UGHE’s Inaugural One Health Symposium Connects Previously Siloed Disciplines to Drive Collaboration
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”8″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Natural disasters, the rise of new zoonotic diseases, continuous population growth, threats to wildlife; our world shifts rapidly and each change produces ripple effects. As global health practitioners, it is imperative to understand these interconnected relationships–an approach known …
Dr. Gary Gottlieb: “The movement for global health equity has a new and most formidable arrow in its quiver.”
On January 25, 2019, UGHE inaugurated its Butaro, Rwanda residential campus with a ceremonious Ribbon Cutting. The opening was attended by government officials including His Excellency, President Paul Kagame, leadership from Partners In Health and Inshuti Mu Buzima, thought partners from leading academic …
Vice Chancellor Agnes Binagwaho to POLITICO: UGHE Aims to “Radically Change Education”
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, recently told POLITICO that UGHE’s new campus in northern Rwanda reflects its “mission to radically change education” and build a 21st-century model for better health equity. “Our vision is …
Pioneering Health Sciences University Opens Permanent Campus in Rural Rwanda
Butaro, Rwanda (January 25, 2019) – Amid a growing number of global health crises-from Ebola to rapidly rising cancer rates-and a shortage of health professionals disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest, Partners In Health and the Government of Rwanda gathered today to open …
UGHE Campus Intertwined with Butaro Community
Jean Claude Niyonzima laughed when asked about his average workday in recent weeks, as he helps prepare the University of Global Health Equity in northern Rwanda for the Jan. 25 inauguration of its new, permanent campus. “Oh, my goodness,” said Niyonzima, UGHE’s …
UGHE’s New Campus a Beacon for a Brighter Future
The University of Global Health Equity will be celebrating so much more than a new campus at its landmark Jan. 25 inauguration in northern Rwanda. When leaders from the Government of Rwanda, Partners In Health, international academic institutions and other global health …
Introducing UGHE’s 2018-2019 Alumni Council
Over the past two years, UGHE’s growing Master of Science in Global Health Delivery alumni community has welcomed 37 global health leaders. Collectively, they represent the diversity in background, experiences, and perspectives that drive innovation. They hail from Burundi, Mexico, Rwanda, the United …
Student Profile: Dr. Richard Nduwayezu MGHD ‘19
In October 2018, members of the global health community gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan for the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, where the health sector renewed its commitment toward Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. The gathering marked the 40th …
UGHE Celebrates One Health Day With Public Lecture by Gorilla Doctors
“Should the world switch to a plant-based diet?” a moderator asked the crowd, prompting a set of debaters to begin preparing their arguments. What followed was a friendly dialogue pitting the impact of a nutritionally-balanced diet against the environmental effects of meat …
Rooted in the Details: The Origin Story of Butaro’s Future Furniture
With all eyes locked intently on UGHE’s contemporary, Imigongo-adorned buildings popping up across 5,000 sq. meters of Butaro, Rwanda’s hills, it’s easy to overlook some of the details that go into bringing a University to life. From office cubicles to bed frames …
Improving Equity in Health Leadership
Women are disproportionately affected by the burden of disease, comprising of almost 75 percent of the health workforce in most countries, and making up the majority of global health students worldwide, yet they are still grossly underrepresented in positions of leadership among …
Kankwanzi: How One Woman’s Tenacity has Empowered Others
When Anne Marie Nyiranshimiyimana first began working as a mason, she was met with staunch criticism. “They told me, ‘No woman builds, no woman climbs.’ They told me, ‘Women can’t do a lot of things,’ ” Anne Marie explains. Despite this resistance, …
