Inaugural West Africa Symposium Unites Scientists to Tackle Infectious Disease
By Wanjiru Waruiru on
The first International West Africa Symposium & Workshops on Infectious Disease, hosted by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health, University of Sierra Leone and the Quantitative Biosciences Institute of the University of California, San Francisco, was held from July 29 to August 4, 2024, in…
UCSF is Advancing Pandemic Preparedness Through a One Health Approach
By Esbeydy Pardo, MPH on
UCSF’s Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (CPPR) has been a key player in addressing health threats on a global scale by promoting the One Health approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health to mitigate disease risks. In recent efforts, CPPR has been enhancing…
Exploring Cross-Border Surveillance: CPPR Panel Discussion at CUGH
By Esbeydy Pardo on
On March 10, 2024, the global health security team at UCSF’s Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (CPPR) participated in a panel discussion titled “The Importance of Cross-border Surveillance in Pandemic Prevention: Examples from Three Continents” at the Consortium of Universities for…
Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Hosts Health Equity Science Symposium
By Taytum Sanderbeck on
UCSF’s Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response hosted a symposium on January 25 titled Health Equity: From Lens to Science to inspire collective action to promote better health equity practices and perspectives among researchers in academic settings and with community partners.
Three Researchers win Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Investigator Seed Awards
By IGHS on
The Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (CPPR) awarded three recipients the Investigator Seed Award to pursue a new research project that focuses on pandemic preparedness and response and promoting health equity. Each project addresses one or more of CPPR’s Pillars of Impact – readiness,…
San Francisco Promotores Referral Network wins APHA Community Health Workers Award
By Alyssa Bercasio on
This year, The San Francisco Promotores Referral Network won the APHA Community Health Workers Award. This award is given at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting to recognize community health workers’ dedication to their work and the benefits they bring to their communities.
With the right online learning tools, global health training could achieve more with less
By Cameron Scott on
As Internet technology has evolved, global health practitioners have taken advantage of it to complement in-person healthcare training. But when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, nearly all training programs went fully remote overnight – a dramatic shift that is unlikely to roll back much given the…
Reflections on the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo
“I Have to Ask”: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data
