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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As leaders, we must learn to keep everything in perspective and bounce back from setbacks. Looking to become more r… https://t.co/7TomWL4oh0
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"People in refugee camps might be walking around with piles of emotional baggage, like all of us, but...the human s… https://t.co/RJCLsjKb06
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We LOVE @brightthmag! Fresh stories from under-represented voices ⚡️ https://t.co/vVkLZkKKZU
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What does the job market look like for master’s-level #globalhealth graduates? Do the realities match graduates’ ex… https://t.co/MmG2FYZLPK
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Health workers are the beating ♥️ of every health system and the majority - 70% - are women. @WHO shares why gender… https://t.co/fowZgg2sEo
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“While I had a theoretical understanding of poor road conditions as a hurdle to #globalhealth delivery, I had never… https://t.co/8f1gCeZS2J
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RT @EmmarBradford: Exciting afternoon- presented my first-ever poster and ran into another @ghcorps alum @SaminSyd ! #GHS2019 #PreventEpide…
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RT @WHO: "We cannot truly say we have achieved #HealthForAll unless women are able to exercise choice and control over their sexual and rep…
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RT @120Under40: Voting for the last cohort of the @120under40 is now open! Check out this year's impressive nominees https://t.co/IjRqQkCO…
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Accountable #leadership remains one of the biggest challenges to development. But there is hope in the rising gener… https://t.co/cS1o9gY6De
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Worldwide, the emerging concept of "precision #globalhealth," driven by data, is changing the way we combat and ult… https://t.co/lnbeVjq03k
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"Not knowing enough about #publichealth wasn’t an inadequacy, but was instead an opportunity to think creatively ba… https://t.co/mD3Cy6VXZc
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RT @ariongm: The #GHCAlumniUG took to tree planting to advocate 4 climate action & in remembrance of a colleague, an #environment promoter…
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"#Genderparity is a practical as well as a moral issue. Having more women in #leadership positions effects positive… https://t.co/iCCQ7ykL4s
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"A human rights-centric approach to #climatechange underscores equality and non-discrimination." -US fellow… https://t.co/avLJCPiJCB
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“The Women Deliver tagline, “The Power Of Us” reminds all us that the root of gender inequality isn’t lack of data… https://t.co/slOg1pK4LO
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A new law in #Rwanda will eliminate delays in delivery of drugs to hospitals, guarantee steady supplies, and reduce… https://t.co/ZLClHGMJGn
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“Among the 500 largest U.S. cities, 56 have very large life expectancy gaps between census tracts…These large life… https://t.co/yrW6e8P47l
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“Ethical leaders have a strong sense of purpose, they have core values they uphold, and they are bold enough to liv… https://t.co/gZRh8LYc15