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Duke Global Health Institute @DukeU. Preparing global health leaders. Working for health equity. Partnering for change.
Durham, NC
Joined July 2009
Our 2024-25 Impact Report, ๐พ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐, is out now! ๐บ๏ธ๐ View the stories & numbers in the report to learn about the many ways our community is demonstrating remarkable resilience & resolve in our work to achieve global health equity. https://t.co/8W8cERV86h
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1 week away!
Don't miss our upcoming virtual symposium ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐: ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐, ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐
Sept. 18 ๐ 8am-3:15pm ET ๐More details, agenda & registration โคต๏ธ https://t.co/ezrTxKGwwf
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Don't miss our first Think Global event of the academic year: ๐พ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐จ: ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐๐. ๐
Sept. 17 ๐ 12-1pm Register for Zoom:
globalhealth.duke.edu
ABOUT THE EVENTFollowing the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, the country faced a national health crisis, with more than 80 percent of its hospitals destroyed and a majority of health...
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Duke @BassConnections is accepting proposals for 2026-27 projects that engage faculty, undergraduates & graduate/professional students in the interdisciplinary exploration of complex societal challenges. For more info & to submit an opportunity:
bassconnections.duke.edu
Project Proposal Guidelines for 2026-2027 Bass Connections Project TeamsThe deadline for proposals is Monday, November 3, 2025, at 5 p.m.All proposals must be submitted t
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Applications for the Fall 2026 Duke MS in Global Health class are now open! Want to learn more about the program & chat with our admissions team? Join us for an info session on September 16 @ 12pm ET. https://t.co/hp6bvtfetf
globalhealth.duke.edu
Have questions about our M.S. program? Let's chat.Finding the right program to help you launch your global health career is critical, and there is a lot to consider when selecting a program. We're...
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This survey of Duke projects exploring the mental health aspects of natural disasters includes work from DGHIโs SRT team in Pamlico County and research from Duncan Thomas on resilience after the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia. https://t.co/n2pTithXac
today.duke.edu
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๐ธโ๏ธCheck out all of the photos from the trip in this Flickr album: https://t.co/Yx3pWZcoCb
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Highlights included meetings with faculty and partners working on mental health interventions for people living with HIV, malaria prevention, and efforts to improve capacity to deal with the regionโs growing burden of chronic health problems such as cardiovascular disease.
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Builders first. โ๐ผ Startup Central is your shop floor: CNC, electronics, welding, real production.
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DGHI Director Chris Beyrer and Deputy Director Wendy Prudhomme OโMeara organized a multi-site visit in August 2025 for Duke Provost Alec Gallimore to learn about DGHIโs research and training activities in Tanzania and Kenya. ๐ธ: https://t.co/6UyLIpPFdO
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Now in its fourth year, DGHIโs summer student research project in Pamlico County, NC may offer a template for counties facing challenges in providing health services to rural residents. https://t.co/6l03nqs93n
globalhealth.duke.edu
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DGHI's Gavin Yamey and Thomas Denny are among the experts rejecting the HHS Department's attacks on MRNA vaccine technology, arguing the technology is widely trusted and essential for pandemic prevention. https://t.co/iQGfNuAZUo
bioxconomy.com
World-leading vaccine and public health experts say NIH director Jay Bhattacharyaโs recent op-ed is โinfuriatingโ and โanti-scientific.โ
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Check out this Duke Magazine article written by DGHI's Michael Penn to learn more about Dr. Williams and his work to help local doctors in Sierra Leone restore sight to the blind:
globalhealth.duke.edu
In West Africa, Duke eye surgeon Lloyd Williams is helping local doctors restore sight to the blind, a mission that is both easier and harder than youโd think.
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Congratulations to DGHI Affiliate Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD, on receiving the 2025 Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award! ๐๐
Weโre proud to celebrate Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD, recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award from @aao_ophth From Sierra Leoneโs first corneal transplant to launching Dukeโs Global Ophthalmology Fellowship, his impact is global.
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๐ธ from orientation week & the first day of classes for our 33 first-year MS in Global Health students. ๐๐๐ They are one of the most globally & experientially diverse classes in the history of the program! https://t.co/pzoGaBUxCk
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One program, two campuses! ๐ซ๐๐ This fall, 14 @DukeKunshan Global Health masterโs students have joined us in Durham to explore global health from a new perspectiveโand discover all things Duke. On this beautiful #FDOC, please join us in welcoming these students to campus!
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Faculty members from DGHI & @DukeOrtho traveled to Peru back in May. Their visit marked a significant step in Dukeโs commitment to global health equity, innovation, and educationโbringing expertise and partnership to communities across Peru. https://t.co/VvgByR0D1q
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DGHI's director Chris Beyrer on where the #mpox crisis stands: "We have really gone off a kind of data cliff. We are flying blind. But since the response is so stalled, I'm not sure it's really flying. I think we're probably more like walking blind." https://t.co/Y308ksHOJ4
npr.org
A year ago, on Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Why are health experts so frustrated by the world's response?
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Duke and DGHI leadership are in Tanzania and Kenya to meet with partners this week. Take a sneak peek into their visit ๐ธ
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