Through training, research and clinical care, the Global Health team at CHOP is committed to contributing to the "Health for All" mission.

A fellowship research project helped identify the prevalence of pneumococcal infections in the Dominican Republic (DR). The findings will be shared with the DR’s Ministry of Public Health to help improve vaccine rates.

Research into the poor pneumonia outcomes of children in Botswana, particular in HIV-negative children of HIV-infected mothers, has informed development of new departmental pneumonia treatment guidelines.

Training the next generation of pediatricians in the Dominican Republic is made possible through local, national and international partnerships, and through generous donations to the Global Health Center at CHOP.

A week-long trip to the Dominican Republic offers CHOP staffers new avenues to improve pediatric healthcare.

Dr. Lara Antkowiak identified breastfeeding as a key intervention to vastly improve the ability of a CHOP program to help families prevent illness and promote health in the Dominican Republic.

CHOP Global Health’s David N. Pincus Fellow Henry Welch, MD, working in close collaboration with Botswana’s Ministry of Health, reduced hospitalizations and deaths from rotavirus in children in Botswana.

CHOP's primary care network extends far beyond our region — Starlin is being treated for anemia in a barrio in Consuelo, Dominican Republic through a CHOP Global Health program.

Using a portable ultrasound machine, Dr. Alexandra Vinograd diagnosed telescoping intestines in a 4-month-old girl in Liberia. A surgery helped save the baby's life.

In November 2016 a group of six CHOP employees traveled to the Dominican Republic to work with local health promoters and nurses.