March 15, 2016

New PLOS Grand Convergence Series Includes Local Researcher

The new Grand Convergence Collection released by the Public Library of Science (PLOS) focuses on aligning technologies and realities in global health and features an article co-authored by Cheryl Moyer, MPH, PhD.

Dr. Moyer is Assistant Professor in the departments of Learning Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology. The publication, "Transformative Innovations in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health over the Next 20 Years," discusses promising innovations that the authors believe have significant promise in moving forward agendas in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (full citation is listed below).

Citation: Engmann CM, Khan S, Moyer CA, Coffey PS, Bhutta ZA (2016) Transformative Innovations in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health over the Next 20 Years. PLoS Med 13(3): e1001969. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001969

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According to PLOS, in this Grand Convergence Collection, "global health leaders chart the path to a dramatic reduction in the global burden of disease by 2035. This ambitious convergence in global health will require strategic investments in research and development as well as an aggressive scale-up of health-care delivery systems to ensure that existing health tools and services reach those who need them. “Grand Convergence: Aligning Technologies and Realities in Global Health” describes how to reduce avertable infectious, maternal, and child deaths down to universally low levels within a generation by aggressively scaling up health tools and continuing to invest in the tools of tomorrow."