Insights on International Collaborative Health
Locals line the streets to enjoy a vibrant celebration. A colorful parade winding through Hamilton, Bermuda, is the highlight of Bermuda Day—an annual patriotic holiday… Read More »Heard in Bermuda: ‘Johns Hopkins Saved My Father’s Life’
Alicia, a chubby-cheeked toddler, fist-bumps her dad and then breaks into enthusiastic clapping. She and her family have a lot to cheer. Three weeks after… Read More »Baby Alicia’s 7,500-Mile Journey for a New Liver
Working with nurses at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital (NMCH) in South Africa—the first children’s hospital in the region—Johns Hopkins nurses found more similarities than differences.… Read More »Nurse Exchange Honors Nelson Mandela’s Legacy
For 13 years now, Johns Hopkins Medicine International has held our version of a family reunion. Johns Hopkins Medicine International Partners Forum brings together leaders,… Read More »Just Back From JHI’s ‘Family Reunion’
In 1998, Johns Hopkins Medicine established a global ambassador, Johns Hopkins Medicine International, to take its mission worldwide. Since then, we’ve worked to help Johns… Read More »Our 20-Year Global Ambassadorship
In 1998, with just a handful of staff, Johns Hopkins Medicine established a global ambassador, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI), to take its mission worldwide:… Read More »Realizing the Mission: Introducing Our Impact Report
By Rebecca DiBiase I wrote this blog post as I was flying to Peru to volunteer at a traveling medical clinic. In preparation for… Read More »When Helping Could Hurt: Experiences in Global Health
By Rebecca DiBiase I sat, enveloped by the clinic’s dusty walls and chalky smell. It felt as if a fog of gray haze had descended… Read More »Stirred by Our Shared Vulnerabilities
By Mary Myers Traditional hospitals today account for about a third of all medical spending—an incredible $1.1 trillion. However, during this era of consolidation across… Read More »House Calls and Health Care Today
By Dr. Hişam Alahdab Anadolu Medical Center—an acute-care hospital on the outskirts of Istanbul—recently became the first health care institution in Turkey and the region… Read More »Talking Turkey on Cancer Care