Global health baddies
This man is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), serving since 2017 as the first African to hold the post.
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus
_______ is the volunteer coordinator and director of development at Primeros Pasos.
Raquel Castillo
________ is American Heart Month.
February
This bacterial disease caused the Black Death in the 14th century, killing an estimated 50 million people.
Bubonic plague
PEPFAR stands for ________.
U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
This American medical anthropologist and physician founded Partners in Health.
Paul Farmer
This is the year that GlobeMed @ Georgetown was founded.
2010
World Health Day is celebrated in this month.
April
____ is the average number of secondary infections produced by one infected individual in a completely susceptible population.
R0, basic reproduction number
Dr. Bernard Kouchner founded this NGO.
Médecins Sans Frontières
This English woman was the founder of modern nursing.
Florence Nightingale
This is the year in which Primeros Pasos was started.
2002
________ is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
These three countries were most affected by the Ebola outbreak of 2013-2016.
Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
This partnership focuses on ensuring children in low-income countries receive life-saving vaccines.
GAVI
This American nurse, teacher, and humanitarian founded the American Red Cross in 1881
Clara Barton
This was our very first ghU topic of the fall semester.
Hint: it was mini and during the interest meeting
medical tourism
_____ is Mental Health Awareness Month.
May
This 19th-century pandemic spread from the Ganges Delta.
Cholera
What does CEPI stand for?
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
This Japanese virologist was known for inventing the first chickenpox vaccine.
Dr. Michiaki Takahashi
C________, A_________, and S__________ are the principles followed by Primeros Pasos (per the website)
Consistency, Accountability, and Stewardship
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month is celebrated in_______.
March
Plague is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by the bacterium, ______ .
Yersinia pestis
_______ is an international NGO focuses on preventing blindness and restoring sight in low-income countries.
Orbis