PRESS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), the world’s largest consortium of academic institutions addressing global health challenges just released “Global Health Votes” (GHV). This national campaign is focused on mobilizing the hundreds of thousands of health workers and scientists across the United States to vote and ask…
Read MoreThe US Defunding and Departing from the WHO is a Threat to Global Security
A commentary published on June 15, 2020 by Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine underscored the danger of the US decision to depart from the World Health Organization. The authors included: Dr. Keith Martin (Executive Director, Consortium of Universities for Global Health); Dr. Patricia Davidson (Dean, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Co-Secretary General World Health Organization Collaborating Centers…
Read MoreSee How the CDC is Saving Lives
View COVID-19 Videos on the CDC The official CDC page has all of the COVID-19 related videos in one place. Several are in Spanish, but most are in English. Most of these videos are educational. See the latest video focused on CDC efforts in Central America. View CDC Global Health Videos – CDC in Action…
Read MoreIntroducing Global Health Votes
In a democracy, the power of the citizen is asserted through their vote. To address the global health challenges before us it is vital that all American citizens exercise this right and encourage others to do so too. CUGH is committed to protecting voters’ rights and increasing voter turnout. To do this we are releasing…
Read MoreNow Accepting Applications for Dr. Tom Hall Educational Grants
A message from Dr. Keith Martin, CUGH’s Executive Director: Dr. Tom Hall was one of CUGH’s greatest supporters, contributing to the organization through his guidance, leadership and generous funding. Tom passed away a few years ago and we miss his presence and friendship. Tom generously left CUGH funds to support a small educational grants program.
Read MoreBlocking Funding to the CDC & NIH: A Clear Threat to American Lives
PRESS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE If the White House blocks funding to the NIH and CDC for testing and tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus it will be threatening the health of all Americans. These two agencies are cornerstones in the battle to curb the pandemic and are working tirelessly to save lives. In contrast, the…
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