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Pioneering Health Sciences University Opens Permanent Campus in Rural Rwanda

Butaro, Rwanda (January 25, 2019) – Amid a growing number of global health crises-from Ebola to rapidly rising cancer rates-and a shortage of health professionals disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest, Partners In Health and the Government of Rwanda gathered today to open …

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UGHE Campus Intertwined with Butaro Community

Jean Claude Niyonzima laughed when asked about his average workday in recent weeks, as he helps prepare the University of Global Health Equity in northern Rwanda for the Jan. 25 inauguration of its new, permanent campus.  “Oh, my goodness,” said Niyonzima, UGHE’s …

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UGHE’s New Campus a Beacon for a Brighter Future

The University of Global Health Equity will be celebrating so much more than a new campus at its landmark Jan. 25 inauguration in northern Rwanda.  When leaders from  the Government of Rwanda, Partners In Health, international academic institutions and other global health …

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Introducing UGHE’s 2018-2019 Alumni Council

Over the past two years, UGHE’s growing Master of Science in Global Health Delivery alumni community has welcomed 37 global health leaders. Collectively, they represent the diversity in background, experiences, and perspectives that drive innovation. They hail from Burundi, Mexico, Rwanda, the United …

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Student Profile: Dr. Richard Nduwayezu MGHD ‘19

In October 2018, members of the global health community gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan for the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, where the health sector renewed its commitment toward Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. The gathering marked the 40th …

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UGHE Celebrates One Health Day With Public Lecture by Gorilla Doctors

“Should the world switch to a plant-based diet?” a moderator asked the crowd, prompting a set of debaters to begin preparing their arguments. What followed was a friendly dialogue pitting the impact of a nutritionally-balanced diet against the environmental effects of meat …

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Rooted in the Details: The Origin Story of Butaro’s Future Furniture

With all eyes locked intently on UGHE’s contemporary, Imigongo-adorned buildings popping up across 5,000 sq. meters of Butaro, Rwanda’s hills, it’s easy to overlook some of the details that go into bringing a University to life. From office cubicles to bed frames …

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Improving Equity in Health Leadership

Women are disproportionately affected by the burden of disease, comprising of almost 75 percent of the health workforce in most countries, and making up the majority of global health students worldwide, yet they are still grossly underrepresented in positions of leadership among …

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Kankwanzi: How One Woman’s Tenacity has Empowered Others

When Anne Marie Nyiranshimiyimana first began working as a mason, she was met with staunch criticism. “They told me, ‘No woman builds, no woman climbs.’ They told me, ‘Women can’t do a lot of things,’ ” Anne Marie explains. Despite this resistance, …

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Rwanda’s Tradition Comes to Life on UGHE’s Butaro Campus

In the northern province of Rwanda, six buildings sit against the rich tapestry of Rwanda’s terraced hills. Butaro District Hospital can be seen across the valley and, on a clear day, Mt. Muhabura is visible in the distance. The picturesque setting is …

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Tufts University and UGHE Partner to Advance One Health Education Across the Globe

Recent health epidemics speak clearly to the need for health professionals with an understanding of more than just a focus on human health. From Ebola in 2014 to recent outbreaks of Zika and cholera, emerging threats of disease continue to exploit fragile …

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Meet the Newest Cohort of Changemakers

In September 2018, UGHE welcomed it’s fourth cohort of Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) students. Since the launch of the MGHD degree in 2015, the program has attracted students from all over the world with a diverse array of …

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