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The Emory University Global Health
Institute was established by the President of Emory University to develop innovative research, training and programs to address the most pressing health challenges around the world, particularly in poor countries. Emory already has a distinguished and accomplished record in global health, including extensive HIV/AIDS work in Rwanda and Zambia; nursing training in Ethiopia, the Caribbean, Kenya, India, Bangladesh and Russia; diabetes efforts in India; nutrition research in Central America and Eastern Europe; improvements in emergency room services in the Republic of Georgia, and infectious disease research in South Africa. The university is now making a considerable investment in global health to broaden and deepen capacity in fields as varied as infectious diseases, chronic diseases, vaccine and drug discovery, leadership development, health economics, and workforce development.
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, former director and 26-year veteran of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) heads the Emory Global Health Institute. Under his leadership, the Institute:
- provides direction and support for Emory faculty and their local and global partners who use innovative approaches and programs to address serious global health issues;
- identifies high-priority opportunities for strategically-aligned faculty growth, and supports the hiring of world-class scholars;
- convenes seminars and conferences to develop global health leaders and encourage the dissemination of effective new methods and programs; and
- expands opportunities for the development of both undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to helping solve problems in global health.
The Emory Global Health Institute has identified a range of high-priority programs for immediate support. Unique opportunities and critical needs to be addressed early on include:
- launching an innovative drug discovery and training program to develop young South African scientists under Emory Chemistry Department mentorship;
- establishing a unique vaccine discovery center partnership in India;
- expanding a proven effective research and education partnership with the Institute for Public Health in Mexico;
- studying and addressing the health impact of global migration;
- training community health leaders in Africa;
- modernizing emergency care in Republic of Georgia hospitals; and
- addressing serious workforce shortages in the developing world by establishing a proactive partnership of Chief Nursing Officers and Chief Medical Officers from 110 countries.
The Institute builds on Emory's long history of highly successful global health partnerships with neighboring institutions such as the CDC, CARE, The Task Force for Child Survival, and the Carter Center. The Emory Global Health Institute will continue to work closely with these local partners while it develops new and builds on already successful partnerships with governments and academic and private institutions in the neediest parts of the world.
- Press Release: Emory University Announces New Global Health Institute - January 10, 2007
- Press Release: Emory, Finland Partner to Build Public Health Network With $20M Gates Grant - January 10, 2007
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Emory Global Health Institute - 2007 Funded Programs
- IANPHI (International Association of National Public Health Institutes) - Brochure (pdf)
- Bio of Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Emory University's Global Health Institute
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