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Notre Dame graduate student researcher identifies a mix of factors behind decline in exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana

Author: Christine Grashorn

As global rates of exlusive breastfeading rise—showing corresponding measurable health benefits for infants—Ghana has seen a significant decline over the same period. Sarah Frick, a 2024 graduate of the Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program at the University of Notre Dame, worked with adviser Yenupini Joyce Adams of the Eck Institute for Global Health, Ghanaian mothers, and health care workers in the Sagnarigu Municipal region to research the puzzle of this concerning downward trend. 

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Notre Dame postdoctoral scholar working to improve cancer diagnosis through groundbreaking technology

Author: Christine Grashorn

Karla Gonzalez Serrano, postdoctoral scholar for the University of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health, has always wanted to join a team that helps doctors provide better care. “There are a lot of physicians in my family, and I have always wanted to help them have the tools that they wish they had to provide better care in their communities,” Gonzalez Serrano explains.

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