The Impact of Volunteers on Tobacco Control in Beijing
In a city whose urban borders span 1,600 square miles and almost 22 million people, Beijing’s public health campaigns would be virtually impossible without the strong commitment of the community and its leaders.

Learning From the Best About Malaria Eradication
Having stayed locally for his capstone, Omar Sajjad had a unique opportunity to learn about malaria research by corresponding with and learning from some of the Malaria Elimination Initiative's faculty and affiliates.

What It Means to Practice Global Health: A Lesson from Uganda
Master's student Annie Ahn writes about how working on her capstone research project in Uganda has changed her view of what it means to practice global health.

Accepting and Improving Menstrual Hygiene Management in India
Throughout India, women often are restricted from entering places of worship, going to school and continuing their regular routines while they are menstruating. Many of these restrictions have been implemented and maintained because of superstitions and myths that a woman is dirty or impure when she is menstruating.

Ethical Complexities of Egg Donation in the US
Egg donation (ED) for in vitro fertilization (IVF) has emerged as a popular form of treatment for infertility. Within the current body of research, there is an obvious need for studies on donor perceptions, long term health effects and experiences of the donation processes and beyond.

Tackling Hand Hygiene in Roatán, Honduras
Hand hygiene is considered the cornerstone of infection control and prevention, a vital and practical approach with demonstrated impact on patient safety and quality of care for any health system. Cleaning one’s hands can substantially reduce potential pathogens being spread among patients and health care personnel.

Creating the Optimal HIV Clinic for the Homeless in San Francisco
Madellena Conte, 2018-19 master's student writes about her capstone research project to better understand what San Francisco's homeless population wants from their healthcare.

Master’s Alumnus Finds Path to FDA through Health Economics and Global Health Policy Training
Harinder Singh Chahal, PharmD, MSc ’14, said he learned an important lesson when he entered the IGHS Master of Science program: “You have to find your own interests and path forward, but the program and the faculty are willing and ready to help you find that path.”