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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“We need to explore and embrace different approaches to maternal #healthcare, practicing #humility as we learn from… https://t.co/7hS1wkjEpe
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Thanks to @devex for featuring us on this list of #globaldev orgs developing #leaders for #healthequity and… https://t.co/2YFJjUENJy
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Uganda fellow @ategeka_frank and @RuralAidUganda are raising money to provide free #healthcare for 500 refugees and… https://t.co/0xGzEzQiLC
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“I felt like the kind of person I wanted to be when I was with her. I think I slowly became the type of person I wa… https://t.co/EbMjskHQnt
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“Rapid, sustained declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide compelling evi… https://t.co/YfkjvQPolq
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RT @ategeka_frank: Ucrew memory support refugees health @UHC_Day 2018 .With such a great team, UHC is just a step ahead. https://t.co/PqGFC…
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RT @SarahKashef_: Today at the Women’s Leadership in Health Workforce meeting with @RoopaDhatt ! 😊 This meeting brought together high level…
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“Safe drinking #water and #sanitation are recognized as basic human rights, as they are indispensable to sustaining… https://t.co/8oeuLoiCQU
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RT @kentbuse: "Need to break the concrete cieling facing young people" - UN has a key role to play to ensure we bring young people into eve…
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“...many cases of gender-based violence focus on assault and violence, and they focus on that individual story with… https://t.co/zcUwjy7ttl
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“Without transparency, I worry that we’ll not see the pace of progress that is needed.” @kentbuse on sexual harassm… https://t.co/fQL7fgQnvc
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Asking an expert in your field to coffee can be nerve-wrecking. @AnnaGoldfarb shares her tips and tricks when it co… https://t.co/U7EYVW6mB5
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“Ending sexual violence is not a women’s issue, but a human issue! It’s important to get men involved in being part… https://t.co/1NCHJhE4UA
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“We all know there’s more to be done, but since no country has been here before, where do we actually go from here?… https://t.co/tTwLmDiulD
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Some updates are still pending, through March 22 as per our website. Please stay tuned! https://t.co/TUuxuuGBcL
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RT @FHWCoalition: #WASH in health facilities is crucial to prevent the spread of infection! As we prep for #WHWWeek we are sharing some of…
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“Even though family planning services are made available to rural communities, cultural norms and certain values st… https://t.co/6pyuu0kZnB
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“[She] has made me a better listener, communicator, and overall team player. Hana’s passion for serving the needs o… https://t.co/f87GG8if9t
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Proud of this #Ucrew member for his passionate dedication to promoting #healthequity for the refugee community in… https://t.co/CFuNG42QZs