Laos National Assembly Approves Health Reform Plan Developed by a Team Led by DGHI Faculty Member
The National Assembly of The Lao People's Democratic Republic has pledged its support of a health sector reform strategy that was developed by a team led by DGHI faculty member Shenglan Tang. Tang was appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Laos to lead a technical team to develop recommendations for achieving quality health care in Laos. The National Health Sector Reform Strategy, submitted through WHO, was endorsed by the National Assembly on December 20, 2012.
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 Medical Anthropologist Joins DGHI Faculty
Kearsley (Karrie) Stewart has joined Duke as Associate Professor of the Practice at the Duke Global Health Institute with a secondary appointment in the Department of Cultural Anthropology. Stewart came to Duke this month from Northwestern University where she was senior lecturer in medical anthropology and global health and adjunct senior lecturer in the medical school in medical humanities and bioethics. |
 Where Are They Now?
DGHI alumna Alexa Monroy shares how her time at Duke prepared her for the Global Health Corps experience
"When I read the description for the Global Health Corps' Social Protection and Health Fellowship, it seemed like all my past experiences had suddenly fallen into place. The position was in Washington, DC at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), but I would get to travel often to Central American countries. We would be working on projects to improve maternal and child health markers for vulnerable populations in the region. As someone who was pre-med, interested in global health, and had strong ties to Central America, it seemed like the job had been designed for me..." |
