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CGHSR Facilitates Training in Africa to Standardize Care for U.S.-bound Refugees

May 26, 2023
The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility recently facilitated back-to-back two-day trainings in East Africa that provided hands-on instruction for United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) physicians.

CGHSR Director of Global Women’s Health Rahel Nardos Discusses Maternal Health Disparities During Minority Health Month

May 2, 2023
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility Director of Global Women’s Health Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR, discussed disparities in maternal health during a recent interview on Kare 11 as part of the network’s coverage of Minority Health…

Collaborators from CGHSR Contribute to Study Highlighting Relationship Between Language Access and Health Outcomes

April 24, 2023
Three collaborators from the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR) were senior and contributing authors on a recently published study that found a connection between language access and health outcomes. The study was…

Fall Course Registration Now Open: Global Health in Local Contexts and Global Health Ethics

April 13, 2023
Are you a student or health care practitioner interested in global health?  The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR) has opened registration for two fall semester courses available to UMN students and community…
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Seeds of Change

March 20, 2023
Global health research is at the core of sustainable solutions, but it can be difficult for junior researchers to find funding to get their research off the ground. For Richard MacLehose and Jennifer Rickard, Seed Grants have been a…
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Global Health Seed Grants – Request for Proposals

March 16, 2023
CGHSR requests proposals for our annual Global Health Seed Grants program. This year there is also a special interest call for research projects specifically pertaining to women's health. Proposals are due May 19.
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Collaborating to build inclusive health systems abroad

January 31, 2023
Maria Sofia Cuba Fuentes and a team of researchers received an inaugural Global Engagement Grant from CGHSR in 2021. The results of their research in Peru were published last month in PLOS Global Public Health.
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Announcing Recipients of 2022-2023 Global Engagement Grants

January 31, 2023
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of 2023 Global Engagement Grants! Each of the projects selected this year exemplify the CGHSR mission to advance sustainable, equitable health worldwide.

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