Salome marching with the youth of Migori county for a World Cancer Day event. Building From Her Experience At UGHE, Salome Alice Sijenyi Is Putting Forth Policies To Make Primary Healthcare A Reality For All.
Salome Alice Sijenyi is one of UGHE’s 182 MGHD Alumni who are making a great impact, improving healthcare systems across the globe. Equipped with essential tools and skills acquired from the MGHD program in 2019, Salome’s passion for health policy reverberates through her tangible contribution to Kenya’s healthcare system. Born and raised in the rural […]
Dr Barnabas Alayande operating and teaching medical students in the Butaro District Hospital operating room. Promoting Affordable Surgical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa Through Global Surgery Education
From an early age, Dr. Barnabas, Faculty in the UGHE Center for Equity in Global Surgery, yearned for something different, something expansive, and he found it by pursuing surgery. Growing up in Nigeria, he felt called to surgery due to the lack of enough quality surgical care in his country and in Sub-Saharan Africa. “I […]
PIH Announces Paul Farmer Collaborative
Global health alliance between the University of Global Health Equity and Harvard Medical School made possible by $50 million commitment Partners In Health is excited to announce the establishment of the Paul Farmer Collaborative of the University of Global Health (UGHE) and Harvard Medical School. This initiative, made possible by a $50 million gift from […]
UGHE Cops International Gold Award for Power of Partnerships
The University of Global Health Equity, on December 8, 2022, topped the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards in the Power of Partnerships’ category. The conference, which saw entries by applicants from 70 nations, is a global higher education platform through which outstanding pedagogical innovation is identified and rewarded. The awards shed light on the excellence of […]
UGHE’s School of Medicine 2nd White Coat Ceremony: Medical Students Urged to Uphold Equity and Social Justice in their Practice
UGHE’s School of Medicine hosted its second White Coat ceremony for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery / Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MBBS/MGHD) class of 2026 on November 9, 2022, at Butaro Campus. The ceremony recognized 36 medical students who transitioned from pre-clinical to clinical education. A Cordial Welcome At the […]
Butaro Community Health Day: Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention Through Community Engagement
Community engagement has been regarded as a vital component in achieving universal health care. Several studies have shown that it plays a significant role in eliminating disparities, promoting social justice, and enhancing benefits for equitable quality health care in underserved communities. As a socially responsible academic institution, UGHE leverages its Community Engagement and Community Health […]
Partners In Health Announces Dr. Jim Yong Kim as Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda
PIH co-founder will continue university’s legacy of academic excellence, drawing on his deep experience in health and education, including his term as President of Dartmouth College Kigali, Rwanda (October 20, 2022) – Partners In Health (PIH) today announces the appointment of Jim Yong Kim, MD, Ph.D, as Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a position previously held […]
PIH Announces $25 Million Pledge from Weiss Asset Management Foundation and Associated Donors to Support UGHE’s Institute of Global Health Equity Research
Multi-year commitment will enable investments in medical research and training at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda Financial support provided along with two anonymous donors Partners In Health announced on 27th October 2022 a $25 million pledge from the Weiss Asset Management Foundation and associated donors to the Institute of Global Health Equity […]
UGHE faculty learning about the point of care ultrasound Ultrasound in Medical Education, a Sound Foundation to Improve Health Care Delivery to Vulnerable Communities
Ultrasound is one of the imaging modalities in medical practice, and a tool physicians frequently rely on to make a diagnosis and guide treatment. It has become more and more common and integrated in the standard of practice and allows physicians to now diagnose diseases and guide management easily and can help avoid unnecessary transfer […]
UGHE MBBS’25 students on their first day at Butaro District Hospital Clinical Clerkship Equipping UGHE Medical Students to Tackle Health Disparities
Starting clinical clerkship is an exciting pivotal moment in medical school. After studying clinical sciences, community-based health care delivery, and other medical courses, UGHE’s medical students start clinical clerkship, where they learn to apply their knowledge, improve their skills and practice the values of compassion and empathy towards their patients. In December of 2021, UGHE […]
