Global Public Health

Michigan Public Health community welcomes visit from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros is the 2022 recipient of the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health

On March 13, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, visited the University of Michigan to receive the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health, one of the university's highest honors. As part of the festivities, faculty, staff, and students from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the broader university community took part in various events around campus.

WHO director general to receive Thomas Francis Jr. Medal

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African and first nonphysician director-general of the World Health Organization, will be awarded the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health at the University of Michigan.

Am I fully vaccinated for polio? How to check your Michigan immunization record

Matthew Boulton featured in Detroit Free Press

Matthew Boulton, Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health, was quoted in Detroit Free Press. He stated it is important for the public to be updated with their polio vaccines.

Increasing public health measures could have helped prevent thousands of COVID-19 deaths in India

New research from Michigan Public Health

Strengthening public health measures at the sign of resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 in India in early 2021 would have helped control transmission in the country and reduced mortality by at least 40% during the second wave even without harsh lockdowns, according to a new University of Michigan study.

U-M seeks nominations for prestigious global public health medal, names selection committee

The University of Michigan is seeking nominations for the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health, one of the highest recognitions granted by the university. The medal, named after the renowned U-M physician, virologist and infectious disease researcher, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of global public health through major scientific discovery or through the development and leadership of effective public health policy or action.

Study of pathogens in the environment in Myanmar offers clues to the spread of disease

New research from Michigan Public Health

Scientists have extensively studied water and sanitation interventions to decrease the transmission of pathogens and disease prevention. But a new University of Michigan study suggests a broader approach that includes looking at the environmental transmission of pathogens both in soil and water to help improve our understanding of the spread of these pathogens and better inform strategies to mitigate it.