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Group of people in the EK Health Navigator team at their meeting in February 2020 ready to be deployed to provide emergency care.

Update from the Mfangano Community Health Field Station on COVID-19 Response

Through the Mfangano Community Health Field Station, we are working with local and international collaborators to help the remote communities of Lake Victoria prepare their COVID-19 response.
Danny Mohama plays with his dog in the grass

Freedom Through Sacrifice

Danny Mohama, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Minnesota, was all set to travel to Lebanon as part of the Global Medical Education and Research Program supported by the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility.…
World map with location pin on Ghana. Simple line art of faces wearing masks to the left of the map

Updates from the Field: Waruiru Mburu, CGHSR Scholar

Waruiru Mburu, a 2019-2020 CGHSR Scholar, shares her experiences dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for her work as a CGHSR scholar in Ghana.
World map with location pin on Uganda. Simple line art of faces wearing masks to the left of the map

Updates from the Field: Shanna Miko, CGHSR Scholar

Shanna Miko, a 2019-2020 CGHSR Scholar for Refugee and Population Health, shares her experiences dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for her work as a CGHSR scholar in Uganda.

COVID-19 Global Perspective from Peru

Dr. Maria Sofia Cuba Fuentes is the Coordinator of the Family and Community Medicine Residence program and the Coordinator of the Master of Primary Health Care program at Cayetano Heredia University in Peru. As part of our COVID-19 Global…

COVID-19 Global Perspective from Argentina

Dr. Flor Ledesma is a Family Medicine Specialist and Full Professor at the University of Zulia. As part of our COVID-19 Global Perspective Series, we reached out to Dr. Ledesma to hear how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Argentina.

Updates from the Field: Mfangano Community Health Field Station

The Mfangano Community Health Field Station at the Ekialo Kiona Center shared an account on the current activities of the station's team and partners.

COVID-19 Health Course Now Available

A new self-guided COVID-19 Health Course is now available on Canvas. Dr. Shailey Prasad, CGHSR Director, created the course to provide health sciences students with a background on the public health aspect of pandemics.

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