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Global Health and Social Medicine

Global Health and Social Medicine

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Bridging a Critical Gap in Care for the World’s Poorest Billion

July 13, 2023

Center named a WHO Collaborating Centre

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Patel Named New Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine

June 1, 2023

Leader in research, mental health care delivery to succeed Paul Farmer

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Stories Can Help a Community Heal

May 17, 2023

How an animated film with a minimalist take on classical Indian dance hopes to address domestic…

In a hallway painted with colorful geometric patterns, two men in suits stand on either side of a portrait of a man in surgical gowns reviewing an X-ray of a patient’s skull. The portrait is labeled “Harvey Cushing.”

Ecuadoran VP Promotes Global Surgery and Health Equity

April 13, 2023

Ecuadoran VP highlights collaboration, integrated approaches at HMS

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Gift to Honor Legacy of Global Health Champion Paul Farmer

January 10, 2023

Cummings Foundation commits $50 million for alliance between HMS, University in Rwanda

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Master’s Program in Global Health Delivery Celebrates 10 Years

December 8, 2022

In village health clinics and ministries of health, grads are building health equity around the…

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Lessons for Modern Medicine from Race-Based X-Rays

October 18, 2022

1968 controversy provides insight for building more equitable health systems

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Harvard Honors Paul Farmer’s Legacy

October 1, 2022

The Harvard community and colleagues from around the world look back at Farmer’s contributions and…

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Reimagining Mental Health

September 20, 2022

Growing recognition of the global impact of mental illness has led to a movement to find solutions

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Vikram Patel | The Global Mental Health Crisis

June 27, 2022
Empowering communities to tackle mental illness using existing resources
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Pandemics in the 21st Century

June 9, 2022

Symposium focuses on causes, solutions, to health inequities

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Candlelight Vigil Captured

March 31, 2022

Audio recordings capture remembrances of global health leader

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