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That feeling when your first week of classes are done at DGHI and Duke University 🙌🏽 👏🏻

From our Deputy Director Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara published in The Lancet Planetary Health:

“Climate change, development, and resilience: a warning from Turkana, Kenya” ⬇️ 🌍

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One week until we see moments like this during the . Can’t wait for your arrival on , global health students! 💙 🌎

Reminder for this fall 🍂 🍁

The Duke Center for Global Mental Health will host its second annual conference on Oct. 7 on "Now More than Ever: Addressing the Global Imperative of Mental Health Equity" in honor of . Learn more about this event, including how to register and to submit an abstract, at the 🔗

Duke Global Mental Health Conference 2025 – Global Mental Health Conference 2025 Now More than Ever: Addressing the Global Imperative of Mental Health Equity

The latest ✒️ from Kristin Schroeder, an associate professor of pediatrics and global health, at our institute:

Schroeder co-authored a study about nutritional status and chemotherapy-induced toxicities in children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa published in Bratislava Medical Journal ⬇️

Nutritional Status and Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicities in Children with Cancer: Implications for Care in Low-Resource Settings - Bratislava Medical Journal Background Childhood cancer is an increasing public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where over 80% of new cases arise. Malnutrition is common in these settings and may worsen chemotherapy-induced toxicities. This scoping review explored existing evidence on the impact...

New 📄 from DGHI’s Julian Hertz and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre’s Director of Research Blandina Mmbaga:

Their research on the burden of multimorbidity-associated acute hospital admissions in Malawi and Tanzania published in The Lancet Global Health ⤵️

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Moments that reminded us to 🙂 this week

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Duke global health alumnus Faraan Rahim is the lead author on a paper with our Director Chris Beyrer and adjunct professor Abebe Bekele on why the U.S.' decision to scale back aid for Africa is a misstep. Full article ⬇️

Scaling back aid for Africa is a strategic misstep for the United States Policy shifts in US foreign aid under the Trump administration have had far-reaching consequences for global health, particularly on the African continent. The withdrawal from the World Health Orga...

One month without this one, and we miss him already 🥹

Dennis Clements, M.D., an emeritus professor of pediatrics, retired from Duke after more than four decades with the institution and nearly 20 years at DGHI. At our institute, he held several roles such as Interim Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies. He is also a two-time recipient of the Global Health Undergraduate Professor of the Year Award which is decided by student nominations. 💙 🌎

📸: DGHI and Chris Hildreth/Rooster Media

For years, q***r stories have been misconstrued. Two of our alumni, Lucy Weyer Johnson and Paul Ngangula, are looking to change that with a new documentary film they’re co-directing called “Existence: The Untold Story of Q***r Lives.”

“This film is an invitation to everyone to see how q***r people live under the radar and how they acknowledge their own existence,” says Ngangula. “We hope to push that acknowledgment and acceptance of q***r people so others can see who we are.”

That story ⬇️

Documenting the Untold Stories of Global Q***r Communities Documenting the Untold Stories of Global Q***r Communities Two DGHI alumni plan a film to explore the strength and struggles of sexual and gender minorities in different parts of the world From left to right, Lucy Weyer Johnson and Paul Ngangula at the 2025 Master of Science in Global Health Commenc...

to the moments that mean that much to us from May 9. 💙 🌎

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Want to know what a career looks like? Take a peak inside the office of Dennis Clements. Books, pictures with messages from students, work from artists and a stack of lanyards that he's been collecting for decades.

After more than 50 years at Duke University, he chose to retire after becoming a beloved professor and holding various leadership roles. We spoke with him ahead of his final day this summer to see his career through the objects in his office ⬇️

Memories from a Half Century in Global Health Memories from a Half Century in Global Health Objects in Dennis Clements’ Trent Hall office tell the story of a remarkable career caring for patients, communities and generations of global health students By Alicia Banks Published July 18, 2025 under Voices of DGHI What defines a career? For Denni...