Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health

Warm wishes for the holiday and the new year from the Stanford Global Health Team! We look forward to working together toward a brighter and healthier future for all.

Are you a medical student passionate about #globalhealth, #journalism, and #healthequity?⁠ ⁠ Apply for our Global Health Media Fellowship for a year of journalistic training with @StanfordCIGH, @CNN & #StanfordJournalism, honing your skills to tell global health stories, build health literacy, and address medical disinformation.⁠ ⁠ Learn more and apply by Jan. 21, 2025:⁠ https://lnkd.in/gsaVX_ux⁠ ⁠ #healthliteracy⁠ #healthjournalism⁠ ⁠ @stanford.med

This week brought significant developments regarding bird flu. These include the first severe case of #H5N1 in the US (from a different strain than that circulating in cows) and Gov. Newsom's proactive declaration of a state of emergency in light of more cases being detected in California dairy cows. These developments underscore the importance of protecting and monitoring the health of livestock and the people who care for them through a "One Health approach," says CIGH's Director Michele Barry, who is also Senior Associate Dean of Global Health at Stanford. A #OneHealth approach fosters collaboration between countries, disciplines, and sectors to prevent disease outbreaks among humans and animals and protect their shared environments. "H5N1 is a reminder of the very intimate connection between the health of wild animals, livestock, and humans. Supporting healthy ecosystems is critical to preventing the next pandemic," she said in an interview earlier this year. Read the original interview here. https://lnkd.in/dEnAmeUd #globalhealth #planetaryhealth Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Stanford Department of Medicine

🌀"When there is a big climate disrupter, the normal social and community ties which keep women safe get destroyed." -- Cecilia Sorensen, MD, director of the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education at Columbia University 🇵🇷This is one takeaway from a story in Think Global Health by Global Health Media Fellow Mira Cheng. In "Gender-Based Violence: The Unseen Toll of Hurricanes," she explores the impact of climate disasters such as hurricanes on gender-based violence - and what communities in Puerto Rico are doing to address it. 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/gggYtWpU

From childhood germophobe to infectious disease researcher: Meet Victoria Avanzato, an internal medicine resident in Stanford's Global Health Track. She’s particularly focused on Nipah virus, a highly deadly but less-known zoonotic disease that first emerged in Southeast Asia around 25 years ago. Also in the Stanford Translational Investigators Program, Dr. Avanzato plans to pursue an infectious disease fellowship and hopes to continue studying emerging viruses, antibody responses, and the development of low-cost diagnostics following her residency. In this interview, Dr. Avanzato discusses her passion for viruses, her interest in global health, and her Nipah virus research, which is helping to lay the groundwork for possible vaccines and therapies. https://lnkd.in/e4CwHRHM Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford Department of Medicine

🌟 Our new Associate Dean of Global Health, Desiree LaBeaud, launched the Health and Environmental Research Institute (HERI) 3.5 years ago because her research showed that disease-carrying mosquitoes were breeding in all the plastic pollution in her study site in coastal Kenya and she needed a new way to support change in the community. HERI brings together community members, scientists and policy makers to tackle environmental health issues together so that people and the planet can thrive. HERI's annual online gala is this Sunday, Dec 15 at 10 am PST. If you're interested in supporting this #planetaryhealth cause, please register here: https://lnkd.in/gvFGRUi3 📅 Date: 15th December 2024 ⏰ Time: 10 AM PT 1 PM EST 9 PM Kenya 📩 For more info: www.heri-kenya.org | [email protected]

Join us in welcoming new Global Health Faculty Fellow, Nicole Irgens-Moller, MD. Dr. Irgens-Moller is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Stanford Pediatric Emergency Department. Her global health research interests include sustainable medical education, including in Rwanda, Mexico, and Pakistan, foundational emergency medicine concepts, such as stabilization and resuscitation for adults, and general pediatrics. ⁠ We're glad to have you in our community, Dr. Irgens-Moller! ⁠ ⁠ #globalhealth

Stephen Luby and Jenna Forsyth have spent years examining the widespread presence of "a remarkably harmful toxin," including in some commonly consumed products. They discuss the prevalence of this toxin and share insights on food safety policies, education, and lead-free alternatives, in a recent Stanford Report article. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/g8F_j_n9 #globalhealth #healthequity #lead

Are you interested in learning about career paths in tropical medicine? Join ASTMH for a webinar on December 5 at 8AM PST to discover unique opportunities, challenges, and essential skills for advancing tropical medicine and global health worldwide. Register for this webinar here: https://lnkd.in/gas7myzK #globalhealth #tropicalmedicine #webinar

🦠 Our latest newsletter, focused on emerging diseases, is out! ▶️ Check it out for insights from Stanford researchers and global colleagues on Marburg, mpox, H5N1, Nipah virus, evolving mosquito-borne diseases, a mysterious kidney disease impacting farmworkers, and more: https://lnkd.in/gETjUdNm] Featured experts include: Olana Wakoya Gichile michele barry junior mudji Abraar Karan, MD MS MPH DTMH Victoria Avanzato Shuchi Anand Marimar Contreras Nieves Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Population Health