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May 23, 2022

Ignite Makers Win at International Science and Engineering Fair

Ignite’s Maker Team, Josie and Mason, focusing on water scarcity recently traveled to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Atlanta, GA. The Water team presented their design to reuse gray water to support a hydroponic system to grow sustainable produce. …

STEM

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Ignite Makers Win at International Science and Engineering Fair
Ignite Makers Win at International Science and Engineering Fair
STEM

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May 23, 2022

New See-and-Treat Study for Cervical Cancer Prevention begins in Cajamarca, Peru

GWHT and HOPE Peru have initiated our first implementation studies on a see-and-treat program for cervical cancer prevention in Cajamarca (in the Andean mountains) of Peru. This…

Cervical Cancer

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New See-and-Treat Study for Cervical Cancer Prevention begins in Cajamarca, Peru
New See-and-Treat Study for Cervical Cancer Prevention begins in Cajamarca, Peru
Cervical Cancer

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May 4, 2022

Ignite Learners and Makers Present at Inaugural Duke Day

On Sunday, April 10th, Duke Global Women’s Health Technologies hosted its inaugural Ignite Duke Day. Ignite, a program run by both GWHT and the Museum of Life and Science, takes a human-centered design approach to helping students address local and global challenges in their communities and utilize several skills related…

Stem Education

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Ignite Learners and Makers Present at Inaugural Duke Day
Ignite Learners and Makers Present at Inaugural Duke Day
Stem Education

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Mar 25, 2022

Recap of Technology Innovation for Global Health: Battle Scars and Success Stories

By Hamdy Inusah Last week, for the final installment of our Leaders in Global Health Seminar Series, we spoke with Dr. Soumyadipta Acharya, the Graduate Program Director of the John Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID), as he spoke with us about Technological innovations for Global Health. In…

Engineering

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Engineering

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Mar 11, 2022

Providing Healing, Promoting Hope: 5 Women in Medical History

The theme for Women’s History Month 2022 is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope,” and stands as “both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing…

Women In Medicine

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Providing Healing, Promoting Hope: 5 Women in Medical History
Providing Healing, Promoting Hope: 5 Women in Medical History
Women In Medicine

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Mar 7, 2022

Recap of “Equalize Health: Medical Technology for Everyone,” With Dr. Krista Donaldson

Last week, as a part of our Leaders in Global Health Seminar Series, we spoke with Dr. Krista Donaldson, the CEO of a global, not-for-profit medical technology company called Equalize Health, as she spoke with us about implementing user-specific health care designs in the field of global health. In this…

Healthcare

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Healthcare

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Jan 28, 2022

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the Callascope

Cervical cancer, formally defined as any kind of cancer originating from the cervix, is the fourth most common cancer among women, according to the WHO. In fact, in 2022 alone, The American Cancer Society estimates that around 14,100 new cases of cervical cancer will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and…

Womens Health

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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the Callascope
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the Callascope
Womens Health

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Jan 28, 2022

Recap: “Frugal Science: How to Build Global Communities around Ideas,” with Dr. Manu Prakash

Last week, as a part of our Leaders in Global Health Seminar Series, we spoke with Dr. Manu Prakash, a MacArthur Grant winning professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, as he talked with us about Frugal Science and Global Applications to Worldwide Issues In this event recap, we want to…

Global Health

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Global Health

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Dec 17, 2021

GWHT’s 2021 Year in Review

The year is coming to a close, and the staff and students of the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies are reflecting on all we have accomplished. Between research, innovations and community engagement, there is much to celebrate as we close out 2021! “I am most proud of our Ignite…

Gwht

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GWHT’s 2021 Year in Review
GWHT’s 2021 Year in Review
Gwht

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Nov 18, 2021

Trickle Up Innovation: Director’s Blog

By: Nimmi Ramanujam with Ashley White and Megan Madonna — Research and development typically begin in high-income countries. As a result, it takes significant effort and funding to make these new innovations accessible in low- and middle-income countries. This ‘trickle down’ process can take years, if not decades, to reach the populations that need these life saving technologies. …

Gwht

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Trickle Up Innovation: Director’s Blog
Trickle Up Innovation: Director’s Blog
Gwht

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