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January 24, 2014

Dr. Joseph Babigumira’s Research Featured in Population Reference Bureau Research Brief

A Research Brief published by the Population Reference Bureau in September, 2012 featured research from Global Medicines Program faculty Joseph Babigumira. The Brief described key findings from two studies by Dr. Babigumira and colleagues on the cost of inducted abortion and cost-effectiveness of universal access to modern contraception: Joseph B. Babigumira et al., “Estimating the…


Professor Andy Stergachis elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine

Professor Andy Stergachis, Director of the Global Medicines Program, was one of three faculty members from the University of Washington School of Public Health  elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. The inductees are among 70 new members and 10 foreign associates announced…


Global Medicines Program Partnering with VillageReach and the Barr Foundation to Improve the Supply Chain for Medicines in Malawi

The Global Medicines Program is teaming with VillageReach and the Barr Foundation to improve supply chain performance and medicines management in rural Malawi. In collaboration with the Malawi Ministry of Health and the Malawi College of Health Sciences, this three-year program will train 150 pharmacy assistants; increase supply chain capacity; and improve data management. The…


New Research Coordinator joins Global Medicines Program!

  The Global Medicines Program welcomes Gillian Levine, MPH, to the team! Gillian will work on projects including the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceutical and Services program (SIAPS), and the Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium (MiPc) pharmacovigilance research projects, particularly the Assessment of the Safety of Antimalarial Drug Use During Early Pregnancy (ASAP), and will…


Graduate Student’s Work on Display at the Seattle Center Illustrating Pathways to Global Health

Norio Kasahara, a graduate student in the UW Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program and the Global Medicines Program, was featured in a video at the Seattle Center’s Global Health Experience Exhibit . The exhibit featured videos of students involved in global health projects, and Norio’s project is a medicine safety initiative in Afghanistan. Read more about…



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