Global Health Corps
Model & Strategy
Global Health Corps improves the quality of healthcare services for the poor and mobilizes a global community of young leaders to build a movement for health equity. In particular, they address the unjust and unsustainable disparity in health outcomes and healthcare access that exists today between the world’s rich and the world’s poor.
Global Health Corps connects outstanding young leaders from the US and developing countries in high-impact, skills-based yearlong fellowships at organizations working for global health equity. Through this work, GHC trains, supports, mentors and connects fellows to create a broad-based network of new inspired leaders in global health.
Barbara Bush, Global Health Corps President, worked for Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Capetown, South Africa and interned for UNICEF in Botswana before working for two years in Educational Programming at the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. She has traveled extensively with the UN World Food Programme, focusing on the importance of nutrition in ARV treatment. Barbara is a member of UNICEF’s Next Generation Steering Committee and is on the Board of Directors for Covenant House International. She is a regular contributor to the UK magazine POP. Barbara Bush graduated from Yale University with a degree in Humanities in 2004.
As GHC’s CEO, Heather provides leadership, management, and vision to drive the organization’s mission to mobilize a global community of health equity leaders. Her previous experience spans both public and private sectors, including leadership roles with Planned Parenthood Global, Global Health Strategies and Accenture. She studied business at the University of Michigan and received her MPH from Columbia University.
IMPACT
GHC has trained 1,028 young leaders since 2009, representing 48 nationalities, speaking 45 languages, and bringing a multitude of perspectives to bear on global health challenges. GHC leaders have varied skillsets – they are economists, designers, researchers, finance gurus, software engineers, communications experts, data analysts, and more.
Being part of GHC amplifies alumni impact: 99% attribute their professional achievements in part to GHC involvement.
GHC leaders are committed to transforming health systems over time: 82% of GHC alumni continue to work on global health and social justice issues following the fellowship.
GHC leaders actively collaborate to break down silos and transform health systems: 55 organizations employ more than one GHC alumnus, and 61% of GHC leaders have collaborated with another alumnus in the past year alone.
Global Health Corps News
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Melinda Gates Interviews Barbara Bush on Her No. 1 Priority...HealthcareRecently, Melinda Gates sat down with DRK Entrepreneur, Barbara Bush, to discuss what inspired her to launch Global Health Corps, the women who have contributed to…Apr 2017 -
A Millennial Named BushBarbara Bush joined her father, George W. Bush, on a 2003 trip to Africa and was staggered by the human toll of AIDS in Uganda.…Sep 2015 -
Meet the Non-MDs Solving Systemic Heath Care Problems for Global Health CorpsGlobal Health Corps just sent its latest cohort of fellows to their yearlong posts developing health and social justice solutions in places like Zambia, Malawi…Sep 2015
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As #AI continues to skyrocket in the global conversation, there are implications that AI can be of huge benefit to… https://t.co/CtgAKGNxSv
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Despite the existence of low cost treatments, there is a steady rise of #hepatitis deaths in the poorest regions of… https://t.co/cGwRSWonFY
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Following the #COVID19 pandemic, data shows that Rwanda’s #healthcare system has proven to set high standards for e… https://t.co/y0m9YEHljC
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We believe that who leaders are & how they lead is critical to advancing #HealthEquity. Join us in declaring that… https://t.co/RW88FAq1DQ
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#Empathy in the #workplace is a significant factor in improving the overall quality of life for employees in the… https://t.co/QVqDYD4i2p
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#QuoteOfTheDay “#PublicHealth is a powerful tool to level that playing field, to bend the arc of our country away f… https://t.co/GdL76ynhhU
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CEO Heather Anderson had the opportunity to share her insights on the need for #diverse backgrounds in global healt… https://t.co/UxcMy1ovF9
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Big congrats to our colleague & friend Dr. Peter Piot @LSHTM for receiving the Global Health Leaders Award from… https://t.co/UJYA5afkKt
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#Investment in #SocialImpact initiatives are imperative, but what needs to be done for it to prove more useful and… https://t.co/xHPqVsXerQ
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With an increase in temperatures and record-shattering heat waves, epidemiologists from the @CDCofBC reveal an incr… https://t.co/Ci2shA0az0
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A high level of #MaternalMortality has motivated urgency in #innovation for effective ways to combat maternal death… https://t.co/0JdkieG5mu
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#Mentorship is a huge benefit for emerging leaders. This @SSIReview piece addresses the implications of how mentors… https://t.co/QdJU4pq4Nx
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“Addiction is a major public health problem.” The Telegraph addresses the #disparities in #rehabilitation programs… https://t.co/2t3uiZPQBs
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The challenges that come with being a #leader often have implications for increased #stress within leadership and t… https://t.co/syvDJe5oiO
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Rwanda fellow @Othnimbabazi had the opportunity to present his work with @PIHMalawi_APZU at the @wcph_official’s 17… https://t.co/zjS0h5F5UO
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RT @txbiomed: Getting ready for our session: Pathways for Young Investigators and Public Health Professionals to Address Health Equity mod…
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RT @txbiomed: Believe in the power of the network. Lean on your network with different expertise. Early in your career, you can be a leader…
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This @guardian article shows how through social media, Sudan's doctors are amplifying their voices and advocating f… https://t.co/tAwt4A1VwQ
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It is critical to address the pervasive effect of patriarchy, gender-based violence & other challenges faced by wom… https://t.co/K1D3XqQx70