As graduation week begins at Harvard, we are celebrating senior Hugh Hankenson! 🎓 From mentoring students to serving on HGHI’s Student Advisory Committee and interning with NHS England, Hugh has been an engaged leader in the HGHI community. Congratulations, Hugh. 👏 📌 Read more: bit.ly/3Rwdas2

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) What to know about Ebola and the latest major outbreak 2) When stress is a punch to the gut 3) Millions Already Turn to AI for Therapy. Is It Safe? 4) Diving into the data of wearable tech Read more: bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

AI is rapidly reshaping global health, but where is it delivering real impact, and where does the evidence fall short? Join us May 29th from 9am ET for a virtual conversation on the promise, progress, and realities of AI in global health. 📌 Register: bit.ly/49ejKcP

Science saves lives: check out our new interactive resource created with our partners @harvardgh.bsky.social that busts myths about heat and worker safety. Don’t see one? Submit your own for publication! clje.law.harvard.edu/heat-worker-...

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Hantavirus likely to be fully contained but may take time 2) Is biodiversity valuable? 3) Where lung cancer patients reside may increase risk of disease recurrence 4) Companies Quietly Revise Their Emissions Data bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

Misinformation can be deadly. It’s time to bust the myths about heat and worker safety: check out our new interactive resource with our partners @harvardgh.bsky.social and submit your own myth for publication ⬇️ clje.law.harvard.edu/heat-worker-...

#ICYMI: The recording is now available for “Addressing the Global Challenges of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea.” Professor Yonatan Grad presents recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gonorrhea. 📌 Watch here: bit.ly/3PEu8nt

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) New Way To Think About Age and Cancer Genetics 2) Biomarkers for specific form of dementia 3) TeamBirth model empowers mothers, improves outcomes 4) Simpler is better when it comes to saving lives More: bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

A new publication in Environmental Microbiology, coauthored by HGHI Faculty Director, Louise Ivers MD, MPH, proposes a new framework linking cholera persistence, ecological conditions, and asymptomatic human infection. Read the paper: enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

At the Harvard Global Health Student Research Showcase, students tackled climate change & infectious disease, opioid overdose prevention, and HIV risk prediction. Congrats to this year’s undergrad & grad winners and thanks to our judges! Read more: bit.ly/4wipqwj

What is happening in global health this week? 1) AI Outperforms Doctors in Emergency Room Tasks 2) Call it his personal Everest 3) PTSD linked with blood biomarkers 4) What Medicare’s Oncology Care Model Has Taught Us About Value-Based Care Read more: bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

This Thursday, we hosted the 2026 Burke Global Health Fellowship Research Showcase in Cambridge, featuring research on climate, public health, medicine, and equity from our current Burke Fellows. Thank you to all attendees & our fellows for their impactful work. Read more: bit.ly/HGHI-Burke-F...

#ICYMI: The recording is now available for our latest Artificial Intelligence Coffee Session on evaluating the real-world impact of AI in healthcare and global health. Featuring Jude Kong & Chaitali Sinha, moderated by Louise Ivers. Watch + resources: bit.ly/48T38XZ

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Global Health Forward: Navigating Scarcity in a Fractured World 2) Finding Cancer’s Weakness 3) The Puzzle of Alzheimer’s Disease 4) Hearing breakthrough holds up bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_... #GlobalHealthNews @harvardmed.bsky.social

Call for Proposals – Deadline Approaching! Harvard faculty members are invited to apply for funding to support interdisciplinary teams addressing critical global health challenges. 🚨 Applications are due May 3, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Apply here: globalhealth.harvard.edu/engage-with-...

Last Thursday, our 4th Global Health Symposium convened leaders across sectors in Cambridge, MA to tackle a defining challenge: advancing health equity in a fractured, resource-constrained world. Read the post-event article: bit.ly/4ez2diN

AI is transforming health systems, but are we measuring real impact fast enough? Join our webinar on evaluating AI in health, from rigorous assessment frameworks to accountability in scale-up. 📅 April 24 | 9–10 AM ET | Zoom 📌 Register: bit.ly/4cTgMwq

Thank you to all of our speakers & attendees for joining the #HGHI2026Symposium. 🌍 Insightful discussions on equity, resilience, workforce & governance. Visit Harvard Global Health Institute YouTube for recordings & highlights: www.youtube.com/@harvardglob...

Now live! Our last panel at the #HGHI2026Symposium on global health governance through a Latin American lens. This session explores health system fragmentation, inequality, and post-pandemic challenges. 🎥 Join the livestream : bit.ly/2026-HGHI-Sy...

“Global health is poetry in practice.” - Evan Wang (王潇) We had the privilege of hearing a poetry reading by the National Youth Poet Laureate and Harvard student, Evan Wang, at the #HGHI2026Symposium reminding us that global health is lived experience, voice, and humanity.

Now live at the #HGHI2026Symposium: Training Tomorrow’s Health Workforce: The Role of Academic Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening. 🎥 Join the livestream: bit.ly/2026-Symposi...

From risk to resilience. Now live: A conversation on emergency preparedness in Africa with Dick Chamla and Louise Ivers MD, MPH at the #HGHI2026Symposium. 🎥 Join us via YouTube livestream: bit.ly/2026-Symposi... ❓ Submit questions: bit.ly/3OfWO5s

How do we make fair decisions when resources are limited? Panel 2 at the #HGHI2026Symposium is now live: “Priority Setting, Solidarity, and Global Justice When Resources Are Scarce”. 🎥 Join us via livestream: bit.ly/2026-Symposi...

“If you want to make change at the country level, you have to simplify the architecture and put the hard questions at the center of the equation.” Keynote Address by @sanianishtar.bsky.social, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at the #HGHI2026Symposium. 🎥 Join us live: bit.ly/2026-Symposi...

Now live: Keynote Address by Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. A critical perspective on global vaccination, equity, and the future of international health partnerships at the #HGHI2026Symposium. 🎥 Join the livestream: bit.ly/2026-Symposi...

We’re kicking off the #HGHI2026Symposium! Join us as Louise Ivers MD, MPH sets the stage for a day focused on equity, resilience, and global collaboration. 🎥 Join us live: bit.ly/2026-Symposi... ❓ Submit questions: bit.ly/3OfWO5s

The 2026 Global Health Symposium hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute - @harvardgh.bsky.social - takes place tomorrow, April 16. 📆📍

2 DAYS TO GO! We hope you can join us online for our Global Health Symposium. Register today: bit.ly/2026-Global-Health-Symposium

What's happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Astronaut health research aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission 2) The Inter-American Court & the Climate Fight 3) Early Herald of Cancer Cachexia 4) Clinical insight in global health policy analysis Read more: bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

1 WEEK TO GO! 🚨 Tune in April 16 for our Global Health Symposium focused on Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation & Collective Action. 📅 9:15 AM–3:45 PM ET 🌍 Livestreamed on YouTube Register here: bit.ly/2026-Global-...

📢 👋 RFP in HIV/AIDS for awards beginning August 1, 2026!ℹ️ Details @ mailchi.mp/harvard/fund... 🛑 @harvardgh.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social @ragoninstitute.bsky.social @mgb-id-fellows.bsky.social @danafarbernews.bsky.social @fenwayhealth.bsky.social

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? - AI in Global Health @harvardcid.bsky.social - Advanced statistics & AI to improve health @hsph.harvard.edu - The Power of Eco-Machines @gsd.harvard.edu - What a Key EPA Repeal Means @harvardmagazine.bsky.social bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

#ICYMI: Our latest Global Health Coffee Session recording is available! “Deploying AI in Global Health: Partnerships, Power & Public Value” explores how to build equitable, locally driven AI partnerships. 🎥 Watch & resources: bit.ly/4m8qMoF

Storytelling shapes the future of global health by bridging data with lived experience and policy with humanity. Join us at #HGHI2026Symposium for a poetry reading by Evan Wang, 2025–26 National Youth Poet Laureate. 🗓 Apr 16 | 2:10–2:30 PM ET 📌 bit.ly/2026-Global-...

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Why Is Autism More Common in Males? 2) When parents have unstable work conditions 3) Long-Term Effects of Common Viruses 4) AI-based Framework Could Explain Why Evolution Gave Many Species the Same Smell Circuit bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

Across Africa, emergency preparedness is evolving through stronger systems, coordination, and lessons from past crises. Tune in for "From Risk to Resilience" at #HGHI2026Symposium with Dick Chamla with Louise Ivers. 🗓 April 16 | 11:30 AM ET 📌 Register: bit.ly/2026-Global-...

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Promise vs. Product 2) Did the CDC get it right during the COVID-19 pandemic? 3) Thymus may be critical to adult health 4) Student-led Africa Health Conference Read more: bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

“Effective collaboration happens because you trust and believe in each other.” — Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana We were honored to host Rwanda’s Minister of Health at Harvard last week. A powerful discussion on leadership, data, and building equitable, resilient health systems.

🚨 Call for Proposals: HGHI Scholarly Working Groups Offering up to $20K for interdisciplinary teams tackling global health challenges. Open to Harvard faculty + affiliates. Collaborate, generate new ideas, and drive impact in “Health for All.” 📌 Deadline: May 3, 2026 Apply: bit.ly/4cRy8dA

Latin America faces deep health inequities, fragmented systems, and growing governance challenges post-COVID. Join us at Panel 3 of the #HGHI2026Symposium as experts explore pathways forward. April 16 | 2:35–3:35 PM ET Register to join via livestream: bit.ly/2026-Global-...

#ICYMI: The recording is now available for Building Cancer Research Capacity in Africa with Timothy Rebbeck, PhD. He presents an overview of the challenges & proposed solutions concerning the disproportionately high cancer burden in African populations. Watch here: bit.ly/47bsM9s

How can AI partnerships drive equitable, locally led innovation? Join us online March 27th for Deploying AI in Global Health: Partnerships, Power, and Public Value featuring Chinasa T. Okolo, Ph.D. & Esther Kunda. Co-organized by the Center for Bioethics at HMS. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4utio6N

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Tackling Drug Resistant Tuberculosis 2) Building protection against infectious diseases with nanostructured vaccines 3) How pollutants interact inside the body to impact health 4) Why we need Black bioethics More: bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

How do collaborative training models, cross-institutional partnerships, & context-responsive education help expand and sustain the health workforce? Panelists will explore lessons from global health and medical education initiatives. globalhealth.harvard.edu/symposium/20... @harvardmed.bsky.social

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) Aging independently, by design 2) Climate, Debt, & Reproductive Health in India’s Sugarcane Belt 3) Urban forestry is climate infrastructure hiding in plain sight 4) How Blue Light Kills Superbugs bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_... #GlobalHealth

#ICYMI: The recording of Frameworks for Advancing and Governing Ethical AI in Global Health is now available! Speakers discuss ethical frameworks and practical strategies to ensure AI benefits communities worldwide. 🫂 Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics 📽️ Watch here: bit.ly/3MMADTZ

Panel 1 at the #HGHI2026Symposium will explore how to set health priorities when resources are scarce, while centering transparency & justice. Featuring leaders from @who.int, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @amrefusa.bsky.social & @pih.org Register to join via livestream: bit.ly/2026-Global-...

We are proud to celebrate Myra Bhathena'26 on her recent publication in the South African Medical Journal. As a 2025 HGHI Summer intern, Myra worked with UCT’s Division of Global Surgery to examine inequities in surgical access across South Africa’s health systems. 📌 Read more: bit.ly/4756yFW

What is happening in global health around Harvard this week? 1) “Cyborg” Pancreas Organoids 2) Six cancers rising faster in younger adults 3) AI and Robotics: Long-Distance Brain Surgery Within Reach 4) Is declining world population a problem? bit.ly/m/HarvardGH_...

How can urban planning support older adults aging in place? In our latest article, Prof. Ann Forsyth, of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, answers questions on how housing, transit & public space design can boost independence, safety & connection. Read more: 📌 bit.ly/4tUnSHB