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Greetings!
August has arrived which means we're gearing up for another exciting academic year. In today's issue we're highlighting a few of our inspiring students and introducing you to some of the new faculty joining DGHI this fall. While several are familiar faces, their advancement and increased contributions to the DGHI mission are notable.
Mark your calendars for Aug. 29 at 12 pm for our first Global Health Seminar of the semester. Enis Baris of The World Bank will be discussing the health implications of the Arab Spring.
DGHI News and Notes will be kicking off the semester with a new look and name! Watch for the August 21 issue for the new design.
Until next time,
Geelea Seaford and Everyone at DGHI
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Student Spotlight
Global Health Pathway Welcomes New Class
 The Duke Global Health Residency/Fellowship Pathway is pleased to welcome its most clinically- and internationally-diverse class yet.
This summer, Drs. Lauren Franz, Elizabeth Krebs, Laura Lewandowski, Carolina Solis, John Stanifer and Gayani Tillekeratne joined the program, which is under the direction of the Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health and the Duke Global Health Institute. (Meet the trainees) The trainees approach the global health training from a variety of vantage points - from emergency medicine, infectious diseases and internal medicine to pediatric rheumatology, psychiatry and surgery.
"This diversity of clinical specialties represents a growing commitment to global health by many departments and divisions at Duke Medicine," said Nathan Thielman, director of the Global Health Residency/Fellowship Pathway and associate professor of medicine, pathology and global health. "That breadth and depth of commitment to global health at Duke Medicine and across Duke University continues to grow, and the commitment, enthusiasm, and competence of our residents and fellows is a big part of that."
From the Classroom to the Field:
Students Enriched by Global Health Research
 Dozens of Duke students are applying skills learned in the classroom to real global health projects in the field. It's been an enriching learning experience for the students, many of whom have chronicled their stories on DGHI's official student fieldwork blog Global Health Dispatch. Students are giving back to the communities where they work, and they are bringing back to Duke important lessons and reflections. Student bloggers shared stories about the need to be flexible and adapt to changes, challenges they faced and setting realistic goals and priorities, cultural differences and the community's warm welcome of them and their work. As the summer winds down, students are also sharing more personal reflections on how the research experience has fueled their passion and career to do more in global health. Read the latest blog posts. Blogging by the Numbers
Total visits to the blog since May: 7,098
All time blog site visits: 37,892
Video: MSc-GH Student Studies Rise of Motorcycle Injury in Tanzania
As motorcycles continue to become the preferred  mode of transportation in Africa due to their affordability and ease of transport, the hospital wards are also filling up.
In this compelling video, Master of Science in Global Health student and Global Health Pathway Resident Steven Sumner offers an important lens into the magnitude of the problem through the story of Michael Masawe, a Tanzanian taxi driver whose life changed the day he got into an accident. In Moshi, Tanzania, motorcycle riders are the number one victim of road traffic injuries seen at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre. Watch the video.
What Influences Contraception Use in Haiti?
Master of Science in Global Health student Fan Yang, is working on thesis research this summer which combines medicine and sociology.
Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, Fan is investigating what drives people to use contraception. Does having an unintended pregnancy matter? Does a woman's self-esteem or self-image matter?
Yang is working with Family Health Ministries this summer, and her findings could help inform the organization's Safe Motherhood program, an effort to study the best ways to save mothers and their babies in Haiti.
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DGHI Welcomes New Faculty, New Leadership Roles Announced
With the start of the new academic year, the Duke Global Health Institute welcomes a growing number of faculty, recruited from within and beyond Duke, who will continue to fuel DGHI's priorities to train the next generation of leaders and make important research discoveries in global health. This fall, we welcome new faculty, affiliates, adjunct faculty and new roles for familiar faces.
New Faculty
 Eve Puffer, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Global Health
Puffer is a global mental health researcher and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating integrated community-based interventions to promote child mental health, improve family functioning, and prevent HIV risk behavior. She has conducted much of this work in rural Kenya.
 Melissa Watt, Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Watt is a public health researcher with training in mixed methods research. Her research focuses primarily on understanding HIV risk behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa, most recently in South Africa, with attention to gendered context, substance use and mental health. She is also involved in research on obstetric fistula and mental health in Tanzania and on aging and mental health in Sri Lanka. New Roles Within DGHI - Sara Benjamin Neelon has been named Director of the DGHI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. - Gary Bennett will lead undergraduate educational programs as Director of Undergraduate Studies at DGHI. - Kathleen Sikkema has been named Director of Doctoral Studies. - Shenglan Tang has been appointed Associate Director for Duke Kunshan University and China Initiatives at DGHI. New Affiliate Faculty - Nelson Chao, Professor of Medicine, Immunology and Pathology New Adjunct Faculty
- Eric Green, DGHI Adjunct Assistant Professor - Moshi Ntabaye, DGHI Adjunct Professor - David Toole, DGHI Adjunct Associate Professor |
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Research Briefs
High Contamination Levels Found in Indian Drinking Water
A study by Duke and DGHI researchers Amar Hamoudi, Marc Jeuland and Subhrendu Pattanayak, found that drinking water in nine out of 10 households in rural Andhra Pradesh is contaminated by fecal bacteria, which can cause diarrheal disease.
Indoor Residual Spraying Proves Effective for Malaria Control
DGHI Deputy Director and faculty member at the Nicholas School of the Environment Randy Kramer and colleagues, found that a 62 percent average drop in malaria risk associated with the use of indoor residual spraying.
Implications of Insecticide Resistance for Malaria Control
DGHI adjunct faculty member Michael Miller says replacing malaria control insecticides due to increasing resistance among mosquitoes with more costly alternatives poses a threat to recent progress in global malaria control.
Universal Health Coverage is Noble Goal, But Not Easy to Execute Effectively
DGHI faculty member Shenglan Tang and colleagues in Malaysia published an editorial that questions whether a government can guarantee universal health coverage.
Methamphetamine Use Linked with HIV Risk
New DGHI research done by Christina Meade, Melissa Watt and Kathleen Sikkema shows that methamphetamine users in South Africa are at a higher risk for HIV due to their greater likelihood of engaging in sexual risk behaviors and being in violent relationships.
Tuberculosis with HIV Can Make Deadly Combination
DGHI adjunct faculty member John Crump and DGHI Associate Director for Research John Bartlett release new findings from sub-Saharan Africa showing that one in two patients with disseminated tuberculosis - an advanced form of the infection that has spread in the body - died within a month of hospitalization despite antiretroviral drugs and tuberculosis treatment.
Health Impacts of Women on HIV Treatment
New research by DGHI faculty member Daniel Westreich found that pregnancy is common among South African women with HIV when they begin receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Medical Technologies in Rich Countries Inappropriate for Poorer Countries
DGHI faculty member Robert Malkin is co-author on a new report which concludes that in many cases, medical technology that almost exclusively is developed in rich countries is simply inappropriate for use in poorer nations. |
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Global Health Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Health Systems Programmer, Duke Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
Upcoming Conferences
Global Healthcare Conference, Aug. 27-28, Singapore
GETHealth Summit, Oct. 2-3, New York City
APHA Annual Meeting, Oct. 27-31, San Francisco, CA
Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Beijing, China
61st Annual ASTMH Conference, Nov. 11-15, Atlanta, GA
Faculty
DGHI Pilot Funding for Global Cancer Research - due Sept. 1
DGHI Small International Travel Grants - due Oct. 1
Peace Corps Accepting Applications for Global Health Service Partnership Positions
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