Global Health Corps

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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.

At a Glance
Founded: 2009
By: Barbara Bush
Health
Location of work: International, Africa
http://ghcorps.org/
Global Health Corps
1 Penn Plaza
Suite 6271
New York, NY 10119
Building the movement for health equity
Meet Barbara Bush

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.

IMPACT

GHC has trained nearly 1,000 young leaders since 2009, representing 40 nationalities and a multitude of backgrounds, from economists and designers to researchers and software engineers.

Following the fellowship, 95% of GHC alums continue to work on global health and social justice issues. 40% receive offers at their placements, and 88% of African fellows continue to work in Africa following the fellowship.

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  • "Black women are paid 61 cents for every dollar made by a white, non-Hispanic male, which adds up to a loss of more… https://t.co/fTn3aCcTJN
  • "Studies show that Millennials perceive the current healthcare system as hard to access, outdated and highly inconv… https://t.co/CZk4O3cH8A
  • Proud of our @Pop_Council and @NHRAZambia fellows for their recent collaborative project on HIV prevention and tre… https://t.co/OzWt7xwtrm
  • "It provides us with an opportunity to do something really different, something innovative, something that's not be… https://t.co/79FGmO7owL
  • "Defend #health as a #humanright and fight against gender and sexual inequalities. Increasingly, citizen movements… https://t.co/YbNduf6bRN
  • RT @SegalFoundation: Do you have a track record of planning & implementing #fundraising strategies that secure support from individuals, #c…
  • Close to half of all children with cancer go undiagnosed and untreated, they found, suggesting that the already low… https://t.co/jknTaFz7Tl
  • "Representatives from Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft joined up in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, alongside some o… https://t.co/EFBbDC1IKz
  • We could not do what we do without our lovely interns! Our Operations team reached new heights, quite literally, w… https://t.co/lFhQgbBNlI
  • Great opportunity for Ph.D students and recent Ph.D grads in Sub-Saharan Africa! Spread the word 📣 @WorldBank https://t.co/Umbr7rR3UB
  • "Thriving isn’t about how much money or material success you have. It’s about how capable you are at trusting that… https://t.co/ExTgbiJfDL
  • "Modern medicine often views the mind and body on separate tracks, both in terms of treatment and health insurance… https://t.co/QCo1Ffmag2
  • "Feeding the world in a changing environment will require major shifts in government policy to incentivize low-carb… https://t.co/GfD7cnjNM8
  • "Though all adults should follow screening recommendations for HPV-related diseases, including cervical cancer, doi… https://t.co/FK3Kb1Z7AM
  • "But, patients still need to remain to be their own fierce healthcare advocates. If the advice received from artifi… https://t.co/Bf8F9QklnN
  • "One of the key ways to get on track and stay on track is to accept that failure is part of the process. So frame y… https://t.co/vbWA8eEfPh
  • Got skills? Join our Team! We're looking for a Malawi Programs and Operations Coordinator. Check out the job descri… https://t.co/UWcAvu6k3w
  • Thinking about a Master's in Global Health? Check out @devex list of suggestions around the globe! #nextgen… https://t.co/9Vo4RWdZUt
  • RT @DzikunuRichard: Inspired to have worked with @tanishachadha to bring a youth perspective to this report https://t.co/5rLbEshjU7 find ou…