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Up Close: Sadaf Inamdar

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2016-07-01
The integrity of clinical trials relies on pharmacological expertise. The pharmacy at the BJGMC site is in capable hands.

CCGHE Scholars Receive 2016 Global Health Established Field Placement Awards

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2016-06-28
Students receive awards to work on CCGHE studies in India and Uganda.

2016 Global Health Established Field Placement Awardees

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2016-06-28
The following Johns Hopkins students received Global Health Established Field Placement Awards to work on CCGHE research studies in India and Uganda. Each student is spending a minimum of 6 weeks in the field, and each has been awarded $3500 from the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health for...

Confronting Gender Based Violence 2016 Course

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2016-06-16
2016-06-16—The Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE) is pleased to launch the free online course Confronting Gender-based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers. Registration is now open for the course, which is being offered through...

Up Close: Jessica Elf

Post Date: 
2016-05-31
The quality of air is an ethical imperative.

Awards: 2016

Post Date: 
2016-05-16
2016 CCGHE students receive awards for work on global health

Amita Gupta Appointed US Chair for India TB Research Consortium

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2016-05-11
“After more than 40 years of little discovery, interest, or funding for TB research, we are at a nexus of advancement."

Can Technology & Training Promote Retention in Care & Prevent HIV Transmission?

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2016-05-10
When HIV+ mothers are actively engaged in care, they are far less likely to transmit the disease to their babies. And while HIV+ women in India generally seek initial care, maintaining continuity of care can be challenging. One study in India seeks to answer the question: Can a focused...

Up Close: Savita Kanade

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2016-05-02
Clinical research on the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis and HIV isn’t possible without someone like Savita Kanade, an anthropologist and Community Outreach Coordinator for the clinical research site at Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJGMC-CRS) in Pune, India. As the...

Up Close: Rupak Shivakoti

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2016-04-01
Improving Health of HIV-infected Mothers and their Infants in India Rupak Shivakoti’s work takes guts—no joke. “Our team is looking at whether inflammation, diet, and the gut microbiome of pregnant women are predictors of preterm delivery, low birth weight, and small-for-...

Feasibility Study Complete on Preventive Therapy for Household Contacts of MDR-TB Patients in Pune, India

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2016-03-31
March 31, 2016—Pune, India—The Baltimore-Washington-India Clinical Trials Unit is pleased to announce that the BJGMC Clinical Research Site (BJGMC-CRS) in Pune, India, just finished the feasibility study titled A5300/IMPAACT2003: Study of MDR-TB Cases and their Household Contacts: Operational...

In Many Regions, World Tuberculosis Day is Every Day

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2016-03-24
India Assumes the Greatest Burden Each year on March 24, the world pauses to reflect on the devastation that tuberculosis causes globally. TB is preventable and treatable, and it disproportionately and gravely affects resource-limited regions of the world...

Up Close: Nishi Suryavanshi

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2016-03-01
Combining Behavioral and Clinical Research to Improve Health Outcomes for Women in India “If there is one thing I have learned during my extensive field experience in rural areas, it’s that no disease is a purely clinical in nature,” notes behavioral scientist Nishi Suryavanshi,...

CCGHE at CROI 2016

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2016-02-29
JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR CLINICAL GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION AT CROI 2016 FEBRUARY 22-25 2016 | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Combination HIV Prevention and...

Advancing Global TB Research through RePORT

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2016-02-29
Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) International is a large, international tuberculosis research effort being undertaken by 4 regional consortia: RePORT Brazil, RePORT South Africa, RePORT Indonesia, and RePORT India. While each region collects and maintains...

LEAP Program a Resource for Investigators of New Antiretrovirals

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2016-02-03
February 3, 2016—Baltimore, MD—The Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education, the Johns Hopkins Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and the University of Liverpool launched a new website for an NIH-funded drug development resource...

Up Close: Matthew Robinson

Post Date: 
2016-02-01
Looking for Causes of Fever in India “The most common reason Indians go to the doctor is for fever. The list of potential causes for fever in India and other low and middle income countries in tropical settings is extensive.” Matt Robinson, MD, is a Clinical Fellow whose...

BJGMC Clinical Research Site Observes World AIDS Day

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2015-12-14
Pune, India—To mark the struggle of those living with HIV and in commemoration of those who have lost their lives, the Clinical Research Site at Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJGMC CRS) participated in the National AIDS Trust’s World AIDS Day ...

At The Union 2015

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2015-11-30
JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR CLINICAL GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION AT THE UNION DECEMBER 2- 6 2015 | CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Congratulations, Fogarty Fellows & Ujala Scholars! Dr. Anita Basavaraj...

Dr. D.A. Henderson Visits CCGHE

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2015-08-06
L-R: Matt Robinson, Bahkti Hansoti, Prar Vasudevan (front), Natasha Chida (back), Geneva Phillips, D.A. Henderson, Bob Bollinger, Akshay Gupte, Jeff Tornheim, Molly Bowen. Photo by Matt Williams Baltimore, MD—Drs. Bob Bollinger and Amita Gupta and CCGHE fellows...

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Ask The Doctor

Post Date: 
2021-06-22
Source: 
Twitter
Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji Technologies interviews Dr Amita Gupta, Dr Vincent Rajkumar, and Dr Aju Mathew.

A vaccinated person's guide to the most concerning COVID-19 strains

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2021-06-22
Source: 
Salon
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Dr. Robert Bollinger. "Flu viruses are particularly prone to mutation, which is why new strains circulate every year."

Do Vaccine Incentives Work? Krispy Kreme Says The Freebies Helped

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2021-06-22
Source: 
Eminetra
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Dr. Bollinger: “It depends on what barriers people have when they get vaccinated. The higher those barriers, the harder it is to overcome."

Videos claiming vaccination efforts are causing new COVID-19 variants are fake

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2021-06-22
Source: 
Dunya News
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Dr. Bollinger: "Compared to unvaccinated people, vaccinated people are less likely to get infected by all of the strains, including the variants."

Data-driven COVID-19 care

Post Date: 
2021-06-21
Source: 
HUB
Dr. Matt Robinson
Dr. Matt Robinson: "It makes it easier for clinicians to anticipate what will happen to patients and helps them focus on patients who are the sickest."

Global crisis in the making

Post Date: 
2021-06-10
Source: 
Daily News
As countries around the world airlift oxygen, vaccines and medical supplies to India, they are also closing their borders to the world’s second most populous country.

India COVID-19 Outbreak Could 'Spread Around The World,' Expert Warns

Post Date: 
2021-05-13
Source: 
International Business Times
Dr. Amita Gupta
"There was essentially a lot of relaxation of rules," Dr. Amita Gupta, an infectious disease specialist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Indian Students in US Anxious About COVID-19 Back Home

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2021-05-13
Source: 
VOA NEWS
Dr. Amita Gupta: "COVID has significantly reduced that number and importantly impacted their educational experience and quality of life.

Johns Hopkins University Helping India Fight Covid Surge

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2021-05-13
Source: 
CBS Baltimore
Dr. Amita Gupta: “The ramifications of what’s happening now is going to have far-reaching consequences beyond this year.

Hialeah pastor helps sister church half way around the world facing crisis from COVID-19

Post Date: 
2021-05-13
Source: 
Local10.com
Dr. Amita Gupta
“We know with disruptions in supply chain and access to essential services in the setting of a lockdown that food insecurity is a reality and...”

Can the U.S. Meet President Biden's Latest Vaccination Goal?

Post Date: 
2021-05-13
Source: 
Leslie Marshall Show
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Leslie and Dr. Bollinger discuss President Biden's new goal of having 70% of American adults receive at least their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by July 4th.

Will your child’s school mandate Covid vaccinations?

Post Date: 
2021-05-12
Source: 
CNBC
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Dr. Robert Bollinger: "It's always better to reinforce positive behavior rather than mandate, but we have a precedent of requiring vaccinations to go to school."

John Hopkins expert Dr Amita Gupta on India’s covid-19 challenge & future preparedness options

Post Date: 
2021-05-12
Source: 
Financial Express
Dr. Amita Gupta speaks on the lessons one could learn from the different waves of the Covid-19 infection.

India's COVID-19 Disaster May Be Turning Into an Even Bigger Global Crisis

Post Date: 
2021-05-12
Source: 
Time
Dr. Amita Gupta
Daily confirmed cases in the Himalayan nation increased thirtyfold from April 11 to May 11, when 9,300 infections were recorded.

Dr. Amita Gupta on COVID-19 Response in India and US

Post Date: 
2021-05-04
Source: 
Black News Channel
The Black News Channel : Dr. Amita Gupta discusses the COVID response in India and the U.S.

How the US can help the COVID crisis in India

Post Date: 
2021-05-04
Source: 
The Hill
Dr. Amita Gupta
The Hill: Dr. Amita Gupta and colleagues outline 9 steps that the Biden Administration should take to help India respond to COVID-19.

Listening from an U.S. expert: Careful evaluation of the power of Indian COVID variant

Post Date: 
2021-05-04
Source: 
Phoenix TV (Hong Kong)
Broadcast in Mandarin; Dr. Amita Gupta's interview is in English

The Dire COVID-19 Crisis in India

Post Date: 
2021-04-29
Source: 
Public Health on Call: Johns Hopkins Podcast Series
Public Health On Call Podcast logo
Public Health on Call: Johns Hopkins Podcast Series. Dr. Amita is interviewed by Dr. Joshua Sharfstein about India's COVID crisis in this podcast series.

India's crushing COVID caseload the result of a 'perfect storm' of factors, experts say

Post Date: 
2021-04-28
Source: 
USA Today
Dr. Amita Gupta
USA Today: Dr. Amita Gupta discusses the dire COVID-19 crisis in India

As COVID Crisis Unfolds in India, Johns Hopkins Rushes to Help

Post Date: 
2021-04-28
Source: 
Johns Hopkins Hub
Filling oxygen tanks in India
JH Hub: The university is working urgently with partners on the ground to offer support and expertise to India, with efforts organized and led by the newly created Johns Hopkins India Institute

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