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Global Health Week features experts in nutrition, air quality & global health research sustainability

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

Written by Ashley Bardon, Isheeta Gupta, Aryan Kumar, Danielle Serota, and Brenna Simmons Another successful annual Global Health Week culminated with a “Meet the Experts” Student Social. Through her own global health journey, Iwelunmor continues to remind herself of her ‘scars’ and her ‘why’.

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Top scientists to address climate emergency in Montreux this week

Frontiers

The event, now in its eighth year, will address critical issues including the climate crisis, improving global health and well-being, and preserving biodiversity. By facilitating dialogue and partnerships among these leaders, the Forum is helping to catalyze transformational change and build a brighter future.

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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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Investing only 1% of global GDP into green recovery would immediately cut emissions by up to 8.5%

Frontiers

The Covid-19 pandemic not only caused a global health and economic crisis but also significantly reduced global CO2 emissions in 2020 by 6 to 7%, compared to 2019. To recover economically, many governments worldwide have invested in recovery plans to stimulate the economy and support employment.

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Malaria and Climate: Reprogramming for Grant Cycle 7

The Global Fund

Climate change is a global health challenge that has the potential to exacerbate malaria transmission, hindering our progress in the fight against this disease.

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Frontiers Forum Live 2023: Accelerating and mobilizing open science for global challenges

Frontiers

This year’s Frontiers Forum Live brought top researchers, innovators, and influencers together in-person and virtually, united in a common mission to accelerate the global transition to open science and mobilize solutions for critical challenges – with the most urgent being to reach net-zero carbon to prevent climate disaster.

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Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease

Association of Health Care Journalists

This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Mortality has doubled over the past 20 years, sparking a public health exploration into the epidemic. Youre going to hear more about it, public health researcher Lee Newman, M.D.,