Dr. Agnes Binagwaho Appointed Commissioner for the Task Force on Global Advantage
Over the last decade, Rwanda has seen significant advances in economic growth and population health. Developments in mobile health technology, household-administered rapid diagnostic tests, and support systems that integrate information and communications technology (ICT) are transforming not just how care is delivered …
MGHD Class of 2017: Seedlings of a Forest of Change Agents
On May 27, 2017, UGHE graduated the first class of Master of Science in Global Health Delivery students. His Excellency, President Paul Kagame, Vice Chancellor, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Partners In Health Co-Founder and Chief Strategist, Dr. Paul Farmer, and more, celebrated the shared …
Training the Next Generation of Global Health Leaders in Africa
At this time of year, students around the world are putting on their caps and gowns for graduation ceremonies. Among them are 23 students from Rwanda and one from the U.S. who graduated as the first class of the University of Global Health …
UGHE Graduates First Class of Global Health Leaders
Kigali, Rwanda – University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) graduated the first class of Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) students on 27 May 2017, yielding a new generation of health professionals equipped with the skills and endurance to tackle complex health care …
Student Voices: Marie Chantal Ingabire ‘18
Marie Chantal Ingabire is a student in the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) Class of 2018. As an independent research consultant, Marie Chantal works with NGOs to improve data collection tools and systems for psychosocial research projects. As she …
Pioneering UGHE’s Executive Education Program
In November 2016, twenty-five healthcare leaders from five Global Fund implementing partner countries attended the two-week Global Health Delivery Leadership Program (GHDLP) course to develop skills to deliver value-based health programs. Titus K. Koikoi, Program Director for a Global Fund-sponsored project at …
Former Rwandan Minister of Health to Lead Partners In Health’s Groundbreaking University
Kigali, Rwanda (March 31, 2017)—The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) announces the appointment of Professor Agnes Binagwaho, MD, M(Ped), PhD, former Rwandan Minister of Health and a champion for health equity, as its new Vice Chancellor. “Professor Binagwaho’s visionary leadership has …
The Heart of Africa’s New Medical School
Rwanda has achieved some of the most dramatic gains in health and poverty-reduction in the world. This small, landlocked African country (the size of Massachusetts, but with twice the population) has developed a primary health-care system with near-universal access to clinical care …
Student Profiles: Dr. Kurt Figueroa ’18
Dr. Kurt Figueroa is a student in UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) Class of 2018. Unlike most of his peers, Figueroa is not Rwandan. He moved from working at a small Partners In Health clinic in the Sierra Madre …
Student Profiles: Caroline Numuhire ’17
“I use my voice to advocate for the needs of others,” says Caroline Numuhire, a member of the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) Class of 2017, proudly describing her commitment as an activist. As she works to amplify the …
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