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02.04.19

International Expert Group Calls on WHO’s Emergency Committee to Reconvene; Declare Ebola a Public Health Emergency

CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, February 4, 2019; 0800 GMT / 0300 ET WASHINGTON – An international group of public health and legal experts say the time has come for the World Health Organization to convene the Emergency Committee once again, and for the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to consider […]

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Thematic Areas: Global Health Policy & Politics Infectious Diseases

12.09.18

Seventy Years of Human Rights in Global Health: Drawing on a Contentious Past to Secure a Hopeful Future

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By Johan Marulanda

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, Dec 9th 6:30 EST CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON –– As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a team of distinguished global health experts including the World Health Organization’s Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and Georgetown University’s Lawrence Gostin, chart the […]

Categories: Global Health Global Health Governance Health and Human Rights WHO

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Thematic Areas: Health & Human Rights

11.29.18

As Ebola Epidemic in the DRC Grows to the Second Largest in History, High Level Expert Panel Calls on the U.S. and World for Immediate Action to “Avoid Failure”

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By Johan Marulanda

CONTACT: Johan Marulanda / jm3245@georgetown.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON–– The U.S. and international response to the growing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo must be significantly bolder, says a high-level group of global health experts, sounding the alarm about insufficient resolve to halt the uncontrolled outbreak in an active war zone. In a new consensus […]

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11.27.18

“Rapid Start of ART” a Critical Goal Toward Ending HIV/AIDS in America

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By Johan Marulanda

CONTACT: Johan Marulanda / jm3245@georgetown.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (Nov. 27, 2018) – An architect of the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the U.S. says it is time for some bold and major shifts in the delivery of HIV care that could make a dramatic impact on the epidemic. The recommendation comes ahead of World […]

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Thematic Areas: Infectious Diseases

11.01.18

Regina LaBelle will join the O’Neill Institute to work on Issues of Addiction and Public Policy

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By Johan Marulanda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Johan Marulanda, jm3245@georgetown.edu Washington, DC (Nov. 1, 2018) | The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law welcomes Regina LaBelle as its newest Director. LaBelle will be managing a project portfolio focused on the opioid epidemic, addiction policies, barriers to treatment for substance use disorders, public health approaches to drug […]

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Thematic Areas: Food & Drug Law

10.17.18

Georgetown’s Lawrence Gostin Reacts to WHO Decision to Not Declare DRC Ebola Outbreak a PHEIC

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By Felix Swierski

MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (Oct. 17, 2018) – Today, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the recommendation of an Emergency Committee, declined to declare the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Public health and law expert Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, faculty director […]

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Thematic Areas: Infectious Diseases

10.17.18

WHO Emergency Committee “Should Do Something Bold,” says Georgetown Global Health Expert

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By Johan Marulanda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (October 16, 2018) — On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee meeting to determine if the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations. Public […]

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10.09.18

#MeToo—Exploring the Path From Outrage to Systemic Change

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By Felix Swierski

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu MEDIA ADVISORY #MeToo—Exploring the Path From Outrage to Systemic Change WASHINGTON (Oct. 8, 2018) – One year ago this month, the #MeToo hashtag gained new life following the publication of The New York Times’ investigation about the now-disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. It didn’t take […]

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08.01.18

Georgetown’s Lawrence Gostin on Presumed New Ebola Outbreak in DRC

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By Felix Swierski

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (Aug 1, 2018) – Today, the World Health Organization announced that preliminary laboratory testing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) indicates “a cluster of cases of Ebola virus in North Kivu province.” The DRC announced last month that the Ebola outbreak that began earlier this […]

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Thematic Areas: Food & Drug Law Global Health Policy & Politics

06.21.18

Addressing the Politicization of U.S. Health Care and Public Health Services

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By O'Neill User

CONTACT: Karen Teber / km463@georgetown.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY Addressing the Politicization of U.S. Health Care and Public Health Services WASHINGTON (June 21, 2018) — The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law hosts a two day symposium addressing controversies and challenges facing the U.S. health care today including legalization of marijuana, gun […]

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