Leaving No Woman Behind: Increasing Awareness and Quality Care for Cervical Cancer in Equatorial Guinea
In 2025, MCD Global Health’s Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment (CCST) project embarked on one of its most ambitious years yet in heightening awareness and delivering uncompromising quality care to women across Equatorial Guinea...
Celebrating 60 Years of MCD: Honoring Our Past, Inspiring Our Future
In 2026, MCD Global Health proudly celebrates a milestone that few organizations reach: 60 years of global impact, local partnership, and steady commitment to improving health and well-being around the world...
Malaria Research at MCD: A Year of Evidence from Bioko Island
In 2025, MCD Global Health’s Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP) published seven peer-reviewed manuscripts in leading scientific journals, including PNAS and the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, covering a wide range of topics related to malaria control...
Award-winning Malaria Elimination Project Receives Five-year Renewal in Equatorial Guinea
MCD Global Health has signed a five-year, $74...
Your New One-stop Shop for Public Health and Health Care eLearning
MCD Global Health has launched MCD Learn, a new centralized eLearning website designed to make accessing public health training easier, faster, and more intuitive...
Strengthening Collaboration to Improve HIV Care in Gabon
For more than a decade, Gabon has made HIV/AIDS a national health priority...
Strengthening Malaria Prevention for Pregnant Women in Niger
Malaria is a leading cause of medical consultations in Niger...
Find MCD at Public Health Conferences This Fall
This fall, you can find MCD Global Health staff presenting our work through oral and poster presentations on community health workers (CHWs), recovery careers, rural health, behavioral and mental health, telehealth, and malaria...
MCD Project Wins Corporate Social Responsibility Award
ConocoPhillips has been awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project of the Year at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies...
Staff Member Shares Presentation on Foodborne Illness Outbreak at Conference
Emer Smith, senior program associate and an infectious disease field epidemiologist at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), supported by MCD Global Health, presented at the June 2025 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan...
Equatorial Guinea Announces Vision 2030 Malaria Elimination Strategy
Launch Event During United Nations General Assembly to Formalize International Partnership Coalition...
Expanding Community-based Telehealth Access Points
For those who live in rural communities, the decision of whether or not to go to a doctor’s appointment can be complex...
Enhancing Malaria Diagnostic Skills: A Sustainable Approach to Building National Capacity
In Mozambique, malaria persists as a serious health concern, especially among children under 5 and pregnant women...
‘Nothing About Us Without Us:’ Improving Disability-inclusive Care
Over 65 million U...
Northeast Telehealth Resource Center Receives $1.3M Grant to Improve Access to Care Through Telehealth
MCD’s Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC) was recently awarded a $1...
A Lifeline on the Island: How One Community Health Worker Bridges Health and Community in Coastal Maine
On the quiet, rugged shores of Deer Isle, Maine, where lobster traps outnumber streetlights and the sea is both a livelihood and a legacy, Stacey Roberts is a familiar face...
New Report: Implementing Telehealth Access Points to Improve Access to Care in Maine
MCD’s Digital Health team recently published a report on improving access to care in Maine through telehealth access points (TAPs) at community organizations...
MCD Receives Award from Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance to Increase Vaccination Coverage for Children in Madagascar
In June 2025, MCD Global Health received a 13-month, $900,000 grant from Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance to increase vaccination coverage for children in 15 priority districts in Madagascar...
MCD Receives Grant from the Philanthropic Arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Point32health Foundation, to Improve Rural Community Health
MCD Global Health received a two-year, $150,000 general operating grant from the philanthropic arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Point32Health Foundation...
MCD’s 2024 Annual Report: Unlocking Potential of Our Communities and Health Workforce
MCD Global Health’s 2024 Annual Report focuses on how our programs unlock the potential of the communities that we work in and the health workforce that we work with...
MCD CEO and President Recognized with Prestigious Public Health Award
The Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) has awarded MCD Global Health’s CEO and President Chris Schwabe, Ph...
When Less Is More: The Essential Skill of Deprescribing
Prescribing medications is a vital skill for providers; however, knowing when and how to deprescribe, safely reduce or stop medications that may no longer be beneficial, is just as important...
Telehealth Benefits Residents and Staff at Maine Residential Care Facilities
Over the last two years, MCD Global Health has supported 91 private nonmedical institutions (PNMIs) in Maine to acquire and launch telehealth equipment for PNMI residents to use...
Cristine Betters Named CEO and President of MCD
MCD Global Health is excited to announce Cristine Betters as MCD's next CEO and president, effective July 1...
Lower Indoor Residual Spraying Coverage May Provide Sufficient Level of Protection Against Malaria
A research article published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by MCD’s Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP) team found that lower indoor residual spraying (IRS) coverage levels may provide a similar level of protection as the WHO recommended minimum...
Annual School Oral Health Program Poster Contest Accepting Submissions
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month! To celebrate, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s School Oral Health Program (SOHP) is proud to host its annual poster contest...
Future of Public Health Training: Inside MCD's eLearning Success
It's crucial to maintain your skills in the dynamic field of public and global health...