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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"...ending HIV requires us to take egalitarian, humane, and rational approaches to health care." #HIV #healthequity… https://t.co/CbSlwKD1hj
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RT @WRAUganda: Over the past 10 years we've created awareness about RMNCAH issues in Uganda and made communities and decision makers apprec…
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"When a leader, even a mid-level or lower level leader, skillfully brings a voice and a vision, others will follow… https://t.co/e9Udd81zy4
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"It shouldn't matter the neighborhood that your hospital is in; you should be able to still receive the same qualit… https://t.co/FLc21TqvrR
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A huge thank you to all applicants to our 2020-2021 fellow class! We are inspired by your passion for global health… https://t.co/T5TFzDPEj0
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"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." @SkollFoundation @devex https://t.co/a4Wv1OOMub
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RT @WAGSAfrica: Secure your spot at WAGS 2020! Speak, Attend, Volunteer, Network, Partner... Join the movement! #womenandgirlsafrica Visit:…
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RT @PIH: A PIH-supported study using data from Rwanda health centers has found that improved HIV treatment for pregnant women “contributed…
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RT @AWID: Join us and @equality_fund in a series of webinars to generate inputs and recommendations for building a new #feministfund. ↣ S…
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Are you passionate about #publichealth and #data systems? @IntraHealth in partnership with USAID is looking for a Q… https://t.co/Fx922Y9QXM
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The next Supply Chain Quality Improvement Coordinator at @PIH #Rwanda will develop new strategies to improve… https://t.co/FkCFz5t3CE
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Engage stakeholders and communities in #Rwanda as the next Communications Officer at @RwandaHealth. If you love usi… https://t.co/y6CEk5efVJ
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If you love #globalhealth & using intelligent #data for disease prevention and care, you might be a great fit for a… https://t.co/7ZqULk1Ow8
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Apps for a Research Capacity Building Officer #fellowship role with @NHRAZambia are open until tomorrow! Join our g… https://t.co/2bl8jZRfbb
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Do you have a special interest in #globalhealth #delivery and #education?The Teaching and Learning team @ughe_org n… https://t.co/2jUjIjbmxD
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RT @myrabatchelder: Still time to apply for the incredible Global Health Corps fellowship! Applications due TOMORROW, Jan 15th, at 12pm EST…