UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences

Can't think of a more hopeful picture to send us into the holidays than our own Dr. Kelly Sanders, a member of the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences Pandemic Response Initiative and doctor on the front lines, getting her vaccine!

Happy Dr Anthony S Fauci Day, and happiest of birthdays to our dear friend.

Best wishes for a healthy and peaceful new year.

Dr. Madhavi Dandu, who directs our global health master’s program and is a clinician who cares for hospitalized patients at UCSF, shared exciting news with us: I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine today with the most immense sense of gratitude for science, the amazing human beings who worked faster than we thought humanly possible to help protect us all, and all of those who volunteered to get the vaccine before we knew it was safe. Dr. Dandu also shared some res...ources (see links, below) for people to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccines and, especially, to support communities of color who may have justified distrust of vaccines. I feel very strongly that part of my responsibility is to earn the trust of our communities to increase vaccination rates, she said. UNMASKED: A COVID 19 Virtual Town Hall hosted by the NAACP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92fU7CiWIhg) Trustworthiness before Trust Covid-19 Vaccine Trials and the Black Community Perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2030033) #covid19 #covid19vaccine #covidvaccine #healthequity #healthaccess #science #globalhealth #globalhealthmasters #publichealth #UCSF #UCSFproud #UCSFmedicalcenter #UCSFhealth

Coronavirus is the focus of the 9th annual U.S. Mexico border mayors’ summit, with keynote presentation from Dr. Jaime Sepulveda.

Winter break is a great time to work on your application for the UCSF Master of Science in Global Health program! Watch videos with faculty and read recent blog posts below by students and alumni to get a broader view of the program. The admissions deadline is February 15, 2021.

Our PhD info session this Thursday, October 29, 1-2 pm features a panel discussion with several of our global health experts: Jaime Sepulveda, Executive Directo...r of UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences; Dilys Walker, Director of UCSF Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Research Cooperative; Doruk Ozgediz, Director of UCSF Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity; and Jonna Mazet, Executive Director of UC Davis One Health Institute. They will discuss their personal journeys in the field of global health, the breadth of global health research at UCSF, and the many career paths open to our doctoral students. Attendees will also have a chance to ask our PhD program directors about admissions. Bring your questions! Register at http://tiny.ucsf.edu/PhDOct29webinar. #globalhealthphd #globalhealthdoctorate #doctoraldegree #globalhealtheducation #globalhealthresearch #graduateschool #gradschool #globalhealth #publichealth #UCSF

New Episode of A Shot In The Arm LIVE! explores whether COVID-19 test and trace programs are reaching the people in need, what have we learned, and where do we go from here? With public health experts from the Bay Area.

"The economic impact of #TB mortality in 120 countries" is out now! Adapted especially for the Global TB caucus from the work of Sachin Silva, Eric Goosby, Mike Reid, the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. You can find full briefing here: https://www.globaltbcaucus.org/research

One question we get from prospective applicants to our Master of Science in Global Health program is whether they can apply while they’re completing another degree. Our program directors Madhavi Dandu and Alden Blair answer in this clip of a recorded info session about the master’s program. Watch the full info session to hear answers to more FAQs on our website at https://bddy.me/3maLns2. The priority deadline to apply to the MS program is December 1, 2020. Apply now! #globalhealthmasters #globalhealtheducation #mastersstudent #mastersprogram #masterofscience #highered #graduateschool #gradschool #gradschooladvice #postcollege #globalhealth #UCSF

CDC ANNOUNCEMENT TO PARTNERS | OCTOBER 2020 Dear Colleagues, On October 21, 2020 during the virtual 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) with collaborators from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG), announced the results of Study 31/A5349. Study 31/A5349 an international, randomized, controlled, open label, phase 3 non-inferiority cl...Continue reading

Governor Newsom says California will review any FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine before distributing it. Our own Dr. Eric Goosby, along with other California experts, has been named to the Scientific Safety Review Workgroup to Advise State on COVID-19 Vaccines by Governor Newsom.

Dr. Anthony Fauci presented with The Gustav O. Lienhard Award, then did a primer on Sars-CoV-2.

So what do you do after your power has been off for two days, your husband connected a generator for overnight workshops with colleagues in Africa, and you have... a grand rounds to present? Well, Dilys Walker goes to her son's place, sets up, and gives us this fantastic presentation of the work the of UCSF East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative and their transformation of the culture of care. Thank you, Dr. Walker and her fabulous collaborators in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda! See more