Five Days, 69 Surgeries, Waiting List Cleared at Butaro Hospital
Surgical conditions account for nearly 30% of the global disease burden, yet billions still lack timely, safe, and affordable care. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery shows surgery is central to universal health coverage and highlights the role of non-urban facilities. Rwanda …
UGHE Faculty in World’s Top 2% Scientists: Rwanda’s Model for Impact
In Rwanda, research doesn’t sit on a shelf. It moves; into clinics, classrooms, and policy rooms. That spirit just earned fresh recognition: different scientists linked to the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) are named in the latest Stanford-Elsevier list of the …
The Essence of Giving Back: Dr. Lars Osterberg’s Inspiring Impact
The red dirt roads of Butaro stretch endlessly, weaving through the scenic Rwandan hills, a world away from the lawns of Stanford University. Yet for Dr. Lars Osterberg, the distance between these two places has collapsed into something familiar; a conviction that …
