Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Science (MACH)

The students of our Master in Global Health have started their internship. As part of our programme, students have the opportunity to spend a month in #eSwatini, #Guatemala, #Pakistan, #Tanzania or #Uganda for an internship in primary care settings. Registration for the next edition of the Master is open: enrol by 3/10/2024. Info: https://lnkd.in/d7fUEZbC #OnlineMaster #GlobalHealth #internship

Our programme is one of the few #online #postgraduate courses in #GlobalHealth. Enrol by 3/10/2024. Info: https://lnkd.in/d7fUEZbC

Our brand new website is finally online, and we have great news: Registration for the 2024/2025 edition of the online Master in Global Health is now open. Don't miss your chance to become a #GlobalHealth Leader, enrol by October 3rd! Info: https://lnkd.in/d7fUEZbC #OnlineMaster #PostGraduateCourse Andrea Gori

On the 13th of June, we welcomed at our offices Kajal Chhaganlal, MD, researcher, and pedagogical director of the Catholic University of #Mozambique. The visit was part of the Erasmus-KA171-Global Health project, which we are implementing in partnership with the Catholic University of Mozambique and Medici con l'Africa Cuamm/ Doctors with Africa CUAMM. The 3-year project includes the mobility of teachers and students to and from the Department of Medicine of the Università degli Studi di Milano and the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica de Moçambique. We discussed with Dr. Chhaganlal our programs and our Master in Global Health, their projects in the field, and future developments. Dr. Chhaganlal also had meetings with the First Pro-rector for Internationalization and her team, to plan for this exchange, and to explore future opportunities for collaboration, and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Prof. Giannì. #Erasmus #Mobility #GlobalHealth

Our succinct manual "Global Health Essentials" has been included in Doody's Book Reviews Database, the most comprehensive database of publications in health sciences, with a 5-star score. We are extremely proud of this recognition, as the book embodies MACH's identity as a catalyst for #partnerships and #multidisciplinarity in addressing #GlobalHealth challenges. The book is the collective effort of an international team of 5 editors and 150 authors from prestigious institutions worldwide, many of them collaborating with our Master in Global Health. Università degli Studi di Milano Mario Raviglione Fabrizio Tediosi Simone Villa Núria Casamitjana Antoni Plasencia You can find the book here: https://lnkd.in/dsaZr4am

📅 The 7th of April is #WorldHealthDay. On this day, in 1948, 76 years ago, WHO was born to promote health for all people worldwide. In spite of the huge amount of work done so far, many people still cannot access quality healthcare services timely and at an affordable price. The theme of this year, #MyHealthMyRight, encourages decisive action. Though WHO has identified at least 140 countries that recognize health as a human right in their constitution, only 4 countries have mentioned how to finance it.  💰 In 2021 governments worldwide allocated an average 3.6% of their gross domestic product to finance healthcare, which is about half of the countries' total expenditure on health. As a result, families face economic hardships and incur catastrophic costs when trying to access healthcare. In 2019, more than 290 million people spent more than 25% of their family income on health, and 55 million people were pushed below the $ 2.5 per day poverty line by health expenditure for their family. 🎓 This is why our Master in Global Health includes education on universal health coverage, social protection mechanisms, health systems, health economics and financing to train students on how to fully understand the key relationship between health and economic development, and how to develop - and advocate for - more sustainable and equitable health financing systems worldwide. #Health4All #HealthSystems #HealthFinancing #SocialProtection Università degli Studi di Milano

📅 Today is #WorldTBDay. 🔬 As every year, today, the world celebrates Robert Koch's announcement in Berlin on 24th March 1882 of the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This event was the foundation for the modern fight against #tuberculosis, a top global killer. 📣 The theme "Yes, we can eliminate TB" is intended to draw attention to the need for people-centred diagnosis and treatment services, shared support policies, and investment in research into new tools to fight the disease. It is in this latter field that MACH at the Università degli Studi di Milano is contributing as a partner of the European UNITE4TB consortium to the development of revolutionary new drugs and regimens for TB. Our task is to ensure a policy dialogue between global stakeholders to accelerate adoption by all countries and access to innovations for all. 🔗 https://www.unite4tb.org/ #TB #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB #GlobalHealth

As we are getting ready to celebrate #WorldTBDay2024, MACH is proud of having contributed to the new #TBDictionary. The TB Dictionary aims at providing a common language for researchers, policy makers, funders and affected communities. Developed through a systematic approach and guided by evidence and expert review, this innovative dictionary will unify TB-related terminology and promote clearer communication in the field. Discover the dictionary now at 🔗tbdictionary.org #Tuberculosis #TBResearch #EndTB Mario Raviglione

MACH at the Università degli Studi di Milano is delighted to be part of the UNITE4TB consortium that aims at developing innovative and revolutionary regimens against TB. Our policy dialogue work with the main TB stakeholders worldwide has identified key challenges that anybody embarking on a clinical trial for new drugs and regimens should be aware of and address to ensure rapid and equitable access to innovations for all in need.

📆 The 20th of March is #WorldOralHealthDay. The theme of this year, "A happy mouth is... a healthy body”, reminds us that oral health has an impact and plays a critical role on our overall health. Though largely preventable, oral diseases have a serious health and economic impact on people and societies throughout all the life course. In 2019: 📈 Approximately 3.5 billion of the world's population was affected by oral diseases. 📈 75% of them live in middle income countries. 📈More than 380 billion USD were spent for direct costs on oral care, and the total productivity loss due to oral diseases was of more than 320 billion USD. 📢 Oral health is a #GlobalHealth concern. In order to improve health and reduce inequalities in oral and general health globally we need to address the common risk factors and the Social and Commercial Determinants of Health. 🔬 This is why MACH is embarking on research and didactic activities in oral health, to ensure anybody can access care equally. #OralHealth #HealthEquity #HealthForAll #Health4All Università degli Studi di Milano