Dr. Richard Nduwayezu MGHD ‘19 (right) with Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization (left) at the Astana Global Conference on Primary Health Care. Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Nduwayezu. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anne Marie Nyiranshimiyimana works on the Butaro Campus construction site. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. 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 […]
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 […]
Fellows from the inaugural Tufts-UGHE One Health Fellowship pose for a photo during their workshops at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Photo by Anna Miller/Tufts University 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 […]
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 […]
Professor Abebe Bekele, MD, FCS, is UGHE’s founding Dean of Health Sciences. Photo by Danny Kamanzi for UGHE. Q&A with Dean Abebe Bekele
Abebe Bekele, MD, FCS, former Dean of the School of Medicine at Addis Ababa University and CEO of Tikur Anbessa Hospital, has been appointed the University’s founding Dean of Health […]
Dieudonne Hakizimana, an alumni from the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2017, receives his diploma from Partners In Health CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. Alumni Profile: Dieudonne Hakizimana ‘17
Dieudonne Hakizimana ‘17, was a student in UGHE’s pioneering cohort of Master of Science in Global Health Delivery candidates. In addition to the MGHD, Dieudonne holds a master’s degree from […]
