Left to right, UGHE graduate students Arlene Nishimwe, Egide Abahuje, Ursin Bayisenge, and Theodomir Sebazungu discuss coursework at the University in January 2018. Photo by Danny Kamanzi for UGHE. UGHE Student Studies Soil-Related Disease Afflicting Farmers
Home to five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, the northern Rwanda district of Musanze hosts thousands of tourists each year. Musanze’s location in the foothills of Volcanoes National Park is […]
Dr. Arsène Hobabagabo, MGHD ‘18, poses for a photo prior to his Commencement ceremony in June 2018. Photo by Jean Christophe Kitoko for UGHE. The MGHD Practicum: Real-World Problems, Strategic Solutions
On March 2, 2019, the papers of eight of UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) graduates were published in the Journal of Management and Strategy. The publication […]
Bill and Joyce Cummings pose by a dedication plaque at UGHE’s new Butaro Academic Campus. Photo courtesy of Cummings Foundation. Joyce and Bill Cummings Host Matching Gift Campaign for UGHE
At the end of January, in the midst of University of Global Health Equity’s biggest milestone yet – the opening of the new Butaro Academic Campus – Boston-area philanthropists Joyce […]
Learners take notes during an intensive session in Rwinkwavu, Rwanda. Photo by Cecille Joan Avila for UGHE. MGHD Graduates Published in Journal of Strategy and Management
The capstone project for UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) is the Mentored Practicum, which is designed to teach students how to understand and then address real […]
Butaro Academic Campus Construction Timelapse
On January 25th 2019, UGHE officially opened the first phase of its Butaro Academic Campus. Located 80 miles north of Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, and embedded in a rural primary […]
Photo Gallery: UGHE Butaro Academic Campus Inauguration
On January 25, 2019, UGHE inaugurated its Butaro, Rwanda residential campus with a ceremonial Ribbon Cutting. The opening was attended by over 300 guests and dignitaries including His Excellency, President […]
UGHE’s Inaugural One Health Symposium Connects Previously Siloed Disciplines to Drive Collaboration
Natural disasters, the rise of new zoonotic diseases, continuous population growth, threats to wildlife; our world shifts rapidly and each change produces ripple effects. As global health practitioners, it […]
Partners In Health CEO, Dr. Gary Gottlieb, addresses attendees at UGHE’s Butaro Campus Inauguration. Photo by Illume Creative Studio for UGHE. Dr. Gary Gottlieb: “The movement for global health equity has a new and most formidable arrow in its quiver.”
On January 25, 2019, UGHE inaugurated its Butaro, Rwanda residential campus with a ceremonious Ribbon Cutting. The opening was attended by government officials including His Excellency, President Paul Kagame, leadership from […]
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho speaks at the campus inauguration ceremonies for the University of Global Health Equity in Butaro, northern Rwanda, on Jan. 25, 2019. Photo by Illume Creative Studio for UGHE Vice Chancellor Agnes Binagwaho to POLITICO: UGHE Aims to “Radically Change Education”
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, recently told POLITICO that UGHE’s new campus in northern Rwanda reflects its “mission to radically change education” and […]
His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, and Partners In Health co-Founder Dr. Paul Farmer inaugurate UGHE’s Butaro Campus with a ceremonious ribbon cutting. Photo by Illume Creative Studio for UGHE 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, […]
