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 750 young leaders since 2009, representing 40 nationalities and a multitude of backgrounds, from economists and designers to researchers and software engineers.
Following the fellowship, 90% of GHC alums continue to work on global health and social justice issues. Nearly 50% receive offers at their placements, and 92% of African fellows work in Africa or pursue graduate school abroad.
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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"Employing a #healthequity lens in #publichealth also helps ensure that communities consider the needs and health d… https://t.co/7K4HlN6jKw
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Come join our global team building the #nextgen of #globalhealth leaders! We're #hiring for roles in #NYC,… https://t.co/DNUa5I1Anc
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RT @fleetwoodjmack: We are hiring! A range of positions based around the world. Join our dynamic and growing team as we build the next gene…
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A very warm Twitter welcome to our partner @AHCglobal in #Rwanda! Check out their new website to see how they fill… https://t.co/vPumObYKDp
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We've been investing in the #leadership development of young people for nearly a decade -- the hype is REAL!! Emerg… https://t.co/HJUkmWjvGu
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What’s possible when we invest in young people’s potential? Read what Bill and Melinda Gates have to say in their j… https://t.co/IYlqbSb2DX
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"Many major international donor institutions are adopting intersectional approaches that link race, class and gende… https://t.co/YNKfYMXMh9
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Go @jaredforindiana! Always proud to see our emerging leaders raising their voices for #healthequity. https://t.co/GJTyJXgJHs
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So Rwandaaaa-ful! This crew of fellows & alums on the construction site of a new @UGHE campus in Butaro for Umugand… https://t.co/EVXE62UwGA
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"Climate change is here, happening right now. And it is most harming people who are already facing health and econo… https://t.co/QemBGeWYpI
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RT @Kassaga4UG: Finally got my hands on the acclaimed #WinnersTakeAll by @AnandWrites can’t wait to dig in and learn from this thought lead…
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RT @womeninGH: Spotlight on #womeninGH - Check out this Awesome #TedX #TED on “Power of Peer Networks” by an emerging leader in #globalheal…
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"We believe it is a grave mistake to solely allow fear and self-preservation to shape our response to Ebola and oth… https://t.co/p0JXcyoQ9a
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"“When it comes to predicting how long you will live, your ZIP Code is more important than your genetic code.” -Geo… https://t.co/kU4oCWn2xX
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"Moving to a high-quality health system — one that improves health and generates confidence and economic benefits —… https://t.co/Y708zqI4OV
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"...small differences in geography yield vast differences in health and longevity. Data can help us better understa… https://t.co/Y3t5G2JdmB
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RT @Carolyns2Cents: @MinofHealthUG Congratulations @MinofHealthUG! Special thanks to all partners in the fight to end pediatric HIV/AIDS @E…
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"Many of the vaccines critically needed to fight some of the world’s most prevalent infectious diseases are not lik… https://t.co/T7qWauHxKA
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"...strong #healthsystems and the provision of health care as a human right is what prevents mass epidemics. Not pu… https://t.co/dBRecHJ69Y