News and Publications

2009 News and Publications

GW Faculty Member Dr. Lisa Alexander Receives Fulbright Specialists Award

WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Lisa Alexander, PA, MPH, EdD, the Assistant Dean for community-based partnerships at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and affiliate of the George Washington University Africa Center for Health and Human Security, was recently named a Fulbright Senior Specialist for her proposed work in Rwanda. As a member of the Fulbright Specialists Program, Dr. Alexander will develop Rwanda's first non-physician clinician training program in partnership with the Kigali Health Institute (KHI) and the Rwanda Ministry of Health.

Release of "Preventing Maternal and Child Deaths: Towards the MDGs 2015" Conference Report

KIGALI, RWANDA (October 7, 2009) - In partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of Health, the Rwanda Medical Association, the United Nations, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Transformational Development Agency, the George Washington University (GWU) Africa Center for Health and Human Security launched "Preventing Maternal and Child Deaths: Towards the MDGs 2015." The report was the product of Rwanda's first annual international conference on maternal and child health.

Achieving Quality Medicine for Africa

WASHINGTON (April 21, 2009)― The George Washington University (GWU) Africa Center for Health and Human Security and the Global Health Progress hosted a luncheon discussion on “Achieving Quality Medicine for Africa: Resources, Technologies and Policies for the Future.”

GWU Africa Center and the Elliott School of International Affairs Host Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh from NDI

WASHINGTON (April 1, 2009) ― Continuing their effort to bring together senior policy makers and university officials, The George Washington University (GWU) Africa Center for Health and Human Security and the Elliott School of International Affairs hosted Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh, senior associate and regional director for Central and West Africa at the National Democratic Institute, for a roundtable discussion with faculty, staff, students and other participants with an interest in Africa.

Changing the Face of Psychiatry: Building Capacity in South Africa

WASHINGTON (March 1, 2009) ― The George Washington University (GWU) Africa Center for Health and Human Security and The George Washington University Department of Psychiatry recently hosted their first faculty exchange program with the objective of addressing the “brain drain” in psychiatry in South Africa.


GWU Africa Center Follows the Peace Corps into Rwanda

WASHINGTON (January 27, 2009) — On January 27 at the Peace Corps headquarters, representatives from The George Washington University (GWU) Africa Center for Health and Human Security joined Peace Corps staff in hosting 35 health Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) who were leaving for a new program in Rwanda. This event marked the expansion into Rwanda of the Health Information Exchange Program partnership between GWU and the Peace Corps.