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Call me Shelemat
Shirin Ahmed, Program Manager, GHLI As I sat at a restaurant not far from the White House discussing Ethiopian (and Pakistani) politics and bonding over honey wine with my friends from the Ethiopian...
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Why We Do What We Do: Dawit Tatek
Dawit Tatek, GHLI Program Manager for the Ethiopia Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI) became interested in public health after seeing people unnecessarily die from preventable diseases. “The...
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Why We Do What We Do: Nikole Allen
GHLI program manager Nikole Allen first became interested in global development as a freshman in high school. Nikole realized that, “access to education, health and economic opportunities provided to...
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Leadership Towards the Advancement of Human Rights
Photo Credit: Thi Nhat LeZahirah McNatt, GHLI Director, Leadership Education and PracticeAs part of the Senior Leadership Program (SLP), I recently worked with delegates from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,...
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Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates -- What Really Works?
Erika Linnander, GHLI Senior Technical OfficerUnplanned hospital readmissions are estimated to cost more than $17 billion each year for Medicare alone. Across the country, hospital executives,...
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Why We Do What We Do: Halima Mohammed
As a child, I watched people with acute and chronic illnesses coming to the health station located hundreds of meters from our home. My father was a health assistant in charge of a rural government...
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Never Again or Never Give Up? The Reality for Global Health Workers
Rex Wong, Director, GHLI, Health Management and LeadershipBeing a manager of global health programs in Africa for more than a decade, I receive many inquiries from young, energetic, people who want to...
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“To be amongst the best…”
Drew Weil, 2015 GHLI U.K. FellowYou don’t have to go far to find a British citizen that is proud to receive health care through the National Health Service. It is one of the country’s sparkling...
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Uniting for Childhood Health in Puerto Rico
Geoff Soybel, 2015 GHLI Fellow The prevalence of childhood obesity in Puerto Rico has been estimated to be as high as nearly 30%. This statistic demonstrates that the youth of the island territory are...
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“Providing Equitable Health Care the U.K. Way”
Modupeore Shenbanjo, 2015 GHLI UK FellowBefore becoming a graduate student at Yale, I worked as a research assistant in adolescent medicine where I observed multidisciplinary teams caring for patients...
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The Challenge of Treating Diabetes….in Barbados
Sequoia Leuba, 2015 GHLI FellowDiabetes in Barbados? Not something I had ever thought about before this year. But, when I applied to be a GHLI Fellow, I learned an estimated one in five Barbadian...
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Treating Alcohol as an NCD
Wendy-Ann Wattie, Ministry of Health, Trinidad and TobagoAlcohol is the most widely used, accessible drug in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases (NCDs), but is...
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Children and Armed Conflict in Colombia
Chanel Marin , 2015 GHLI Fellow Colombia has been immersed in an armed conflict for over 50 years. The underpinnings of the conflict have evolved over time, but its consequences have remained the same:...
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Diabetes and Hypertension in the USVI
Gianna Kinsman, 2015 GHLI Fellow This summer, living in St. Croix studying the challenge that non-communicable diseases pose to the United States Virgin Islands, I soon observed the carbohydrate- and...
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UK and US Health Systems: Can we Learn From Each Other?
Brittany Stollar, 2015 GHLI FellowBefore this summer, I had almost no knowledge of the structure, the effectiveness, or the political implications of the National Health Services -- the United...
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Safety’s Impact on Physical Activity in Brazil
Yaphet Getachew and Jennifer Mandelbaum,2015 GHLI FellowsWe often hear parents complain that their kids spend too much time on the internet or they are too lazy to play outside. But, in Brazil, it’s...
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Addressing Alcohol Use through Policy Implementation
Gerneiva Parkinson, 2015 GHLI Fellow History, culture, tradition and income. When I was growing up in this beautiful twin- island, Trinidad and Tobago, these were some of the associations used when...
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Why We Do What We Do: Netsanet Fetene
GHLI research associate, Dr. Netsanet Fetene was inspired to pursue a career in medicine to help the ill people, especially children, he observed in Ethiopia. “Many of deaths in Ethiopia were caused by...
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Hospital Change -- How to Make it Stick
Amanda Brewster, Ph.D., GHLI research and education associate Health care professionals constantly invest time, effort and expense trying new methods to improve care only to see promising innovations...
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When Every Minute Counts, Even Minor Details Matter to Patient Care
Kim Miyauchi, Chief Nursing Officer Kingman Regional Medical Center, AZ Saving the lives of heart attack patients is one of the biggest challenges for hospitals. When every minute counts, we all need...
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Redefining the Concept of Health Leadership
Itumeleng Ntatamala, M.D., Community Service Medical Officer Working in a lower income country’s public health sector is usually fraught with challenges, but this work can be equally fulfilling when a...
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Moving Research Beyond Journals
Leslie Curry, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Yale Global Health Leadership InstituteWell-intentioned and smart scientists devote their careers to generating new knowledge they hope will benefit the...
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Why We Do What We Do: Marguerite M. Callaway
Growing up in Southern Arizona near the Mexican border, Marguerite Callaway was exposed to many cultures, which ultimately influenced her decision to pursue graduate education in international...
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The “After Burn” of Lessons Learned in Hospital Administration
Simon Bragg – Executive Director of Finance and Resources, East Coast Community Healthcare Now back in the UK, reflecting on my recent participation in the GHLI Health and Social Care Strategic...
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Medha Vyavahare pictured on the far right with colleagues during a field visit in Clarens, South AfricaTruly Understanding Health Systems StrengtheningMedha Vyavahare (YSPH ’17), GHLI InternAs a GHLI...
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