Author: trejojon

In the context of COVID-19, the law has played a key role in seeking to ensure equitable access to testing, medicines and vaccines, but also has the potential to perpetuate abuses against already poor and marginalized popula... read more →

On April 19, IIGH, in partnership with the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the USC Keck School of Medicine, hosted a conversation about the consequences of war on health and equality in Ukraine and bey... read more →

IIGH Policy Engagement Director Jonathan Cohen gave a lecture on March 23 evaluating current opportunities to place equity at the center of U.S. global health diplomacy, investments and programs. Professor Cohen noted obstac... read more →

On March 3, IIGH welcomed Dr. Manjulaa Narasimhan, who leads the World Health Organization’s work on self-care for the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, for a session on what self-care interventi... read more →

Equalizing health disparities can avert more deaths than the number of lives saved by medical advances alone in the same time frame. On Feb. 23, IIGH hosted Dr. Rumi Chunara for a presentation on how data can be used to adva... read more →

On Feb. 11, IIGH welcomed Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27) and Katie Porter (CA-45) for an important conversation about the need to bridge our global health priorities with the local needs of people in California and across ... read more →

On Feb. 8, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin welcomed Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, for a discussion about Dr. Gayle’s work in Chicago and around the world addressing some of the most signi... read more →