global health

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) in the College of Veterinary Medicine dedicates itself to these issues. CAHFS graduates go on to collaborate with partners across the globe to ensure food safety and sustainability, as well as economic stability. 

As co-owners of VEEMAH Integrated Wellness and Consulting Services, Edwin Swaray (B.A. ’06) and Vivian Ballah-Swaray (B.A. ’05) are helping an underserved community seek mental health treatment.

The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility awarded Global Engagement Grants to support work that blends research, education, and capacity building. 

Young researchers show why protecting human health around the globe means protecting the natural world

It’s extraordinarily difficult to transfer cancer research findings from one country to others across the globe. Each country has different populations, cultures and environments, research approaches, and regulatory systems.

University of Minnesota researchers recently launched a collaboration to train healthcare students in socially conservative Tanzania on the best ways to treat sexual health.

The first geriatric center in India has been inaugurated. Students and faculty will collaborate with the center for exchange programs, education, and research. 

It was a most unusual summer project for two students at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs—spanning two continents, 10 time zones, and an ocean—to deliver important public health information about the coronavirus pandemic to an isolated island population in Kenya.

As part of its swath of destruction, COVID-19 will also impact the delivery of humanitarian aid.

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached our communities during the start of the new year, our daily routines and plans instantly changed. The novel Coronavirus produced a global health challenge with long-term consequences to our world's health and socioeconomic wellbeing.