Dr. Ursin Bayisenge, MGHD ’19, attends WHO-endorsed youth-led initiative in Tanzania to combat NTDs and reach SDGs.
Last month saw young representatives hailing from more than 13 countries arrive in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the High-level briefing and Launch of Youth To Combat NTDs, a youth-led initiative, spearheaded by Uniting to Combat NTDs and Future Africa Forum, that seeks to empower, engage, …
“Gender cross-cuts everything”: Tsion Yohannes, Chair of the UGHE Center for Gender Equity
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released the 2020 Global Gender Gap report, tracking the gender parity scores across 149 countries. Top of the list there were the expected Nordic frontrunners, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden, who have closed their respective gender …
Video: UGHE Celebrates International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, UGHE is envisioning an equal world for women and girls. Watch the video below and learn more about the #EachForEqual campaign at the official International Women’s Day website. …
Prof. Agnes Binagwaho Speaks at TED Women Conference
‘The strength of women continues to inspire me’, says Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, at TED Women conference ahead of International Women’s Day. Ahead of International Women’s Day 2020, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of …
Executive Education Participants Share Highlights of First Francophone Global Health Delivery Leadership Program
English: UGHE were proud to open their doors to the first-ever Francophone cohort for the Global Health Delivery Leadership Program. Hailing from seven different Francophone African countries – Congo, Mali, Niger, Central African Republic and Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Chad – participants comprised of mid-to …
UGHE Hosts Butaro Students on Campus for Science Day
On February 26th, 2020, UGHE hosted students from G.S. Runaba Secondary School in Butaro for UGHE’s first Science Day. Hosted by the Department for Community Health and Social Medicine and facilitated by MGHD students, the day saw students from G.S. Runaba learning …
UGHE Launches First-Ever Francophone Global Health Delivery Leadership Program
Last week, UGHE saw 30 students from a diverse cross-section of African countries pass through its doors for an intensive two-week training on leadership, management, and case-based learning. There was nothing particularly unusual about the influx of Executive Education students on campus; …
UGHE Dean Abebe Bekele: Medical Education in Rwanda Part of “Bold Step” Needed to Curb Africa’s Cancer Crisis
There are nearly 1 million new cancer cases and more than 500,000 cancer-related deaths in Africa per year, and these totals are projected to double by 2040. Training the next generation of health leaders to counter this rise is of critical importance. Increasingly, we see a need for cancer education that explores …
Video: UGHE Makes Commitment to Fight Cancer for World Cancer Day
This February 4th, UGHE is honoring World Cancer Day by taking part in its global #IAmAndIWill campaign. Today we share the personal commitments of UGHE students, staff, faculty, and partners who, collaboratively, are supporting World Cancer Day’s mission of preventing cancer deaths …
UGHE Hosts Bishop John Rucyahana in Partnership with CNLG to Prevent Genocide and Eradicate its Ideology
On the 23 January 2020, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) hosted Bishop John Rucyahana for a public lecture commemorating the 71st anniversary of the UN Convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide. Facilitated as part of a series by …
UGHE Dean Prof. Abebe Bekele Speaks to New York Times on Safer Surgery
In much the same way as pilots rely on pre-flight ticklists, the surgical profession is guided by a series of recognized steps for good practice that, as the checklist itself prescribes, ensures you ‘Get Things Right’. Compiled by Dr. Atul Gawande, W.H.O-approved, …
