Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

"A May study in The Lancet estimated that vaccines against 14 common pathogens have saved 154 million lives over the past five decades—at a rate of six lives every minute. They have cut infant mortality by 40 percent globally and by more than 50 percent in Africa. Throughout history vaccines have saved more lives than almost any other intervention."

Attending the Health Systems Global conference, 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research #HSR2024 next week? Consider attending a capacity building session on Monday, November 18, on tools and methodological approaches for the estimation of the public health workforce. Estimating Public Health Workforce Requirements for the 21st?Century: WHO and Partner Tools and Methodological Approaches, 8:30–12:15 JST, Room Conf. 1. Jointly organized by the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Health Workforce Unit at the WHO. Gain skills on estimating health workforce requirements. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eE6xxuCk Sara Bennett Binita Adhikari

From TIME: "Inside a Bold Vision to Scale Up the Fight Against Global Child Malnutrition," featuring Dr. Parul Christian, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on how micronutrient supplements (MMS) for pregnant women can significantly reduce the likelihood of adverse birth outcomes. “If a woman is not able to achieve [the full potential of her health], this poses a risk for the newborn, who may be born small,” explains Dr. Christian. “And so the intergenerational growth failure is perpetuated. Nutritional interventions in pregnancy can be very powerful.” The article also features Dr. Víctor Aguayo, director of child nutrition and development at UNICEF, who discusses how ?ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF)?can address malnutrition globally. https://lnkd.in/et-beEpf

Once considered eliminated in the United States, #measles has made an unwelcome return. Cases dropped during the #COVID19 lockdown but have since risen, a troubling surge of 277 cases in 2024 through November 7 relative to just 59 cases in 2023. Nearly half of those infections were in #children under 5. More than 9 in 10 U.S. measles cases in the past four years stemmed from international travel, a stark reminder that illness knows no borders in a globalized world. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, 16 million Americans voyaged abroad but, too often, #unvaccinated American children who haven't traveled end up sick.?[...] ---- By: Anita Shet and Rose Weeks Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Think Global Health: https://lnkd.in/dk2HM9Vy

There are 46 million children under 1 year are still missing out on #PCV—more than one in three worldwide. The disappointing stagnation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is more complex than it appears. Four reasons are #conflict, #climate change, #vaccine #misinformation, and vaccine shortages. #WorldPneumoniaDay #VaccinesWork By: Anita Shet & Rose Weeks Every Breath Counts Coalition PLOS: https://lnkd.in/e8ieHz2y

?? New peer-reviewed paper by Senior Scholar Dr. Tener Goodwin Veenema, Center for Outbreak Response Innovation (CORI) Program Manager Sarah Schneider-Firestone & Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health colleagues. This study finds that, while everyone had to ration PPE, many service staff felt they were not prioritized in the same way as clinical staff. ??: https://lnkd.in/ef6t2sFu

Heading to #HSR2024, the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Nagasaki, Japan? Our faculty will be participating in and leading sessions, including two sessions on the public health workforce: 1) A capacity building session on estimating public health workforce requirements for the 21st century, jointly organized with the WHO on Monday, November 18 at 8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. JST. Join to gain skills on estimating public health workforce requirements. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eE6xxuCk 2) An organized on Wednesday, November 20 at 11:40 a.m. JST on 'Enhancing the Public Health Workforce: A Vital Foundation for Advancing Planetary Health through System Strengthening.' The session will include a discussion on public heath workforce reform to address challenges such as climate change and pandemics. The session will feature speakers from the Government of India, US CDC, and the WHO.

Would you or your organization benefit from graduate student support??Would you like to contribute to the professional development of the next generation of public health practitioners and researchers? If so, consider hosting an MSPH student from the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for a practicum experience! Students are equipped with useful skills and *ready* to join as a junior member of your team.?You can find more information here: https://lnkd.in/eqEKuQcJ

Thanks to all our alumni who attended the SBI reunion last month! We had over 170 join us in Baltimore (plus more online!). For those who couldn't make it, know we were all thinking of you and reminiscing about good times! We raised over $5000 towards the SBI alumni student scholarship fund and we thank you so much for all of your generous donations! If you or anyone else who would like to contribute, here is the link https://lnkd.in/e56mz_ec?-- use the drop-down menu to designate your gift as “General Funding > Other (please specify)” and then write-in “International Health?SBI?student support”.

New Lancet Public Health study on sodium levels: ~40,000 heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in Australia over a 10-year period if World Health Organization?recommended salt limits were used for packaged foods. Study led by Matti Marklund of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and researchers from The George Institute for Global Health in collaboration with Griffith University and UNSW Sydney Read the study at The Lancet Group: https://lnkd.in/e9vFWvng