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Kleinman speaks on William James
Arthur Kleinman gave the 2011 William James Lecture at Harvard Divinity School, speaking on the insights he gained from reading and re-reading The Varieties of Religious Experience. A report and video are available.
HGEI publishes report on closing the gap in cancer care
On October 28, 2011 the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control hosted an international conference to present its findings toward developing a road-map for action on cancer care and control and for implementing their recommendations through multi-stakeholder engagement. See the report, Closing the Cancer Divide, on our Non-communicable Diseases page. For further information see: Harvard Global Equity Initiative.
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ASTMH Awards Louise Ivers the Ashford Medal
09 Dec 2011
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene awarded the Bailey K. Ashford Medal to Louise Ivers on December 4 to recognize her service as a clinician and contributor to strengthening health systems in Haiti over the past eight years and particularly for her leadership in responding to the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, and the cholera outbreak that came in its wake. Paul Farmer presented the award as co-founder of Partners In Health.GHSM Contributes to The Lancet Series on Global Mental Health
17 Oct 2011
GHSM faculty members Giuseppe Raviola, Anne Becker, and Paul Farmer contributed to recent commentaries published in: The Lancet Series on Global Mental Health 2011. Vikram Patel, Pamela Collins, Theresa Betancourt, and Myron Belfer are among the many authors contributing to the series.