Dr. Michelle Morse, left, discusses an ultrasound with medical resident, Dr. Bregenet Lamour, at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, on Nov. 25, 2013. Photo by Jon Lascher / Partners In Health Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Michelle Morse
Dr. Michelle Morse has committed her decade long career to building disruptive pedagogy and medical education systems in countries from Haiti to Rwanda to the U.S. Trained in internal medicine […]
Eugene Sangano, MBA, MSc ‘17, during the MGHD Class of 2017 Commencement on May 27, in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. Alumni Profiles: Eugene Sangano ’17
Eugene Sangano, MBA, MGHD ‘17, was a student in UGHE’s pioneering cohort of Master of Science in Global Health Delivery candidates. With over 13 years of professional experience, Eugene has […]
Dr. Paul Farmer during a Master Class with the MGHD Class of 2017. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker. Paul Farmer Receives National Academy of Sciences’ Public Welfare Medal
WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2018 Public Welfare Medal to physician, anthropologist, and humanitarian Paul Farmer for “pioneering enduring, community-based treatment strategies that demonstrate the delivery of high-quality health […]
Progress Continues on UGHE’s First Residential Campus
In December 2016, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) commenced construction on phase one of the Butaro Campus in northern Rwanda. Below, Director of Campus Development, Emmanuel Kamanzi, shares […]
Members of UGHE’s 360 Leadership Program meet with a community health worker, Judith, in her house as she walks participants through her toolbox of patient logs, health assessments, and treatments. The field visit aimed to help participants better understand delivery of care through the eyes of a community health worker. A Formula For Health Equity
Imagine a country where some 90% of the population is covered by health insurance, more than 90% of those with HIV are on a consistent drug regime, and 93% of […]
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho during a visit to Butaro District Hospital in January 2016. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. Agnes Binagwaho Is A Doctor With ‘Sassitude’
Years before she became the health minister of Rwanda, Agnès Binagwaho tried to lock a fellow pediatrician in a hospital room. She saw a doctor in an examining room with […]
Students and staff of UGHE listen as camp personnel give an overview of Mahama Refugee Camp. Photo by Danny Kamanzi for UGHE. UGHE Students Visit Mahama Refugee Camp
Orderly lines of homes and shelters stretch far down crowded, uniform roads at Mahama Refugee Camp in southeastern Rwanda, where more than 55,000 people have arrived since 2015 after fleeing […]
From left to right: Academic Director Sarah Trent, Vice Chancellor Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Director of University Operations Jarrett Collins, and daughter of Dr. Binagwaho and MGHD Class of 2018 student Injonge Karangwa. Photo from Sarah Trent. Vice Chancellor Agnes Binagwaho Inducted to the National Academy of Medicine
Washington, D.C. (October 14, 2017) — Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), former Minister of Health of Rwanda and global health champion Agnes Binagwaho, MD, M(Ped), […]
MGHD students at work with Gardens for Health International. Left: Marcella Canelo. Photo her own. Right: Dr. Angeline Mumararungu. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. Managing the Complexities of Food Security Among Refugees
October 16, marks World Food Day (WFD), an international event hosted by the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to commemorate FAO’s initiation in 1945. In the seventy-two years […]
Students in the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2019 pose for a class photo during their week-long intensive in Rwinkwavu, Rwanda. Photo by Amani Hatangimana for UGHE. UGHE Welcomes Third MGHD Cohort
With pen and paper in hand, several UGHE students, faculty, and staff walked toward a house in a small village on the outskirts of Rwinkwavu in Rwanda’s Eastern Province. Like […]
