Department of Global Health and Population
We teach students how to effectively respond to key health challenges impacting populations around the world through outstanding teaching and research. Our expertise includes health systems and economics; global nutrition; maternal and child health; infectious and non-communicable diseases; and humanitarian studies and population ethics.
665 Huntington Avenue
Building 1
Boston, MA 02115
News
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Global Health Week events mark 30th anniversary of landmark Cairo conference
The Department of Global Health and Population (GHP) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is presenting Global Health Week from April 22 to 26. The event will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, Egypt.
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Hackathon sparks digital, AI solutions to improve health care
More than 500 people worldwide spent two intense days developing innovative ideas to tackle health care challenges at an early April hackathon organized by the Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard Chan School.
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Jessica Cohen, Jane Kim honored at annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture
Health economist Jessica Cohen was honored for her achievements in research, service, and leadership at the 13th annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture.
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Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. tuberculosis cases
Racial and ethnic disparities in tuberculosis incidence persist among the U.S.-born population, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
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Doctoral student Esias Bedingar appointed advisor to prime minister of Chad
Esias Bedingar, a third-year PhD candidate in population health sciences at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin School of Arts and Sciences who studies global health and health systems at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was appointed advisor to the prime minister of Chad, chargé de Mission, in January.
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Can playing chess help fight cognitive decline?
Playing strategy games such as chess may help brains to cope with damage caused by dementia, but more research is needed to show whether it helps to prevent cognitive decline in the first place, according to experts.
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Why Brazil’s historic dengue outbreak has no near end in sight
Brazil’s public vaccination campaign against dengue is unlikely to halt the disease’s spread, according to experts.
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Reducing cardiovascular disease disparities in low- and middle-income countries
Stéphane Verguet co-authored a study looking at whether equalizing hypertension diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries could reduce socioeconomic-based cardiovascular disease disparities.
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Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia to lead Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program
Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin looks forward to supporting leaders working to “make the world a better place for everyone, everywhere.”
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Aya Goto appointed head of Takemi Program in International Health
Aya Goto recently spoke about her work promoting health literacy and what it means to follow a cherished mentor in her new role.
