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Health Systems

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Strengthening Health Systems

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Alaq Al-Muwali ’19 is passionate about systems thinking and health systems strengthening. She previously served as Program Assistant at Partners Iraq, a field office of the DC-based non-profit Partners Global, where she worked to ensure the protection of Iraqi women from violence and discrimination through the promotion of the gender provisions of national Iraqi laws.

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Strengthening the Community Health Workforce

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Community health programs are cost-effective and supported by local governments and NGOs, but they face sustainability issues due to funding and political instability. Pratikshya Dhungana ’21 wrote that strengthening CHW initiatives will allow Nepal to boost health outcomes, narrow healthcare gaps, and foster a wellness code across local communities.

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Working Collaboratively to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic

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During the initial months of COVID-19, Jonatan Konfino ’18 and Silvia Kochen (GBHI fellow) worked together in Argentina to design a system in collaboration with other hospitals that could harness and fill available hospital beds in regions of Buenos Aires by coordinating collective efforts throughout the region.

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Supporting Healthcare Staff Deliver High-Quality Care

Jordi Luke ’18 was on a team at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health that developed a primer to support clinical and non-clinical staff in healthcare settings as they collaborate to improve quality, satisfaction, and physical accessibility for people with disabilities. The primer offers strategies and resources to remove barriers and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care, addressing physical or structural barriers to health care.

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Improving State Flexibility in Emergency Medicaid for Uninsured Noncitizens

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Medha D. Makhlouf ’20 advocated for legal and health care professionals to help persuade state Medicaid officials to broaden their interpretation of emergency medical conditions. This would allow states to improve access to care for uninsured, lower-income non-citizens with serious health conditions.

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Improving Linkages Between Health and Justice Systems

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Daniel Mistak ’23 published an analysis about the United States federal government allowing states to extend Medicaid coverage to incarcerated individuals before their release to improve public safety and health. He explained how new Medicaid waiver opportunities can improve the relationship between the health and justice systems.

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Suppressing a Pandemic Through Public Health

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Peter Gan Kim Soon ’20 examined how the healthcare system of the Malaysia Kinta District handled COVID-19. As most confirmed cases were asymptomatic, he found that a coordinated and systematic approach to tracing, testing and isolating close contacts was critical, highlighting the importance of public health experience in providing a comprehensive and integrated response to managing COVID-19.

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Using Social Innovation to Bolster Health Systems

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Megan Srinivas ’20 conducted a scoping review that identified three case studies in diagnostics across different geographic, cultural and health system contexts. They include malaria testing via schools in Malawi, HPV sample self-collection in Peru, and crowdsourcing human immunodeficiency virus testing in China. The approach presents a unique opportunity to address public health issues better and increase accessibility in health systems.

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Making Investment in Communities

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Claire Thomas '21 supports healthcare systems in meeting their economic equity goals by directing their spending toward diverse local businesses, directly investing in the local economic ecosystem, and advancing public policy that creates more equitable health and economic outcomes.

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Gloria Annette Aguirre

Artist & Community Advocate
San Francisco, California
United States, North America

Mary Ajwang

Public Health Specialist
Kampala
Uganda, East Africa

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­­­Alaq Al-Muwali

Doctor
London, England
United Kingdom, Europe

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Rana Al-Qawasmi

Nutritionist and Public Health Specialist
Jerusalem
Palestine, Mediterranean

Sagal Ali

Capability Manager
St. Paul, Minnesota
United States, North America

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Ali Alshalah

National Program Manager
Baghdad
Iraq, Mediterranean

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Geminn Louis Apostol

Environmental Health Specialist
Manila
Philippines, Southeast Asia

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Lauren Anita Arrington

Nurse Midwife & Assistant Professor
Baltimore, Maryland
United States, North America

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Emily Bartlett

Emergency Medicine Physician
Gallup, New Mexico
United States, North America

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Sarah Battistich

Emergency Medicine Physician & Associate Professor
New York
United States, North America

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­­­Pedro Delgado

Healthcare Executive
Belfast, Northern Ireland
United Kingdom, Europe

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­­­Pratiksha Dhungana

Oral Health & Community Health
Achham
Nepal, Southeast Asia

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Belaynew Adugna Endeshaw

Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Bahir Dar
Ethiopia, East Africa

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­­­Qusai Hammouri

Pediatric Spine Surgeon
Brooklyn, New York
United States, North America

­­­Razel Nikka Hao

Director for Policy and Planning
Quezon City
Philippines, Southeast Asia

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Sarah Hooper

Law, Science & Health Policy
San Francisco, California
United States, North America

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Neo Hutiri

Engineer and Social Impact Founder & Managing Director
Johannesburg
South Africa, Southern Africa

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Shatyam Issur

Human Rights Advocate
Vacoas-Phoenix
Mauritius, Southern Africa

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Mario Jimenez

Economist & Program Manager
Geneva
Switzerland, Europe

Jonatan Konfino

Doctor and Health Official
Buenos Aires
Argentina, Latin America & Caribbean

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Anjali Singh Kulkarni

Public Health Specialist & Adjunct Associate Professor
New Delhi
India, South Asia

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Deborrah Liao

Municipal Health Officer
Gamay
Philippines, Southeast Asia

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Jordi Luke

Public Servant
Cleveland, Ohio
United States, North America

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­­­Medha Makhlouf

Associate Professor of Law & Medical-Legal Partnership Director
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
United States, North America

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Nonsikelelo Mathe

Public Health Epidemiology Researcher
Alberta
Canada, North America

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Felicia Mburu

Disability Rights Activist
Nairobi
Kenya, East Africa

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Aoife Molloy

Clinical Advisor for Healthcare Inequalities Improvement & Consultant in Infectious Diseases
London
United Kingdom, Europe

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­­­Shubha Nagesh

Doctor & Public Health Specialist
Dehradun
India, South Asia

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Rose Mary Nakame

Non-profit Leader & Nurse
Kampala
Uganda, East Africa

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Scott Nass

Family Physician
Palm Springs, California
United States, North America

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­­­Mildred Adhiambo Omino

Disability Justice Advocate & Administrator
Nairobi
Kenya, East Africa

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­­­Monalisa Padhee

Medical Researcher & Menstrual Health Advocate
Harmara
India, South Asia

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Jose A. Plascencia

Policy Data & Epidemiological Analyst
New York, New York
United States, North America

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Anoop Raman

Chief Medical Officer - Complex Care
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States, North America

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Caroline Mae “Ginger” Ramirez

Physician & Mental Health Advocate
Manila
Philippines, Southeast Asia

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Neha Raykar

Economist
New Delhi
India, South Asia

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­­­Elena Rivera

Public Health Advocate
Portland, Oregon
United States, North America

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Kuhika Seth

Social Scientist
Delhi
India, South Asia

Aastha Sethi

Senior Policy Officer
Mumbai
India, South Asia

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Stephen Sevalie

Commanding Officer | Psychiatrist
Freetown
Sierra Leone, West Africa

Akshita Siddula

Community Organizer
Baltimore, Maryland
United States, North America

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­­­Peter Gan Kim Soon

Public Health Physician
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, Southeast Asia

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­­­Megan Srinivas

Infectious Disease Physician & State Politician
Des Moines, Iowa
United States, North America

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­­­Elliot Koranteng Tannor

Senior Lecturer, Consultant Nephrologist & Non-profit Leader
Kumasi
Ghana, West Africa

Claire Thomas

Economic Development & Political Activism
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States, North America

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Anthonika Titus

Medical Director
Petion-Ville
Haiti, Latin America & Caribbean

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Zulema García Ulloa

Pediatrics
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico, Latin America & Caribbean

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Lindsley Jeremiah Villarante

Chief Health Program Officer
Muntinlupa
Philippines, Southeast Asia

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Yih Seong Wong

Hematologist-Oncologist
Johor Bahru
Malaysia, Southeast Asia

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Yvonne Yiu

Health Systems Specialist
Irvine, California
United States, North America

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