Now available in Spanish, Kidenga is the free smartphone app that allows users to report symptoms of illness and mosquito activity. The app was created by researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to detect outbreaks of Zika, dengue and chikungunya.
Scientists at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health launched Kidenga, a free smartphone app for Android and iOS that allows users to report mosquito activity, symptoms of illness and help detect outbreaks.
Mark Smolinski, MD, MPH, a global leader in predicting and preventing threats to public health, received the University of Arizona Alumni of the Year award during Homecoming 2016. Dr. Smolinski is chief medical officer and director of Global Health Threats for the Skoll Global Threats Fund (SGTF).
Original blog post from the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center (TRC)
A Long Trip But an Amazing Experience - ATP-SWTRC Goes to OmanBy Elizabeth A. Krupinski on Mar 05, 2015
Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra, PhD, MPH, Mayor of Fortaleza, Brazil, will speak at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health on Friday, June 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The title of his talk is “Public Health Systems in a Major Brazilian Urban Center”.
Public health students who received the Student Award for Global Excellence pose for a picture with fellow honorees. (L to R) Donald Slack, recipient of the award for Excellence in Global Education; Elizabeth Salerno; Lauren McCullough; Ian Philabaum; Yvonne Bueno; Chelsea Halstead, recipient of the award for Excellence in Global Service; and Amy Muchna.GHC 2015
29th - 30th June 2015
SINGAPORE
CONFERENCE THEME
Author: ARAB NEWS
Thu, 2014-09-25 03:00
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 12th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, March 28 - Sunday, March 29, 2015
Fulbright-Fogarty U.S. scholar grants have been newly established to promote post-doctoral research in public health in resource-limited settings. Apply to participate in conducting current research at sites affiliated with the Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
