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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If the U.S. had acted as the Cherokee Nation did, "we would be doing so much better, with tens of thousands of fewe… https://t.co/2omfBrB7Iz
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"For many Native Americans, the Covid-19 toll and the struggle over racial inequity make this high time to re-exami… https://t.co/79vomYnQ9C
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The @AmerMedicalAssn "recognized the detrimental #publichealth consequences of violent law enforcement interactions… https://t.co/qZM0EolXVY
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DYK it's #AfricaMaskWeek? Until there are vaccines or medicines to stop #COVID19, wearing a mask is one of the best… https://t.co/wwhoQjkL9f
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RT @GlobalShapers: This #AfricaMaskWeek, show us how you are protecting your community against #COVID19! Show off your mask fashion and tag…
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RT @FitzGab: Join #AfricaMaskWeek to emphasize the importance of mask-wearing to help stop the spread of #COVID19. Show off your mask style…
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In the wake of #COVID19, researchers find philanthropic organizations focused on #systemschange are critical.… https://t.co/nv9iq1oJhV
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If your wishlist this holiday season looks anything like ours, stronger health systems & more equity-driven leaders… https://t.co/SS8Tu0lwVp
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RT @paimadhu: If we could decolonize global health, folks & organizations in HICs will need to see their primary role as allies & enablers…
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“GHC taught me to adapt & overcome challenges & to embrace the potential to learn from trustworthy networks. This i… https://t.co/TmDed34pqI
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Worldwide, "even as women in leadership positions gain recognition, they continue to face challenges throughout the… https://t.co/jUYPctKfL6
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#Intersectionality reminds us to be conscious of myriad factors that impact others' lives. Through stories of Indon… https://t.co/jdGYCjPgHb
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Marking the end of their first fellowship quarter, our #Rwandaful fellows safely connected and recharged together a… https://t.co/EsYMVdREvW
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As #COVID19 makes digital practices more a norm of health delivery, alum @natasha_buksh explores digital health as… https://t.co/giAa919a4r
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Our #Ucrew community -- all staff, fellows, and alumni who call #Uganda home -- are in our hearts in this moment of… https://t.co/3ICGfGQsiR