Global Health News

Join our exclusive session with colleagues from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia to explore our institutional partnership. Discover groundbreaking initiatives and diverse opportunities for UTMB students in global health in Lima, Peru. To register, scan the QR code on the flyer or email Sadie Odem at smodem@utmb.edu

Please save the date for the 2024 UTMB Global Health Symposium: Building Bridges in Turbulent Times: Interprofessional Collaboration in Action. The UTMB Global Health Symposium features abstracts from all fields involved in global health work and domestic work with underserved populations. We are excited to announce that our keynote speaker will be Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health and a renowned global health leader. His work on the social determinants of health has made him a leading voice in epidemiology and global health policy.

In response to Peru's alarming rates of food insecurity and child malnutrition, Dr. Theresa Ochoa spearheaded the creation of El Comedor, a community-based project providing nutritious meals and educational workshops for children under three in Ermitaño Alto, Lima.

On November 13th, 2024, the UTMB Department of Global Health attended the Symposium on Equitable Collaborative Research at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

Global health is dedicated to improving health. Academic institutions like UTMB can have an impact on these laudable goals by developing long-term, sustainable global collaborations in education, training, policy, and clinical as well as public health practice.

On October 30th, 2023, the UTMB Department of Global Health and Emerging Diseases welcomed Justus Marete, Chief Executive Officer of Maua Methodist Hospital (MMH), to discuss collaborative efforts in improving community health and increasing access to healthcare in Maua, Kenya.