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USAID Liaison at the University of Minnesota

CGHSR welcomes Dr. Lindy Fenlason MD MPH, Senior Nutrition and Capacity Building Advisor at USAID to the University of Minnesota. In the first position of its kind, Dr. Fenlason is serving as a liaison between USAID and the University of…

UMN & IOM Co-lead Back-to-Back Trainings in Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda

In February, the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility organized two back-to-back trainings for the United Nations Agency for Migration (IOM) – first in Nairobi, Kenya and then in Kampala, Uganda.

Student Spotlight: Investigating How Health Navigation Improves Maternal Mortality on Mfangano Island

A woman is in labor and she and her baby are in distress; her midwife cannot manage the complications. The nearest neonatal and obstetric care facility is hours away. The transport across Lake Victoria to the mainland takes about an hour…

From Mfangano to Minnesota - A collaboration rooted in community

Jakub Tolar and Joel Oguta finalizing the agreement between OHR-Ekialo Kiona Center and the University of Minnesota. From left to right, Joel Oguta, Chas Salmen, Jakub Tolar, Shailey Prasad, and Jim Pacala.

Experts Travel to Bangkok to Conduct Training of Trainers for United Nations Agency for Migration (IOM) Clinicians

In August, the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility organized a training in Bangkok, Thailand for United Nations Agency for Migration (IOM) clinicians, an effort that drew expertise from over a dozen trainers from the…
Members of URTC study standing together and smiling toward the camera.

Research Training Collaborative Cohort 2 Advancing New Projects

In July 2018, students and mentors gathered to recognize the efforts of the first cohort of student teams and launch the second cohort of the Research Training Collaborative (RTC). It is not an easy group to get together! At 1 pm in Uganda…

2018 Guangxi CDC Visiting Scholars

The University of Minnesota Academic Health Center (AHC) and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Guangxi CDC) have been advancing research collaborations since 2015. In the summer of 2018,…

Planting Seeds to Grow Global Collaborations: CGHSR grant recipients strive to unlock vaccination barriers

Team members Bonner, Basta, Banura, and Dawn Nederhoff gather in Minneapolis to advance research on vaccination barriers.

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