Rutgers Global Health Institute

11/18/2025

We are proud to recognize the impactful work of our core faculty member, Humberto Jimenez, who recently returned from a biannual medical mission to Dajabón, Dominican Republic, in partnership with Waves of Health. 👏👏

Learn more about the mission and their on-the-ground work here:
🔗 https://wavesofhealth.org/waves-of-health-returns-from-our-fall-mission-to-dajabon-dominican-republic/

07/18/2024

Have you taken our strategic planning survey? Respond before it closes on Friday, July 19!
https://go.rutgers.edu/RGHI-survey

Addressing problems requires an understanding of the many factors that affect health in each community. That is why the people who form our institute include faculty, staff, and professional members from across Rutgers University, the Rutgers Health system, and partner organizations.

As part of our process to update our strategic plan, we are interested in hearing your thoughts on the institute’s strengths, potential opportunities, and approaches to three key areas of impact: Cancer Care and Prevention for All; Healthy Children, Thriving Communities; and Infectious Disease Solutions.

🔗 https://go.rutgers.edu/RGHI-survey

06/28/2024

Addressing problems requires an understanding of the many factors that affect health in each community. That is why the people who form our institute include faculty, staff, and professional members from across Rutgers University, the Rutgers Health system, and partner organizations.

As part of our process to update our strategic plan, we are interested in hearing your thoughts on the institute’s strengths, potential opportunities, and approaches to three key areas of impact: Cancer Care and Prevention for All; Healthy Children, Thriving Communities; and Infectious Disease Solutions.

🔗 https://go.rutgers.edu/RGHI-survey

06/06/2024

Efforts to address food insecurity among Rutgers Health students in Newark earned Joachim Sackey a HOPE Award from the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. 👏👏👏

Sackey, an assistant professor of nutrition sciences in the School of Health Professions, conducted a survey that led to his work with university leaders to create a food pantry for the Rutgers Health community in Newark. Sackey is a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute.

https://www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-health-researcher-working-reduce-food-insecurity-wins-award

05/29/2024

🗓️Tomorrow: RGHI core faculty member Charles Senteio will be part of a panel discussion on AI and Inequality: How Machines Keep Us Poor, Sick, and Discriminated Against. Register for free livestream access.

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles presents this third program in its AI series, featuring Rutgers Global Health Institute core faculty member Charles Senteio among the panelists.

05/23/2024

Congrats to Umer Hassan, a principal faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute and an assistant professor in the School of Engineering, on his Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence for the 2023–2024 academic year! 👏👏👏

Umer Hassan’s award recognizes his outstanding teaching accomplishments in his years at Rutgers, as documented in the evaluation that has led to his recent recommendation for promotion to associate professor.

05/23/2024

Nearly 30 percent of deaths among children under 5 years old are caused by vaccine-preventable diseases, and over 1.5 million deaths recorded in children annually are from diseases that can be prevented by vaccination.

Since the Russian invasion, the vaccination program in Ukraine has faced serious disruptions. This nationwide cross-sectional study will gather data on vaccine hesitancy, barriers to vaccination, and their impact on health equity in Ukraine.

http://go.rutgers.edu/seedgrants24

05/22/2024

A study on the impact of war on hospitals in Ukraine, a principal faculty member honored for teaching excellence in engineering, and more in this month's issue. Are you subscribed?

Rutgers Researchers Identify Impacts of Russia-Ukraine War on Hospitals; Principal Faculty Member Receives the Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence; Rutgers Giving Days Results Show Strong Support for Health Equity

05/20/2024

Tuberculosis killed 1.3 million people and caused 10.3 million new cases worldwide in 2022. A fourth of the global population is estimated to harbor asymptomatic, latent TB, which can reactivate into symptomatic TB upon immunosuppression of the host.

This project will evaluate a novel drug that holds great potential in curtailing transmission of asymptomatic TB.

https://go.rutgers.edu/seedgrants24

05/20/2024

Rutgers Global Health Institute core faculty member Joachim Sackey, an assistant professor at Rutgers SHP - Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences, is among tomorrow's presenters. You can still register for and attend this virtual New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers event!

05/17/2024

The Caribbean region has been disproportionately affected by cardiovascular diseases, with high rates of hypertension, stroke, and heart disease. This disparity can be attributed to a multitude of social determinants, including:

-limited access to health care,
-lifestyle behaviors such as poor diet and physical inactivity,
-socioeconomic factors such as poverty and income inequality, and
-cultural norms that contribute to unhealthy behaviors.

This project will establish an international collaboration and develop a comprehensive three-part symposium on cardiovascular social determinants of health in the Caribbean. The symposium will convene researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and community leaders to discuss the impact of social determinants of health on cardiovascular health in the Caribbean region and identify strategies for improving cardiovascular health outcomes.
https://go.rutgers.edu/seedgrants24