Dr. Nancy Reynolds to Deliver Keynote at the 2024 Global Health Week in Charleston, SC

Dr. Nancy Reynolds to Deliver Keynote at the 2024 Global Health Week in Charleston, SC

In a much-anticipated event, Dr. Nancy Reynolds is set to deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Global Health Week held at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston on April 9, 2024. The address, titled “The Vulnerability of Health Care in Conflict Zones: The Role of the University,” is scheduled for noon at the Bioengineering Auditorium on the MUSC campus.

About 2024 Global Health Week

The annual Global Health Week at MUSC is an influential gathering aimed at promoting interdisciplinary dialogue, learning, and action around global health issues. This year’s event offers a hybrid program, allowing participants to join either in-person or virtually, widening access for attendees from all over the globe.

About Dr. Nancy Reynolds

Dr. Nancy Reynolds, an esteemed scholar and global health advocate, currently holds multiple prestigious posts at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. As the Associate Dean of Global Affairs, Director of the Center for Global Initiatives, and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Information, she brings over 20 years of experience and expertise to the event. She is also the former Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing at Yale University.

Dr. Reynolds is renowned for her research in chronic illness self-management, particularly in relation to HIV. Her work, continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health, utilizes low-cost cellphone technology to improve healthcare accessibility for vulnerable HIV-affected populations globally.

Contribution to Global Health

In Ghana and India, Dr. Reynolds has spearheaded programs to bolster medication adherence and mental health outcomes of HIV-affected women and children. She has facilitated the research training of domestic and international pre- and postdoctoral fellows and has delivered significant contributions to global health projects sponsored by entities such as the World Bank and the Fogarty Foundation.

As a globally recognized figure in her field, Dr. Reynolds has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Outcomes Committee of the NIH–sponsored AIDS Clinical Trials Group and the WHO Steering Committee for the inaugural State of the World’s Nursing report. Dr. Reynolds’s contributions have also seen her recognized with induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International Researcher Hall of Fame.

Anticipation for the Keynote Address

With Dr. Reynolds’s decades-long devotion to global health and her innovative approaches to chronic illness self-management, attendees eagerly anticipate hearing her insights on University’s role in healthcare within conflict zones. The 2024 Global Health Week at MUSC provides a crucial platform for experts like Dr. Reynolds to share their knowledge and influence global health discourse.