Join MCD Global Health at ASTMH’s 2024 Conference
From November 13–17, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting is taking take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a focus on advancing science and building community together...
Dental Decay Rates Increase Among Maine Students
The Maine Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC) School Oral Health Program (SOHP) went through a significant shift during the 2023-24 school year by partnering with additional oral health care providers throughout the state to expand into more schools...
New Resources Help Improve Access to Dental Care in Maine
The Maine Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to Independent Practice Dental Hygienist (IPDH) Toolkit is a first-of-its-kind resource for Maine RDHs seeking to practice under IPDH authority...
MCD Receives Notable U.S. CDC Award to Strengthen Public Health Nationwide
MCD Global Health (MCD) is proud to announce its selection as one of only 48 public health organizations nationwide to receive funding from the U...
MCD Awarded Grant to Increase Access to Dental Care for Maine Children
MCD Global Health was one of 10 national organizations, and the only one in Maine, that received a CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® grant for school-based and school-linked initiatives to improve oral health outcomes...
Where Health Equity and Technology Meet: MCD’s 2023 Annual Report
MCD Global Health’s 2023 Annual Report focuses on how MCD programs leverage technology to improve the quality and access to health services...
MCD Awarded CDC Grant to Strengthen Public Health Systems and Services
MCD Global Health has been awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the U...
Study Finds Urgent Need for New Tools to Protect Against Mosquito Bites on Bioko Island
A research article published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases by MCD’s Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP) team found that two-thirds of mosquito bites may not be preventable with current vector-control tools on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea...
Strengthening Equatorial Guinea’s Health System through Supply Chain Management
Effective supply chain management is crucial in global health and ensures that lifesaving health supplies are available and reach those in need...
MCD Launches First-ever Pilot Vaccination Campaign Against Human Papillomavirus in Equatorial Guinea
MCD Global Health’s Cervical Cancer and Screening Treatment (CCST) project, funded by Noble Energy EG Ltd (A Chevron Company), and Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) have completed the first-ever pilot vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the country’s history...
New Course to Improve Access to Dental Care in Maine
A new course that supports dental hygienists in Maine is being offered through the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), with assistance from MCD Global Health and the Children’s Oral Health Network (COHN) of Maine...
Delivering Telehealth Technology to Increase Access to Care in Maine
Coffee in hand, Reid Plimpton double checks the telehealth equipment packed nearly to the brim in his Subaru Forester before taking off...
Stronger Together: New England Rural Health Association Unites with MCD
Being long-term, collaborative partners with shared organizational philosophies and values, the New England Rural Health Association (NERHA) and MCD are pleased to announce they have formed a new strategic and collaborative alliance...
University of Maine at Augusta Offers College Credit for Community Health Worker Training
MCD Global Health, in partnership with University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for community health workers (CHWs)...
CDC Releases U.S. Vector-borne Disease Public Health Strategy
MCD Global Health applauds the release of “The National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People,” an assessment of the challenges and opportunities in protecting the health and well-being of people from vector-borne diseases (VBDs)...
‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’
Like many, Shiqi Tao's perspective of women's role in society was shaped by movies and the dynamics between successful couples that were portrayed in the romantic scenes...
Strengthening Inclusivity: Interconnections of Women’s Rights and Disability Rights
Izzy Bailey began noticing that something wasn’t quite right with her vision a few years ago...
When Being Strong is Your Only Option
Today, Teresa Ayingono is an accomplished professional, woman, and mother, but that wasn't always the case...
Building a Better World for Our Daughters
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘Inspiring Inclusion,’ and for MCD’s Deolinda Sizoura, senior finance and operations officer for the U...
Infographic: Improving Children's Dental Health in Maine
February is Children's Dental Health Month! This month (and every month), MCD Global Health and the Children's Oral Health Network of Maine are celebrating children's dental health in Maine and beyond...
Training Strengthens Care for People with Substance Use Disorder
This is the second story of the two-part series about two participants sharing their experiences from last year’s ECHO® Training on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and how it impacted their work in helping those in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD)...
Annual School Oral Health Program Poster Contest Accepting Submissions
The annual School Oral Health Program (SOHP) poster contest is accepting submissions throughout February from Maine public school students in preschool through sixth grade...
Saving Lives from a Preventable Disease: Preventing and Treating Cervical Cancer in Equatorial Guinea
Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women in Equatorial Guinea as well as women between the ages of 14 and 44, according to the HPV Information Centre...
Training Strengthens Care for People with Substance Use Disorder
Substance use disorder (SUD) touches every community within the U...
A Time to Reflect: Success and Continued Work in Preventing HIV/AIDS
Luc Armel NKALA MFOULOU is no stranger to managing and implementing different initiatives to prevent HIV/AIDS in Gabon...
MCD’s Response to the World Health Organization’s 2023 World Malaria Report
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its 2023 World Malaria Report that highlights the intersection between malaria and climate change, as well as other challenges that threaten hard-earned gains in malaria control and elimination...
Advocating for Underserved Communities in Maine: Two Community Health Workers Share Their Stories
MCD Global Health (MCD) is implementing a multi-year Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program to provide CHW core competency training, enhanced upskill training, and opportunities to participate in a Maine-certified CHW apprenticeship program, with a grant from the U...
Healthy Lincoln County Receives Grant to Strengthen Partnerships with Local Farms, Farmers Markets
Healthy Lincoln County (HLC), a program of MCD Global Health located in Lincoln County, Maine, was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the U...
Join MCD Global Health at the 2023 APHA Conference
From November 12–15, the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) annual conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, with the theme, “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges...
MCD’s Project ECHO® Team Releases Free Toolkit on Mental Health Promotion in School Settings
MCD Global Health’s Project ECHO® team recently launched a new toolkit, “Mental Health Promotion in the School Setting ECHO®,” a free, six-session series available on Telehealth Classroom for those who work in school settings or child and adolescent mental health...
