PHEIC fulfills the legal criteria established in the International Health Regulations. Now it is time to come together as a common humanity to create a Global Action Plan to address this great global health threat.

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  8. Thank you Dr. Eugenia Rodrigues for an informative presentation!

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  9. Talking on a cellphone while driving increases the risk of being involved in a crash 4x. Texting while driving increases this risk to 23x.

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  10. In only 11/30 countries is there legislation requiring helmets to be fastened.

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  11. Road safety legislation enforces 5 key risk factors. Only 20/30 countries rate this enforcement as “good.”

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  12. The average number of registered vehicles in the Americas is 529.9/1,000. This is increasing with urbanization.

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  13. A visual representation of mortality by road user type.

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  14. The mortality rate from road traffic accidents in the Americas was 15.6/100,000 in 2016. Almost half of these deaths were among the most vulnerable road users of cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians.

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  15. Follow along on this thread for updates on a pressing urban health issue, road safety.

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  16. See you at 4 PM today at the Alumni House for this event!

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  17. Jan 30

    New in , global health experts state that to manage 2019-nCoV, the international community must use the lessons learned from the 2003 SARS outbreak.

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  18. Jan 30

    Efforts to manage the 2019-nCoV must be based in human rights, if not they can create more public mistrust leading to lessened cooperation with health authorities, say global health law experts in .

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  19. We’re excited to launch our Student Spotlight Series, highlighting incredible M.S. in students! Check us out on Instagram to read our first profile on Natalie Fahsen Paetau (MSGH ‘21):

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  20. Jan 30

    A4 : A recent paper via , , and colleagues shows how to in urban areas. The authors review challenges and strategies (and provide research directions) for successful mass drug administration:

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  21. Are you interested in working for the GHI? We are now accepting applications for a Student Communications Assistant to start in April 2020 and remain through the summer and 2020-21 academic year. Apply today!

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