Mission Statement

The Global Health Initiative is a multidisciplinary university-wide effort to reduce health inequalities among underserved populations locally and worldwide through education, research, service and development of partnerships.

Global Health in Education, Research and Service

The GHI is distinguished by an integrative, overarching approach to the fundamentally interrelated problems of health and development.  One key advantage of the GHI is its ability to bring together the  social, cultural, and human dimensions of global health problems and their biomedical and technological elements under a single umbrella. Building upon Brown's expertise in both population analysis and infectious disease intervention, the Initiative offers high impact education, research, and service opportunities for students and faculty, and addresses issues of capacity, infrastructure, environment, and health care delivery to reduce the burden of disease in impoverished communities.

Upcoming Events

Please note that the Global Health Lecture on Wednesday, March 20 has been rescheduled and will now be held on Wednesday, April 17. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause!

For more information regarding the Global Health Lecture Series, please visit http://brown.edu/initiatives/global-health/global-health-lecture-series.

Recent Events and News

• February 27, 2013 -- Global Health Research Day
• March, 2, 2013 -- Humanitarian Assistance Symposium
  • Coverage on Brown Daily Herald: Speakers address role of U. in aid efforts
  • Dr. Adam Levine's Huffington Post blog about the Humanitarian Assistance Symposium

GHI Spotlight

• Jonathan Kurtis, MD, PhD
• Wilfredo Perez, MD '13 - winner of the CUGH – Velji Award for Emerging Leadership in Global Health

Brown Faculty in the news:

Emily Harrison, MD, MPH: received Humanitarian of the Year Award from the American Academy of Family PhysiciansAdam Levine, MD, MPH: was recently honored with the Global Emergency Medicine Academy's inaugural Humanitarian Service AwardEdsel Maurice T. Salvana, MD, DTM&H: was chosen as one of JCI International's Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World in 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Montague, DO, MPH and David Bouslough, MD, MPH: represented Brown at the Clinton Global Initiative for its participation in the Human Resources for Health initiative in Rwanda