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LIFE: Low Birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration Study Executive Summary

The Executive Summary details study findings for infants from birth to one year. It outlines key actions for an evidence-based approach to improve growth, survival, and development outcomes for these infants, with a focus on early identification of the highest risk infants to allow for early intervention.

Les Market Queens, les associations de football, les églises et les mosquées soutiennent les efforts de vaccination contre le COVID-19 dans le nord du Ghana

25 mars 2022 Read in English Par Stephanie Schorow pour Global Mass Vaccination Site Collaborative Lorsque les responsables de la santé publique du nord du Ghana, une région d’un peu plus de 2 millions d’habitants, ont lancé la campagne de vaccination contre le COVID-19, ils ont découvert qu’une partie importante de la population réfutait l’existence du COVID-19. Ou… Continue reading Les Market Queens, les associations de football, les églises et les mosquées soutiennent les efforts de vaccination contre le COVID-19 dans le nord du Ghana

Market Queens, Football Associations, Churches, and Mosques Aid COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in Northern Ghana

March 25, 2022 Lisez ceci en français. By Stephanie Schorow for the Global Mass Vaccination Site Collaborative When public health officials in northern Ghana, a region with a population of a little over 2 million, began the push for COVID-19 vaccinations, they found a significant portion of the population didn’t believe COVID-19 existed. Or if… Continue reading Market Queens, Football Associations, Churches, and Mosques Aid COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in Northern Ghana

Boston Globe: Wastewater monitoring must be used as a tool to mitigate future COVID surges

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub and Catherine Klapperich pen an op-ed in the Boston Globe on the need to use and improve upon wastewater COVID-19 monitoring to mitigate infection surges.

WNYC: COVID Cases Resurge Globally Causing Fear of Another Wave

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub joins WNYC’s The Takeaway to discuss the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the globe.

ABC News: Rise in COVID-19 infections overseas may foreshadow increase in US, experts say

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in ABC News on what wastewater data is telling us about the current COVID-19 situation and the continued importance of vaccines and boosters.

The Commonwealth Fund – The Dose: The Case for Investing in Primary Care

Dr. Asaf Bitton joins The Dose podcast from the Commonwealth Fund with host Shanoor Seervai to discuss what it will take to rebuild the nation’s broken primary care system.

Chaque campagne de vaccination de masse doit être unique

Par Stephanie Schorow pour Global Mass Vaccination Site Collaborative 11 mars 2022 Read in English. La nécessité de vacciner contre le COVID-19 est universelle, mais les moyens d’administrer efficacement ces vaccins peuvent varier considérablement d’un pays à l’autre. Au Brésil, par exemple, la population est habituée aux campagnes de vaccination de masse et est généralement à l’aise… Continue reading Chaque campagne de vaccination de masse doit être unique

CBS Boston: ‘We All Need To Step Up’: Boston Doctors Teach Ukrainians How To Treat Wounds Of War

Dr. Eric Goralnick featured on WBZ in Boston on his work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital to create training videos to treat trauma wounds in Ukraine.

New York Times: Should You Still Wear a Mask?

Dr. Asaf Bitton in the New York Times on where, and when, you can safely take off your mask.