Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the No. 1 cause of death globally, and three-quarters of all cardiovascular-related deaths occur within low-and-middle-income countries. The burden of CVDs, a rapidly growing epidemic, has become an increasing public health problem in countries such as Tanzania.
Global Health News and Events
Feasibility of focused cardiac ultrasound performed at mid-levels of the health care system in Tanzania
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Improving quality of life for children with cerebral palsy in Vietnam: implementation of intensive models of rehabilitation
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a major cause of childhood disability globally. While there is no cure for CP, treatment can greatly improve the lives of those who are impacted. In Vietnam, it is estimated that 500,000 people live with CP. The proportion of children with CP who receive rehabilitation services in Vietnam is estimated at 30 to 74 percent, and the identification of new rehabilitation models for CP is a major public health priority for the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. |
Development of a Kenyan stakeholder-informed palliative care research agenda
Over 20 million people worldwide require palliative care each year, yet it is estimated that only 10 percent receive these services. This is a growing concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) which accounts for 80 percent of the patients requiring palliative care services to reduce unnecessary pain and suffering. |
Resident Reflection from Masindi, Uganda: Nima Golchin
When the opportunity came up to travel to Uganda for this rotation, I knew that I had to do what was necessary to go. I found the idea of traveling to Africa intriguing – I have traveled extensively, but I had yet to travel to anywhere in Africa. One hears about the challenges of healthcare in developing countries and I knew that I had to see and feel those differences first hand to be able to say that I had a true, organic understanding of them. There are not many opportunities for global experiences in radiology and it was exciting to be able to have this global experience while |
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Center for Global Health 2018 Travel Grant Finalists Announced
Marissa Di Napoli, College of Medicine |
Tanzania elective travel grant RFA for fourth year medical students
 This course is a four-week clinical elective during Block 8 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and designed for fourth-year medical students with a genuine interest in global health and in caring for underserved populations. This rotation will expose the student to 1) medical care at a national hospital (Muhimbili National Hospital) in a developing country which has recently invested in an advanced cardiac center and 2) participation in a rural outreach clinic |
Could you live on $1.90 a day?
In Charleston, South Carolina, where a bus ride is two dollars for a one-way trip and the cheapest apartments go for hundreds of dollars a month, the idea of living on $1.90 a day is hard to swallow. |
MUSC Global Health Week: March 26-30th
 Imagine a world where every person has access to health care. Where malaria has been eradicated. Where hundreds of millions of people no longer suffer from TB. Where no mother or child dies from preventable causes. From soccer to point of care diagnostics, a growing number of innovative interventions are improving access to high-quality health care for vulnerable populations worldwide. Don’t miss this weeklong series of events, sponsored by the MUSC Center for Global Health, to hear leaders in the field discuss how they are tackling unique global health challenges. |
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The Post & Courier: Do no harm? The pros and cons of short term missions
As a Peace Corps volunteer, Ginny Fonner worked in a rural village in Zambia, a southern African country with a severe shortage of doctors. While there, a short-term mission group visited. Their goal: distribute medicines to fight intestinal worms. “It’s a great goal. Worms are a big problem,” she said during a recent global health symposium at the Medical University of South Carolina. “So they spent day after day going to schools, distributing treatments, feeling really good about it." Except for one thing. |
Global partners come together to combat heart disease in East Africa
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Ebola. Zika. HIV. Malaria. Tuberculosis. These diseases dominate headlines and present serious public health issues in developing countries. Yet heart disease, once thought to affect only wealthy countries, is a rapidly growing epidemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the No.