Faculty Spotlight

Listen to Dr. Funmi Olopade, Director of the Center for Global Health, discuss ways to integrate women's health into the global health agenda at the 2017 International Women's Day Global Health Symposium at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Watch now...


Dr. Sola Olopade has done extensive research on the threat from indoor air pollution in Nigeria. His research finds that exposure to household air pollution accounts for about four million premature deaths globally, per year. Read more about his study in The Hindu online, or listen to the webinar here.

CGH organized The Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Africa Workshop to convene a diverse community of physicians, computer scientists, biologists, philosophers, business and policy experts, and industry representatives, each with a vested interest in studying topics in Africa. Read more about the workshop here.

Dr. Sola Olopade's research on household air pollution was featured at the Global Alliance Forum for Stoves and Clean Fuels, held in Accra, Ghana in October 2017. Read more about it at this link.