EAC meeting convenes in Kenya
The Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub hosted an in-person EAC meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 7, 2024.
GeoHealth Principal-Investigator presents on Africa data science
NIH-funded seminar takes on unique data issues around reducing environmental health hazards in Africa.
Air-pollution trackers seek to fill Africa’s data gap
The journal Nature featured the Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub in an article April 11, highlighting the hub’s ongoing research to generate regional data on the health effects of air pollution.
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USC training launches a new era of air pollution health research in eastern Africa
Working to save lives through prevention and policy, eastern African researchers trained with expert environmental health scientists at USC to lay the groundwork for air pollution and health research in their countries.
Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub Launches in Ethiopia
The recently established Global Environmental and Occupational Health Hub for Eastern Africa launched Jan. 3-5, 2016, at the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre headquarters at the Gullele Botanical Garden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Ethiopian TV Interview: Establishing a GEOHealth Hub Platform for East Africa
Watch the Ethiopian TV interview about the East African GEOHealth Hub, featuring Drs. Jonathan Samet, Abera Kumie and Kiros Berhane, following the 2014 Regional Workshop.
Training Visit: Establishing a GEOHealth Hub for East Africa
Researcher Worku Tefera visited USC Environmental Health in May 2014 to learn about the types of air pollution monitoring conducted as part of the Children’s Health Study.
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USC awarded grant to build research hub in East Africa
USC, in partnership with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, received a joint planning grant from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last month to establish a research and training hub focused on environmental and occupational health in East Africa.
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