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Welcome

The USC Institute for Global Health is a campus-wide focal-point for interdisciplinary activities in global health. The Institute consolidates and shares information about global health projects and events, and provides educational programs and immersion experiences with the purpose of inspiring USC students to pursue careers in global health. The Institute also provides forums for the university’s diverse faculty to work together on research, policies, and action that can contribute to controlling the disease and health conditions that are projected to cause the greatest burden in the coming century.

USC & World News
Pakistani Taliban claim bombing that killed 3 Americans
"The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for Wednesday's deadly attack, now thought to be a suicide bombing, in northwestern Pakistan that killed three U.S. military service members..." »
Malaria vaccine is in the works
"A vaccine against malaria to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children a year could be available as early as 2012..." »
Gates Foundation Pledges $10 Billion For Vaccines
"The $34 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is more than doubling its vaccine portfolio..." »
Iran sentences 11 demonstrators to death
"Tehran's Revolutionary Court sentenced 11 people to death after convicting them of participating in post-election riots, state media reported Thursday..." »
Haiti Relief Efforts Cannot Afford to Overlook Reproductive Health Needs
"During this time of displacement, the health and lives of Haiti’s women and girls—many of whom were already in a precarious situation because of poverty or low social status—are threatened by severe living conditions, including the virtual absence of reproductive health services...." »
Almost Half of Injured Haitians Are Children
"A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and USC indicates that the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake include an extraordinarily high number of children..." »

Featured Activities
Lecture Series: Visions for Change
March 2-3 - USC Institute for Global Health welcomes Joe Cerrell, Director of the Gates Foundation's Policy, Advocacy, and Communications in Europe  RSVP for the Lecture »
Announcing the new USC - LAFC Foundation Global Health Initiative
The USC-LAFC Foundation Global Health Initiative uses the drawing power and global popularity of soccer to develop wide-ranging, community-based programming that encourages youth to engage in physical activity and live healthier lives. Learn more>>
Student Travel Blogs
Follow our students as they travel the world and explore new challenges in global health. Featured Blog: Undergraduates in Jamaica and Honduras. View Blog >>
USC tries video games as teaching tool
The University of Southern California is taking advantage of its digitally savvy students on a campus where creativity is a natural part of the curriculum and electronic games have become learning devices. Check it out!
USC/Los Angeles County Medical Aid to Haiti
Check out and listen to a series of in-depth interviews with members of the USC/LAC Haiti medical aid team.  They are sharing their experiences in Haiti and you can read about it and listen to it right here!
Student Grant Programs
Global Health Research Immersion Grants and Action Grants are available for all USC students interested in hands-on experience to prepare for a global health career. Apply today »