HIV/AIDS Among Refugees: A Hidden Global Health Crisis

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World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the strides made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Yet, amidst the focus on progress, the plight of refugees is often overlooked. Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood has led critical research at the intersection of HIV/AIDS and global displacement, offering valuable insights into what he calls a global health and human rights failure.

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"If I could make one policy change globally, it would be to ensure universal access to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment for refugees."

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Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH

(Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab)



California Funding for Injectable PrEP to

Combat HIV/AIDS



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"We wanted to create systems where people felt safe, could easily access what they wanted and with the frequency with which they wanted it. So, kind of coming up with a dream sexual health clinic."

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Kim Koester, PhD, MA

(UCSF)

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The California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP), based at the University of California Office of the President, prioritizes ways to get long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) out to the community efficiently and effectively. Learn more about a new project based at UCSF that aims to reach under-resourced communities in Sacramento and Fresno Counties!

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Updates on our Centers & Programs

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Global Health Education


UC Online courses developed with UCGHI are open for enrollment for Winter Quarter: 1) Global Mental Health, 2) Women's Health, Gender, and Empowerment, 3) Global Health Ethics, and 4) Migration and Health.

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GloCal Health Fellowship


GloCal Alumna Schola Matovu, PhD, RN earns prestigious K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award and the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators!

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Center for Planetary Health


The 2025 Rx One Health Field Institute welcomes you to explore California's vibrant ecosystems while building One Health skills. This opportunity is a transformative place-based education program for graduate students and early career professionals. Apply by Jan 31st!

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Center for Gender and Health Justice


The CGHJ is launching a new initiative to better understand the interests, expertise, and engagement levels within their network. Complete the CGHJ Membership Form to help identify areas for collaboration in advancing gender and health justice.

CGHJ Membership Form

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Center for Health Workforce Equity


Dr. Bibhav Acharya and the HEAL Global Mental Health team, Drs. Ja'Nelle Blocker and Shailesh Shrestha, traveled to Dolakha Hospital in Nepal to conduct home visits with the local community.

Meet the Fellows

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Advances in Global Health


Check out the newest article in Advances in Global Health, "The L.A. River project: Resting and raging through histories of containment." Submit your research to this open access journal and take advantage of the UC complete fee waiver!

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Opportunities

Apply to the UCSF ENLIGHTEN T32 Fellowship Program!

The ENLIGHTEN T32 Fellowship provides clinician researchers and PhD scientists with hands-on research experience and training in health equity designed to reduce disparities in brain health outcomes in the U.S. and globally. Applicants are eligible if they are a U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents and if they hold an MD or PhD degree in a health, biomedical, or social science closely related to epidemiology, global health, health services, psychology, or neuro-psychology. Apply by Dec 31st!

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Events

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Immigration Law and Policy in Review from 2024

On December 10th - International Human Rights Day 2024 - join Kate Jastram, JD MA presenting a review of 2024 Immigration law and policy at 11:00 - 12:00pm (PST).

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Register for CUGH 2025

Don't miss the Consortium of Universities for Global Health's (CUGH) 16th Annual Global Health Conference, happening from February 20-23, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Across the UC

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University of California

A year of climate breakthroughs from UC research

UC San Diego

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UC San Diego Honors World AIDS Day

UC San Francisco

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Grand Rounds: Pulmonary Cases in People with HIV

UC Merced

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Steps to Streamline Funding to Community Partners

UC Los Angeles

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Addressing Mental Health Among Older Adults with HIV

UC Irvine

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UCI to Study HIV Among Displaced Men in Ukraine

UC Santa Barbara

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PrEP and PEP at Student Health Service

UC Davis

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Assessing Effectiveness of Lenacapavir for HIV PrEP

UC Santa Cruz

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Student Health Center and STI Testing

UC Berkeley

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New Study Explores AI Chatbots in HIV Prevention

UC Riverside

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Small Protein Plays Big Role in Chronic HIV Infection

UC Law San Francisco

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Meet the UCSF-UC Law Consortium Advisory Board

Charles Drew University

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Stop HIV: Advancing Critical HIV Science

Featured Publication

Gaye, B., Gaye, N., Singh, G., Madani, N., Lamptey, R., Kohen, J. E., Samb, A., Tshilolo, L., Maffia, P., Fall, E. S., & Jobe, M. (2024). Strategies for more equitable engagement for African researchersThe Lancet Global Health.

Publications

Psychometric Properties of Measuring Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Young Latino Sexual Minority Men with HIV: Ecological Momentary Assessment and Electronic Pill Dispenser Study by Diana M Sheehan et al. (UCGHI author: Dallas Swendeman)


A Healthier Generation Starts with Healthier Women by Bernadette Boden Albala


Abortion access barriers shared in "r/abortion" after Roe: a qualitative analysis of Reddit community post-Dobbs decision leak in 2022 by Elizabeth Pleasants et al. (UCGHI authors: Ndola Prata & Ushma Upadhyay)


Exploring the long-term impacts of a nurse-midwife mentorship intervention in Neno district, Malawi: a secondary data analysis of maternal and neonatal complications by Miranda Rouse et al. (UCGHI authors: Ashley Mitchell, UCGHI Student Ambassador alumna, & Madhavi Dandu)


A One Health Approach to Reducing Livestock Disease Prevalence in Developing Countries: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects by Jennifer K. Lane et al. (Other UCGHI authors: Woutrina Smith)


Preference of mHealth versus in-person treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kenya: demographic and clinical characteristics by Susan Meffert et al. (UCGHI author: Craig R. Cohen)

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