Prarthana Vasudevan. Prarthana is a global health scientist and practitioner, passionate about translating evidence for decision-making and policy. For the past five years, she has specialized in vaccine communications and advocacy. She currently works at the Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) on various policy and advocacy projects.
Prior to public health, she worked for five years in academia conducting microbiology and immunology laboratory research. She received her Master of Science (MS) in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland and her Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Global Disease Epidemiology & Control from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she also earned a Certificate in Vaccine Science & Policy. With GIAHC, Prarthana leads a team of young members to develop and maintain technical content, as well as provides strategic advocacy and communications input on GIAHC projects.
GIAHC has signed a MOU with the Clinton Health Initiative Access (CHAI), Rwanda, to raise awareness about cervical cancer prevention and the tools that are currently available
These are indeed difficult times for all. In order to create a tangible expression of the gamut of our pandemic experiences and our hopes for the future,
On behalf of GIAHC, Dr. Krishnan honored health workers and those who work in global health about the importance of health worker leadership and the need to
Duke University’s Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies talks to Dr. Krishnan on her experiences with the effects of COVID-19 on front line women specifically, as well
GIAHC is collaborating with the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) to provide useful information to our healthcare heroes who are working on the frontlines under adverse circumstances.
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) will present Dr. Shobha Krishnan with the Esther Pohl Lovejoy Award at its Leadership Development Conference for Women Physicians. Each year,
In honor of World Cancer Day on February 4th, GIAHC and partners at Basic Health International (BHI) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) have released
Check out the 2019 Year in Review Newsletter to see all that GIAHC has accomplished this year. Among the 2019 highlights are: Us vs HPV Webinar Series
Miriam Cremer, MD, MPH, of Basic Health International (BHI). Miriam is the President and Founder of BHI. As a medical student in 1997, Miriam completed a clinical
The 2018 Lady Ganga Trailblazer Award was presented in honor of Michele Baldwin (Lady Ganga) by Dr. Krishnan at the 32nd International Papillomavirus Society conference in Sydney