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YSPH alums, student aim to ‘MakeDeathsCount’ worldwide
Yale School of Public Health alumni Ahmad Saleh and Ehsan Abualanain (shown above), both MPH '22, and current student Madison Novosel, MPH '23, have created an NGO called MakeDeathsCount to provide verbal autopsy training in countries, such as Syria, where many deaths and their causes go unrecorded.
1 Feb 2023
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U.S. report says hundreds were detained, missing in Ukraine's Kherson
Hundreds of people were detained or went missing in Ukraine's Kherson region while it was under Russian control this year, and dozens may have been tortured, Yale University researchers have concluded in a report backed by the U.S. State Department.
Source: Reuters
18 Nov 2022
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Yale Infectious Diseases Earn Two NIH Grants For Work In Ukraine
Yale Department of Internal Medicine’s Section of Infectious Diseases was recently awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research to better support older patients with HIV in Ukraine.
21 Oct 2022
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Yale Report: Approximately 1 in 6 Ukrainian crop storage sites impacted by war
One of every six (15.73%) Ukrainian crop storage facilities, such as grain silos and elevators, has been damaged, destroyed, or controlled by Russia and its aligned forces since its invasion began on February 24, according to a new report released today by the Yale School of Public Health’s (YSPH) Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
15 Sep 2022
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At least 21 'filtration' sites identified in Russian-controlled territory, say Yale researchers
Researchers at Yale University say they have uncovered 21 "filtration" sites in the Russian-controlled territory of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Source: CNN
26 Aug 2022
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Yale researchers identify 21 sites in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine used for civilian interrogation, processing, and detention
A new report by the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), a partner in the U.S. Department of State-supported Conflict Observatory, maps the system of filtration facilities and logistics employed by Russia and Russia-aligned forces to process Ukrainian citizens, prisoners of war (POWs), and other people present in Donetsk oblast beginning as early as March 2022.
25 Aug 2022
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Yale Professors Join Universiti Malaya Colleagues for Implementation Science Boot Camp
Faculty members from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM) recently joined an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers in Kuala Lumpur for a summer boot camp on implementation science.
9 Aug 2022
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Helping Students Build Strong Foundations in Ethical Global Health Work
The Global Health Ethics Program (GHEP), which is part of the Yale Institute for Global Health, helps students prepare for potential ethical challenges before they conduct research or clinical projects abroad.
Source: YaleNews
26 Jul 2022
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State Department to collect, analyze evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The State Department announced that it is launching a program to collect and analyze evidence of Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine.
Source: The Hill
18 May 2022
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The US Plan to Document War Crimes in Ukraine
The government-funded Conflict Observatory will use open source tools and satellite imagery to gather evidence of human rights violations.
Source: Wired
17 May 2022
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U.S. launches program to capture, analyze evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday announced the launch of a new program to capture and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ensure Moscow is held accountable for its actions.
Source: Reuters
17 May 2022
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Yale Joins Conflict Observatory Documenting Ukraine War Crimes
The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) will document alleged violations of international law and crimes against humanity, including war crimes, by Russia-aligned forces in Ukraine as part of a new Conflict Observatory initiative announced today by the U.S. Department of State.
17 May 2022
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How Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Impacts Global Health
How Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Impacts Global Health
2 Jul 2021
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For These Health Entrepreneurs, Luck Isn’t the Full Story
Two leading industry investors spoke to a virtual gathering Wednesday (January 27) to tell a Yale School of Public Health audience about their paths to success. Titled “Health Entrepreneurship: How to Really Make an Impact,” the hour-long discussion featured Shaklee Corporation CEO Roger Barnett and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen as they gave advice and encouraged students to follow their entrepreneurial ambitions.
2 Feb 2021
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Lack of COVID-19 Resources Putting Millions at Risk in Somalia Settlement Camps
A lack of access to screening services and important information about COVID-19 — including ways the highly-infectious virus can be transmitted ¬— could be putting millions of internally displaced people in Somali settlement camps at risk, according to new research by the Yale School of Public Health and The Hagarla Institute.
17 Sep 2020
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Connecticut’s partial shutdown aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus. How effective will it be?
Connecticut is now on partial lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and while some health professionals say the measure doesn’t go far enough, others say public health interventions have to be balanced against social and economic impacts.
Source: Hartford Courant
24 Mar 2020
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Kaveh Khoshnood on Coronavirus outbreak in Iran
VOMENA: March 6, 2020: Professor Kaveh Khoshnood on Coronavirus outbreak in Iran
Source: Voice of the Middle East and North Africa
11 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus likely to be declared pandemic ‘any day now’: Expert
The coronavirus, which has far infected over 90,000 people worldwide and killed more than 3,000, will likely be declared a pandemic soon by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood, professor of epidemiology at Yale University’s School of Public Health.
Source: Al Arabiya English
3 Mar 2020
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YSPH Alumna Appointed Top Health Official in Bhutan
Yale School of Public Health alumna Dechen Wangmo, M.P.H., ’07, has been appointed Minister of Health of her homeland: the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.
4 Dec 2018
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Public Health Critical to Addressing Gun Violence Epidemic
Gun control activists speaking at a Yale School of Public Health forum this week urged public health professionals to join their efforts in combating the pervasive gun violence that has become a major public health threat across the country.
30 Nov 2018