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t m c ยป p u l s e | n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 20 20 WHERE IN THE COLOMBIA Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit at Universidad El Bosque UTHealth Cesar Arias, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UTHealth, operates research labs in the U.S. and Colombia to develop a better understanding of the mechanisms of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or "superbugs," as well as ways to fight them. PERU Center for Global Nursing Scholarship Texas Woman's University The CGNS seeks to help students and faculty develop an appreciation of nursing on a global scale and to establish relationships and partnerships in countries like Peru, The Netherlands, Indonesia and more to advance the field of nursing worldwide. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Center for Global Health Education The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston The Center for Global Health Education works to establish international, mutually beneficial partnerships with the goal of training tomorrow's global health workforce. In the Dominican Republic, UTMB students and faculty worked with the Universidad Central del Este to collect field data for a Chikungunya virus outbreak. ANGOLA Angola Sickle Cell Initiative Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital The Angola Sickle Cell Initiative provides treatment and screening for sickle cell disease in Angola, which has one of the highest rates of the disease in the world. Since the program was established, 121,000 babies have been screened and more than 1,700 are now in treatment. GUATEMALA Students Improving Global Health in Texas UTHealth Through Students Improving Global Health in Texas (SIGHT), UTHealth medical students have traveled to Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and more with the goals of increasing awareness of global health issues and creating sustainable relationships with underserved communities.