Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Bio:
Assistant Professor in Social Medicine and in Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and a Physician in the Division Global Health Equity at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He conducted doctoral research in medical anthropology at Harvard University on the health transition in post-Soviet Tajikistan. He currently works with the Division Global Health Equity and Partners In Health on the implementation of a multidrug-resistant TB treatment program in Tomsk, Russia, and a program to treat patients co-infected with HIV and multidrug- resistant TB in Lesotho. In addition, Dr. Keshavjee serves as the chair of the WHO Green Light Committee Initiative, which helps countries gain access to high-quality second-line anti-TB drugs so they can provide treatment for people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in line with the WHO guidelines, the latest scientific evidence and country experiences. (Source: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/socialmedicine/keshavjeebio.aspx)
Organizations:
Type: Medical Institution
Country: United States of America
About: The Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE) is dedicated to addressing health disparities through training, education, research and service. The Division focuses on infectious diseases (e.g., HIV and tuberculosis) as well as non-infectious diseases (e.g., coronary artery disease and diabetes) and other health problems of major importance across the globe. Through the hospital’s Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity, internal medicine residents in training divide their time between BWH and Partners In Health project sites. This model is now being replicated at other medical schools and teaching hospitals across the country.
Website: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dsm/
Type: Academic Institution
Country: United States of America
About: DGHSM is an interdisciplinary basic science department focused on both teaching and conducting research about the social, cultural and moral aspects of illness and health care, with a special emphasis on reducing health disparities and improving the quality of medical care. Central to the mission of the Department is an effort to address significant global health problems affecting resource-poor societies and underserved American communities. Members of the Department develop innovative interventions for dealing with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, mental illnesses, and drug abuse in resource poor settings.