India Institute
The Johns Hopkins India Institute unites Johns Hopkins’ India-affiliated community to improve society through research, education, practice, and
mutually beneficial partnerships, and to help individuals lead healthier lives in India and beyond. The India Institute has focused so far on Hopkins’ greatest strengths locally in India, particularly health-related fields such as infectious disease research and maternal-child health, and will channel and align other assets with India’s national priorities. The India Institute will establish a network of research centers locally in India as well as a series of programs to support talent and future leaders in global India-affiliated communities.
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Johns Hopkins India Institute:Women in Law and Socioeconomic Inequality in India
Please join the Johns Hopkins India Institute and Hopkins at Home for a panel discussion on the role of women in the legal profession and the legacies of socioeconomic inequality in India. Drawing from both literary and social science perspectives, the panel will feature JHU alumna and award-winn...
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The COVID-19 Crisis in India
In the past weeks, India’s COVID-19 crisis has taken a dramatic turn. India has reported more than 17.6 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic and more than 350,000 new cases early this week. Deaths are on the rise and, experts fear that the numbers might underrepresent the real number...
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The Impact of Indian-Americans on U.S. Politics
Co-Hosted by the Johns Hopkins India Institute and SNF Agora Institute
Indian-Americans, though representing just over 1% of the U.S. population, play a critical and growing role in the U.S. democratic process, in the spotlight now more than ever that Kamala Harris has become the country’s first...
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India’s National Digital Health Mission and the Patient Data Revolution
Co-Hosted by the Johns Hopkins India Institute
For decades, global health systems have been transitioning from paper to electronic health records to improve patient data accessibility, particularly to facilitate epidemiological study and preventive care. At the same time, they have wrestled with...
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Super-spreading Events: Lessons from India on Containment of COVID-19
As global COVID-19 caseloads accelerate and winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, a study in India may have delivered some key insights into the disease’s transmission. The study, co-authored by Hopkins scientist Brian Wahl, leveraged India’s extensive contact tracing to conduct the world...
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Vaccine Access in the Era of COVID-19 with the Johns Hopkins India Institute
According to the World Health Organization, immunization currently prevents 2-3 million deaths a year and is one of the greatest successful and cost-effective public health interventions. With the continued spread of COVID-19, there is heightened attention on the need for an effective vaccine as ...
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A Conversation with Johns Hopkins Medical and Public Health Researchers in India
Join the Johns Hopkins India Institute for a look at Hopkins research projects in India involving access to care for at-risk populations, tuberculosis studies, maternal-child health, and leveraging innovative technological solutions.
Sunil Solomon, MBBS, MPH '04, PhD '09 is an Assistant Professo...
