Global Health News

Second Annual Global Health Knowledge Hub Joint Conference to Foster Collaboration with International Partners

C-THAN Conference in South Africa Connects International Collaborators

Members of the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Beyond at Northwestern University (C-THAN) convened at the eighth annual C-THAN meeting at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business in South Africa, which offered an opportunity for international partners to connect and collaborate on current and upcoming research endeavors.

Lumati Awarded Career Development Award from ASCO’s Conquer Cancer Foundation

POCTRN+ Meeting Brings Together C-THAN Investigators at Technology Showcase

Tracking Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Peru with DNA Sequencing

Murphy Honored as Distinguished Leader in Global Health

Robert Murphy, MD, executive director of the Havey Institute for Global Health, has been honored with the 2026 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leadership in Global Health Award.

New System Improves TB Testing for People Living With HIV

For people living with HIV (PLHIV), a weakened immune system can lead to increased risk of potentially life-threatening infections like Tuberculosis (TB). A team from the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University (C-THAN), in collaboration with the Havey Institute for Global Health, has created a system called the Drizzle Health MagnaSlide to improve TB testing for enhanced diagnosis and treatment. 

New Tongue Swab Testing Improves TB Detection

AI-Enabled Smart Microscope Platform Supports Low-Resource Settings

A team at the Havey Institute for Global Health, in collaboration with Mobile Imaging Innovations, Inc, a Chicago-based company, has developed a smart microscope platform specifically designed for use in low-resource environments. Leading the project is Mamoudou Maiga, MD, PhD, associate director of the Center for Global Oncology.

Podcast Rewind: A New Center for Global Pediatric Health with Drs. Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo and Colleen Fant

Pediatric Study Examines Cognitive Challenges in Adolescent HIV

Simulation-Based Education to Improve the Care of Acutely Ill Children in Tanzania

Situational learning offers opportunities to improve medical education and ultimately patient care longterm. When the Center for Global Pediatric Health collaborated with the Bugando Medical Center in Tanzania to determine a need for these advancements in global pediatric care, they implemented a simulation-based system.

Partnership with Bugando Medical Center Builds Global Educational Experiences and Improves Pediatric Care

At the Center for Global Pediatric Health, collaboration is a key element to their ongoing advancements to pediatric care. That collaboration is highlighted through the relationship between Bugando Medical Center in Tanzania and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, a partnership built to cultivate global educational experiences and improve pediatric care globally.

Cohort Working to Advance Hepatitis B Care and Elimination in Africa

Early Diagnosis for Avian Influenza Can Prevent Threat of Pandemic

Partnerships in Health Professions Education Bring Northwestern Faculty to UGHE for Certificate Program

Northwestern faculty visited the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda as instructors in the post-graduate Health Professions Education certificate program. This opportunity arose from the Partnerships for Advancement in Global Health Professions Education (PAGHE) project, which is funded by a Global Innovation Challenge Award.

Global Innovation Challenge Award Funds Groundbreaking Research for Northwestern Investigators

Imran Morhason-Bello Receives Excellence Award in Research Award

Longtime Havey Institute for Global Health partner and collaborator Imran O. Morhason-Bello, MBBS, MD, PhD, professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, recently received the 2025 Excellence Award in Research by the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria (SOGON).

Strohm Family Funds Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana and Kenya

Self-Sampling–Based HPV Testing Offers New Solutions for Vulnerable Communities in South America

Northwestern’s Health on the Roll Mobile Clinic Breaks Barriers to Cancer Prevention in West Africa

In Nigeria and Mali, many women do not have access to medical care like cervical cancer screening and treatment. A team from the Center for Global Oncology at the Havey Institute for Global Health created the Health on the Roll mobile clinic to address these issues.

Center for Global Oncology Co-Leads AHPBCC 2025 in Johannesburg

Buehler Center Evaluation Program Supports Faculty Global Health Projects

Kohli-Lynch Leads Course on Decision-Analytic Modelling

Public health students at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa convened last August to learn decision-analytic modelling for health economic evaluation from Ciaran Kohli-Lynch, PhD, MS.

With Overdose Deaths Down, New Dashboard Watches for Rebound

Lori A. Post, PhD, director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics within the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM), discusses the recently launched OD Pulse, a dashboard that uses newly interpolated U.S. Census population estimates to calculate monthly overdose death rates.

Wearable Technology Offers Solution to Improve Patient Monitoring

A team from the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics and Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT) at the Havey Institute for Global Health researchers how to improve hospital care in Ghana through innovative wearable technology systems.

Students Collaborate to Solve Global Health Concern at Intramural Case Competition

Global Health Day Celebrates Research and International Collaboration

Northwestern students, faculty, staff and community partners shared and recognized global health research, education and outreach at the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health’s 14th annual Global Health Day on November 19.

A Career in Global Health Leads to Continued Equity Research for Van Pelt

Podcast Rewind: Trailblazing a Path in Global Health with Lisa R. Hirschhorn, MD, MPH

SHELTER Tea Champions Program Supports Childhood Health and Education at Tea Plantations in India

Poverty and limited access to education and healthcare in Assam, India leads to long-term health and wellbeing issues. The Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care created the SHELTER Tea Champions program to improve health and education for children in this region.

New Study Reveals Barriers to Healthcare for Older Adults in Nigeria

A team from the Havey Institute for Global Health, working with collaborators at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, has identified barriers to primary care experiences in Nigeria for older people—findings which may lead to the improvement of health services needed for access and care to help healthy aging.

Nwaba Named Havey Institute for Global Health Post-Graduate Fellow

Adaure Nwaba, MD, MS, surgical resident in the Division of Plastic Surgery, has been named the 2025-2026 Havey Institute for Global Health Post-Graduate Fellow, which recognizes post-graduate trainees at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine by promoting innovative global health research, education and training programs.