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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"Around the world, one in three women experiences domestic violence. Can a woman's rising social status bring down… https://t.co/7RDLYVfQzh
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RT @Arush_Lal: UHC is possible, but the status quo we’ve relied on won't cut it. As we reflect on the Astana Declaration and prepare for UN…
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RT @PIH_Rwanda: We’re proud to be a @ghcorps partner this year! Check out our openings for fellows & 130+ other high-impact #globalhealth p…
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"Our world urgently needs authentic leaders who are willing, able and committed to strengthening health equity. The… https://t.co/WLHQ3RJXts
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"As Africans in the diaspora, we must rise and share our stories, paint a picture of the world we would like to see… https://t.co/RiPv6AWpBX
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RT @ategeka_frank: #HealthForAll @RuralAidUganda team with @ghcorps fellows on prioritizing refugee health needs forUHC in Uganda @UHC_Day…
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RT @COREGroupDC: We are excited to be partnering with @ghcorps as a placement organization for the 2019-2020 fellowship year. If you’re pas…
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RT @BuildHealthIntl: BHI is proud to be @ghcorps partner again! Openings in #globalhealth for 2019-20 class. BHI's current GHC Fellows @Har…
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RT @DialloAfadhali: Yesterday, on #AskDiallo w/ @IPSFAfRO, I was asked how to get started in the field of Global Health as a youth. Well, @…
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RT @GlobalHealthOrg: Former GHCer and @ghcorps alum @LaniceChaynea reflects on the challenges of being a young women in global health. Ther…
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“The fact that you have access to the microphone doesn't mean you know everything. There are others listening to yo… https://t.co/jaoYCcanMU
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"In East Africa and other low- & middle-income countries (LMICs), NCDs exacerbate #poverty & pose a major barrier t… https://t.co/W6AyIldWiy
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Some reminders on #UHCDay... No one should go bankrupt when they get sick❗️ Universal health coverage is a smart i… https://t.co/UCcqPLJdQh
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RT @DialloAfadhali: Today, 12-12-2018 is the official @UN day for UHC (Universal Health Coverage). Health care as a human right does not on…
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RT @ategeka_frank: #HealthForAll Tomorrow 13, December, @ghcorps, @RuralAidUganda @InterAidUganda and the refugees and community leaders wi…
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"My fellowship class inspires me daily as they work tirelessly to advocate for the rights of others; to create a sy… https://t.co/MpFW48dXvp
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"As the workload of humanitarian responders becomes larger & more complex, it’s clearer than ever that the humanita… https://t.co/nP5KCIiOln
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RT @IntraHealth: What lessons can be learned from #WestAfrica's 2014 #Ebola outbreak -- and how can they be applied to the DRC? IntraHealth…
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"While there are systems and rules, our values and connection to one another are at the heart of how, and whether,… https://t.co/0acMOa4SSe