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• With the neutral panel at Signature Resolution, we can facilitate fair and amicable resolutions, ensuring justice prevails."
• "Joining Signature Resolution is a privilege, allowing me to bring my wealth of experience in family law to the mediation table," said Judge Pellman.
• Together with the neutral panel at Signature Resolution, we embark on a journey to facilitate fair and amicable resolutions, ensuring justice prevails in every case."
• In her new role at Signature Resolution, Judge Pellman will leverage her extensive family law expertise to mediate intricate cases.

• RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, taking place March 3-9, will feature streaming discussions focusing on HIV/AIDS and Black Americans.
• National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, live streaming series, March 4-6, 2024.
• Despite significant advances in HIV prevention and treatment methods, Black Americans represent 43% of new HIV diagnoses even though they are just 12% of the population.
• The Balm In Gilead, Inc. is a 36-year-old organization whose mission is to equip faith communities serving Black Americans to become community hubs for health awareness, education, and support.

• Mentors, typically from the Global North, or high-income countries, are often seen as more credible than mentees who are mostly from the Global South.
• Hierarchical relationships, especially those between people from the Global North and Global South, are not mutually beneficial or fair.
• Based on our personal experiences and research as public health researchers, statisticians and social scientists, we believe that cultural humility and equitable partnerships are key to effective global health projects.
• Decolonizing mentorship in global health, or addressing the historical power imbalances between researchers from the Global North and Global South, can help advance global health for all.

Challenges in global health research

• Some scholars have defined global health as “collaborate transnational research and action for promoting health for all.” Historically, however, the concept of global health is rooted in Western ideas of who is considered human.
• This hierarchy is omnipresent in knowledge exchange and health resource allocation between the Global North and Global South.
• Notably, most of the major global health institutes are located in the Global North, although the greatest burden of diseases such as HIV and malaria is centered in the Global South.
• For example, several scholars from the Global South have noted how visa restrictions and fees affected their ability to attend global health conferences in high-income countries.

Decolonizing global health

• For example, a researcher from the Global North may be more knowledgeable about a new technology, but a researcher from the Global South may know how best to adapt the technology locally.
• Tailoring mentorship programs to address the specific needs of scholars in the Global South will also help cultivate a sense of inclusivity and belonging.

• Establishing communication channels that accommodate various languages would allow scholars to be able to fully participate in the global health dialogue.
• Decolonizing mentorship in global health is not a theoretical concept but an actionable strategy.
• Addressing the unique challenges that researchers in the Global South face can help bridge the global health divide, allowing local scholars to actively shape the future of the field and their communities.

Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo receives funding from National Institutes of Health and University of Iowa Brenda Yankam and Engelbert Bain Luchuo do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Board of Trustees voted to appoint Dr. Safiya George to serve as the University’s sixth president at a meeting held Wednesday afternoon following an extensive presidential selection process.
• Dr. George will succeed current president, Dr. David Hall, whose contract will expire on July 31, after serving the University with distinction since 2009.
• Dr. George will assume her role as UVI’s new president in August 2024.
• As the current Dean of Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Dr. George oversees approximately 1,400 students and programs on three campuses.