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Discussions aimed at strengthening the existing collaboration between HSPH and the Cypriot government began soon after the nation’s new president, Dimitris Christofias, took office in February of last year, according to Monique Bertic, the associate director for international advancement at HSPH who coordinates the partnership...
Bertic and Douglas W. Dockery, the chair of the environmental health department at HSPH, emphasized the regional focus of the project—which is intended to target more than just Cyprus...
...HSPH Research Scientist Edward Goldstein was part of a team that included O’Hagan and Lipsitch, the head of the Center. The group suggested the use of Tamiflu—a common seasonal flu treatment—for high-risk patients, including pregnant women and the elderly. By giving the drugs early-on to individuals with a high risk of complications, the researchers hope to lessen the fatal effects of flu, Goldstein explains...
...addition to research on the ground level, a collaboration between HSPH, the Harvard Kennedy School, the CDC, and the U.S. government, is working on ways to train leaders in crisis management and leadership responsibilities—from dealing with terrorist attacks to natural disasters...
...original version of the Sept. 25 news article "Swine Flu Research Takes Hold" incorrectly stated that swine flu fatalities were only in high-risk patients, according to a quote from HSPH Research Scientist Edward Goldstein. In fact, Goldstein later clarified that fatalities had been mostly in high-risk patients