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San Francisco Examiner - May 15, 2006
Bruce Miller, bmiller@baltimoreexaminer.com
The center was created to coordinate and focus the university's efforts against HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, flu and other worldwide health threats.
The center will combine the work of the university's Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Medicine and School of Nursing.
It will exist virtually and will be led by Thomas Quinn, a professor of international health, epidemiology and molecular biology and immunology in the Bloomberg School and professor in the School of Medicine.
Quinn said that having the three disciplines involved is more effective than one specialty alone in solving global health problems.
"If you're going to make a difference in the health of these people, you're going to have to work as a team," Quinn said. "The current challenges in health don't respect national borders ... the problems are universal. It is a global world, and we need to look at this in a comprehensive manner."
The center is being started with $800,000 annually in seed money from the university's three schools. The funds will be used to recruit faculty to address global health concerns, bring in foreign nationals for educational purposes and put students in the field to work with faculty members in an effort to become the next generation of leaders in global health. It will also seek funding to provide for future initiatives.
"There is an increasing desire of students to get involved in global health issues," said Martha N. Hill, dean of the School of Nursing. "I'd like to have the center help facilitate that."
The three schools will also bring on other institutions within the university system to collaborate on the center's global efforts.
The three schools leading the global initiative already operate more than 400 projects around the world.
"This is 'big team science,' " said Michael J. Klag, dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "We need to deal with broad issues in a multidisciplinary approach ... this will facilitate that."
On the Web
Center for Global Health: www.hopkinsglobalhealth.org
Thomas Quinn: www.hopkinsglobalhealth.org/ThomasQuinn
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