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Akbar K. Waljee, MD, Center for Global Health Equity at the University of Michigan

March 20, 2025

Akbar K. Waljee, MD Appointed as New Director of Center for Global Health Equity

Waljee has been appointed as the Leslie D. Yamada and Tachi Yamada MD Director of the center...

A posed photo of a couple in a field where a man's hands are holding a pregnant woman's stomach.

March 7, 2025

Couples-Based Counseling Shows Promise in Preventing HIV Transmission Among Pregnant Women and Their Partners

New study from center member Lynae Darbes, PhD highlights the effectiveness of home-based counseling in improving HIV testing in Kenya.

UMMS Associate Professor of Surgery Gifty Kwakye (center) with Kwabena Agbedinu, Ghana's first colorectal surgery fellowship program graduate (right) and Pius Agbenorku, the Vice President of the Ghana College of Physicians & Surgeons.

February 21, 2025

Pioneering colorectal surgery fellowship celebrates inaugural class of graduates in Ghana

Center member and associate professor of surgery Gifty Kwake launched the program in 2023 alongside partners at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana

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Study finds: elevated rates of sexual and gender-based violence among lesbian, bisexual, and queer women in Kenya.

Sexual and Gender Based Violence and the Reality of LBQ Womxn in Western Kenya

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Course Spotlight: AAS 448/EPID 666

From Bedside to Community: Kianna Fraga Albuja's Journey into Global Health