June 2, 2021
JHII COVID Relief Update: Supporting Assistance Centers in West Bengal & Jharkhand
With contributions from the Johns Hopkins India Institute (JHII) community and others, Child in Need Institute (CINI) has been able to set up 25 COVID Assistance Centers in hard-hit communities across West Bengal and Jharkhand.

In the past week alone, more than 20,000 people have visited the Centers for counseling, testing, meal kits, and PPE. The Johns Hopkins Maternal and Child Health Center (MCHI) is assisting CINI with logistics and developing educational materials.
Upcoming Event:
A Conversation on COVID-19 Vaccination in India
Join JHII and the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health
Thursday June 10, 2021
8:30 AM EDT/6:00 PM IST
This live session will highlight the issues surrounding COVID-19 vaccination in India, including an overview of availability, rollout progress, addressing supply constraints, intellectual property/technology transfers, and strategies to increase vaccine acceptance.

Introduction: Dr. Brian Wahl, Assistant Scientist, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Panel Moderator: Anoo Bhuyan, Health Journalist, IndiaSpend

Panelists:
  • Prof Madhu Gupta, Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh 
  • Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, Epidemiologist, Public Health Expert, and Author
  • Dr. Naor Bar-Zeev, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Deputy Director, International Vaccine Access Center
Recent Events
Topic 1 in a Special Session of Global Grand Rounds in Infectious Diseases. Convened by the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education. May 25, 2021
Topic 2 in a Special Session of Global Grand Rounds in Infectious Diseases. Convened by the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education. May 25, 2021
COVID-19 Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds. Convened by the Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases and hosted by the Center for Clinical Global Health Education. May 25, 2021
Convened by JHII and the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. May 20, 2021
Doctoral & PostDoc Fellowship Opportunity
AIIS awards junior fellowships to Ph.D. candidates for dissertation research in India for up to eleven months. Senior fellowships are awarded to scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree for up to nine months of research in India. Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships are also available.

AIIS welcomes applicants from a wide variety of disciplines, and especially encourages applicants in fields such as Development Studies, Natural Resources Management, Public Health, and Regional Planning.

Recent News
India Today. 2021-05-26. Dr. Brain Wahl joins a panel discussion discussing a possibility of a 3rd COVID wave.

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. 2021-05-24. Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Associate Dean for Global Affairs Nancy Reynolds discusses the current situation, how we can help, and lessons we should be learning.

The Indian Express. 2021-05-21: Dr. Vidya Mave and colleagues highlight the collaborative response to COVID-19 in Pune, and lessons to be gleaned for potential future waves.

USA Today. 2021-05-21. Drs. Amita Gupta and David Peters counter false claims that ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine are effective for COVID prevention.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 2021-05-20. Drs. David Peters and Anita Shet of the JHII COVID Task Force provided a live press briefing about India's COVID crisis.

PLOS Blogs. 2021-05-17. Drs. Pranab Chatterjee and Anita Shet discuss depletion of oxygen supplies in India and efforts to provide oxygen therapy directly to patients' homes.

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