DGHI Convenes International Meeting to Launch Cross-Continental Global Health Network
On Friday, the Duke Global Health Institute brought together universities and research institutes from nearly a dozen Asian, African and European countries to launch a cross-continental network of global health researchers and educators. Co-sponsored by the Duke Global Health Institute, Shanghai Medical College and Fudan University, the two-day Consultative Meeting on Building Global Health Institutional Partnerships in Shanghai, China marked an important milestone in the field of global health. Researchers and educators attended the meeting from the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Ghana, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Vietnam. The global health institutional network will promote and engage the development of global health research and education collaborations in China, Asia and Africa. 
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 GH PLUS Supports Biomedical Equipment Training Program in Honduras
Through Duke Global Health PLUS, Duke is helping build capacity for skilled health care workers and hospitals in low- and middle-income countries. The program recycles surplus medical equipment and supplies from the Duke University Health System for use by Duke faculty or Duke-affiliated physicians on global projects that build capacity and improve health. The latest recipient of GH PLUS support is DGHI and Pratt faculty member Robert Malkin, who is working with partners in Central America, Southeast Asia and Africa to train biomedical equipment technicians (BMET) on how to repair broken medical equipment.
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 Living Near Livestock May Increase Risk of Acquiring MRSA
People who live near livestock or in livestock farming communities may be at greater risk of acquiring livestock-related strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, commonly known as MRSA, according to a new study led by a visiting scholar at the Duke Global Health Institute. Along with a team of U.S. and Dutch researchers, lead author Beth Feingold found that livestock density near a place of residence, regardless of contact, is an important risk factor for contracting livestock-associated MRSA. The team's research findings are featured in the November issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. This is the first study to suggest the importance of indirect routes of transmission of livestock-associated MRSA.
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