January 24, 2014
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…
Becky Bartlein off to new adventures in Côte d’Ivoire!
The current research coordinator of the Global Medicines Program, Becky Bartlein, is the recipient of a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship award. She will be located in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where she will be working under the Ministry of Health in the Institut National de la Sante Publique (INSP) – the National Public Health Institute – starting…
Global Medicines Program Faculty Presents at Africa Pharmacovigilance Meeting 2012
Andy Stergachis and Joseph Babigumira participated in the Africa Pharmacovigilance Meeting 2012: Ensuring Quality and Safety of Medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa which was held April 18 – 20, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenya Ministries of Health (Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation), the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the…
Global Medicines Program Presents at Western Regional International Health Conference
The 9th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference (WRIHC), “At a Crossroads: Choosing Hidden Paths in Global Health,” took place on the UW Seattle campus April 27-29, 2012 (www.wirhc.org). Joseph Babigumira presented in two sessions at the conference: “Marginalized Populations: Health: A Human Right?” and “Realities in the Field: When Good Intentions are not Enough” Becky…
