Arnhold Institute for Global Health

05/29/2026

We were delighted to host surgeon Bala Ram Malla, MD, from Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal for a month-long observership at The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Department of Surgery and Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute. Dr. Malla, Hospital Director of Dhulikhel Hospital and Associate Dean of Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel School of Medical Sciences, observed liver surgeries alongside Mount Sinai surgical experts, including Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute director Sander S. Florman, MD, and transplant surgeon Parissa Tabrizian, MD, MSc.

During his observership, Dr. Malla also met with Mount Sinai leaders, including Mount Sinai Health System CEO Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS; Chairman of the Mount Sinai Health System Board of Trustees John Hess; Mount Sinai Health System Surgeon-in-Chief Michael Marin, MD; and Arnhold Institute Director Rachel Vreeman, MD, MS.

Dr. Malla’s observership was supported by the Arnhold Institute for Global Health’s Education Program and Ampath Nepal Partnership. He looks forward to building liver surgery services for patients at Dhulikhel Hospital, showcasing the power of global knowledge exchange to improve health around the world.

05/26/2026

The Arnhold Institute’s Ghana Partnership recently presented research on building and evaluating a new care model called AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative to treat hypertension and diabetes within Ghana’s national primary care system. The research team, including Samuel Chatio, PhD, MSc, Senior Research Fellow at the Navrongo Health Research Centre; David Heller, MD, MPH, Ghana Partnership Director; and Evan Alvarez, MS, MA, Ghana Partnership Program Manager presented the poster at the 2026 Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

The poster presented an assessment of the quality of hypertension and diabetes care in 16 districts in central Ghana, based on interviews and surveys of more than 1,200 community members, 600 health providers, and 90 health facilities. The team found significant gaps in awareness, care accessibility, and treatment quality for both conditions, but also great demand from both communities and providers for more outreach, training, and materials to close this care gap. In collaboration with GIZ Ghana, the work will inform and guide the AYA initiative, aiming to improve awareness, treatment, and control of these and other chronic diseases across Ghana.

05/20/2026

We’re delighted to expand our social media presence to Facebook! We look forward to engaging with our partners and peers.

Now you can follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn!

05/15/2026

Through the AMPATH Global Noncommunicable Disease Initiative, AMPATH Nepal is leading a community-centered effort to strengthen how hypertension and diabetes are detected and managed over time in resource-limited settings.

05/15/2026

Today, the Arnhold Institute for Global Health welcomed Divya Chhabra, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of Early Childhood Mental Health Services at the Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center, for a Global Health Grand Rounds presentation: Beyond Borders: Diverse Alliances for Immigrant Wellbeing.

Dr. Chhabra shared insights from her work supporting immigrant children and families through trauma-informed mental health care at the Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center, building community partnerships to expand access to services and promote early childhood wellbeing, and collaborating with media to foster representation and resilience for diverse children and communities.

Thank you to Dr. Chhabra for an inspiring discussion on the importance of community-rooted, cross-sector collaboration in supporting immigrant children and their families.

05/14/2026

05/14/2026