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Study Highlights Gaps in Primary Health Care Governance Research in Latin America and the Caribbean

A new study led by DrPH student Natalia Houghton, with co-authors GLC Director Wolfgang Munar, Nino Paichadze, Ernesto Bascolo, and Michael Hariman, offers one of the most comprehensive syntheses to...

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Bridging Science and Action: Celebrating Our 2026 GLC Community Health Prize Winners

The Gill-Lebovic Center for Community Health (GLC) is thrilled to announce the six recipients of the 2026 GLC Community Health Prize. This award honors master’s and doctoral students whose research...

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A Wake-Up Call on the Evidence Base for Health System Accountability in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the Gill-Lebovic Center for Community Health in the Caribbean and Latin America , our mission is to generate policy-relevant evidence to strengthen primary healthcare systems across the region. A...

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10 Lucky Students attend APHA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

The Gill-Lebovic Center for Community Health (GLC) supported 12 MPH and PhD students from GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health to attend the American Public Health Association’s 2025 Annual...

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GLC PhD Candidate Presents at the Inaugural Science for Health Systems Conference

Wolfgang Munar, Director of GLC and Doctoral candidate Molly Lauria presented at the Inaugural Science for Health Systems Conference in St Louis, MO. Presentation focused on the Salud...

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GLC Contributes Chapter for New Textbook on Global Health Systems

Dr. Wolfgang Munar, Director of the Gill Lebovic Center, along with coauthor L. Esther Aranda are featured contributors to the forthcoming textbook Health and Healthcare Systems: A Global View...

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GLC Inaugural Seminar: Learning from Systemic Change Over Time

This seminar focused on the evaluations of the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative conducted by University of Chicago in collaboration with the Gill-Lebovic Center.

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Launch of Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) Regional Report (PAHO webinar)

Director Wolfgang Munar discussed the role that evaluating the EPHF at national and subnational levels can play in improving health system performance.

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Inside Healthcare Systems: Deep Dives into Honduras and El Salvador

Dr. Wolfgang Munar, Director, presented findings of ongoing evaluation of performance management strategies at international gathering of Salud Mesoamerica initiative.

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Navigating Systems Change and Transformation for Health Equity

For the convening of the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity, Dr. Wolfgang Munar, Director of Gill Lebovic Center, delivered the closing keynote.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence: Dr. Wolfgang Munar Inspires at Universidad del Norte Symposium

Dr. Wolfgang Munar presented innovative strategies for addressing contemporary health challenges at the Universidad del Norte's esteemed Medicine program.

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Congress on Innovation in Public Challenges 2024

Dr. Wolfgang Munar, Director, participated in the First Congress on Public Innovation, hosted by the Laboratorio de Innovación Pública.

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Regional Forum: Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas

Dr. Wolfgang Munar discussed monitoring and evaluation for Strengthening PHC and health systems at the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas.