International Health

Throughout the world, gender inequities in health are readily apparent, preventing women from receiving the health care they need, in a timely manner, and delivered in a way that responds to their unique needs and expectations, thus demanding a focus on women-centered solutions.

Women are the driving force behind global health. They make up 70% of the global health workforce and 90% of frontline health workers, yet they hold only 25% of senior decision-making roles in the field. Why are women are not progressing into leadership roles?

Vaccinated, intentionally infected, and sequestered in a hospital unit, volunteers help researchers fast-track promising vaccine candidates.

Interviews with tiger attack survivors and the families of those who died in such attacks reveal the ripple effects of human-tiger interactions and the significant mental health toll they take. 

Researchers developed a new, highly sensitive, molecular diagnostic field assay that detects cholera from a stool or water sample in minutes.  The Bloomberg School team has already used similar technology to develop rapid tests for both ETEC and Shigella.