Tulane University has received an $18 million grant from the Fonds National REDD+ and the Central African Forest Initiative, with support from the Norwegian government, to continue scaling up access to family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project will run through 2028 and marks a major expansion of work Tulane first launched six years ago in partnership with local Ministry of Health programs across the country to train nursing students as community-based contraceptive providers. Keep reading >>
Highly Vulnerable Children’s Research Center makes significant progress on HIV in South Africa
Since 2010, the Highly Vulnerable Children’s (HVC) Research Center in South Africa has been the lead research institution working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Southern Africa to ensure best practices for children and families affected by HIV. The center was launched by the Tulane University School of Social Work, but it became part of Tulane’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine’s portfolio when Associate Professor Dr. Tonya Thurman joined the Department of International Health & Sustainable Development. Keep reading >>
Study: ‘Thirdhand smoke’ may be hidden asthma trigger in kids
A new study from Tulane University found that parents may underestimate their children’s exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and a newly identified phenomenon called thirdhand smoke may be to blame. Thirdhand smoke occurs when chemical residue from smoking lingers in carpets, furniture and walls long after the cigarette was lit. Children can inhale these particles by disturbing fabric fibers while playing or ingest them by touching contaminated surfaces and then putting their hands in their mouths. Keep reading>>
