Nicholas Comninellis

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Thank you for joining INMED on this exploration of insights, experiences, and knowledge. Our passion for improving health worldwide extends beyond the borders of nations, reaching communities, and especially those most in need.

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Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH
INMED President & Professor

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Katrina And International Health

  Images of hurricane destruction along the Gulf Coast are rapidly being supplanted by ones of hungry, hurting victims of the disaster – many of whom are physically ill. Hospitals as far away as Denver and New York are filling with transferred patients suffering from dysentery, dehydration, and respiratory diseases....

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Why Go To An In-Person Conference Anymore?

February 23, 2024

With virtual conferences the norm since 2020, why bother with traveling in-person to such events? The question is compelling because travel can be costly and require attention to logistics. But...

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Fighting The Diseases Of Poverty

February 9, 2024

  David Livingston, one of the 1800’s most beloved personalities, is best remembered as an explorer. He was the first person know to traverse southern Africa, to see Victoria Falls,...

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Eradication of HIV on May 30!

January 26, 2024

  Eradication of HIV? In the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s, who would’ve imagined this possibility? Yet with very recent advancements in antiretroviral therapy and healthcare delivery systems, epidemiological research confirms...

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What is the World’s Most Deadly Animal?

January 12, 2024

  Intuitively, we think of sharks and bears. Snakes, scorpions, dogs, and crocodiles also score among perceived deadly animals. But deaths from such creatures are minuscule compared to the number...

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What Are Diseases Of War?

December 29, 2023

  Diseases of poverty? Very familiar. Diseases of affluence? Quite conventional. But what do we know about diseases of war? And, what is the key to controlling them?   For two years...

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God Used INMED to Help Our Ghana Health Team

December 15, 2023

  “I have not really captured the multiple ways that God used the INMED Conference and Course to help the Ghana Health Team that Dr. Jennifer Wilson started and lead...

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War At Christmas

December 1, 2023

  Such a disturbing phrase, “War at Christmas.” Our holiday season is sobered by news and images of immeasurable suffering in Israel and Gaza. Appearing just below these are headlines...

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What Is Tropical Medicine Today?

November 16, 2023

  Malaria, schistosomiasis, ascariasis, Chagas disease, Dengue fever. As a young physician, I was fascinated with these classic tropical diseases. Part of the reason was humanitarian. I was acutely aware...

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What Happened to the Baby Found Roadside?

November 3, 2023

  “On my very first day in Baptist Medical Center in Ghana, the surgeon (who was my preceptor) visited a baby in the NICU who was found on the side...

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