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.
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.
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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RT @Katja_Iversen: Happy World Population Day! #WPD2020 calls attention to the needs of health workers, the needs of the most vulnerable gi…
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Novelist Namwali Serpell is removing the veil on the vestiges of colonialism in #globaldev and "seek[ing] to lift u… https://t.co/L5UXtaln7b
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#COVID19 has left #adolescents vulnerable to gender-based violence & lack of #SRHR education + services. "Outbreaks… https://t.co/xwWVOO4KG0
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"At this time of crisis, we should be asking those who use health services what they most need from health services… https://t.co/qHBsomC08Q
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What is herd immunity? Why is it important? How will it impact #COVID19 vaccination protocol? "Physical distancing… https://t.co/AewuWusR1L
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#FBF: alum @alpalmquist was part of an Intern Board meeting with @WHO Director-General @DrTedros last year, and rec… https://t.co/fa9UAWcmNt
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RT @womeninGH: Breaking the Echo Chamber: we call for gender balanced, diverse representation in #COVId19. The @Lancet comission is welco…
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RT @brikebz: Day 3/4 at #trainininginstitute @ghcorps got me feeling like I am ready to 'shake' and not accommodate the status quo in the…
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On July 14, @theglobalfight will host a webinar about the effects of #COVID19 on #malaria, #TB, and #HIV programs i… https://t.co/DA9lcO0kbs
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RT @madddyjaye: As a part of the @ghcorps community, I'm committed to investing in our 1,000+ transformative leaders to realize #health as…
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RT @SquirreLEN: As a part of the @ghcorps community, I'm committed to investing in our 1,000+ transformative leaders to realize #health as…
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RT @Alex6alinaitwe: I was honored to pose to @ACuriousMindOn @ghcorps on day 3 of TI on why Africa lags behind in generating solutions to g…
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RT @Sandex01: Please plan to join "Current Issues in LGBTQ Health featuring CONNECT Paper Competition Winners" on August 27,2020. I will be…
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Discussions of "waves" of #COVID19 seem to be dominating the media. But, what is a "wave" and how can we use data f… https://t.co/9T5mArBYri
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"Developing vaccines that are safe and effective takes time, investment, and good science. Developing a vaccine for… https://t.co/3pAMEaHzzS