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Community Spotlight: World Chagas Disease Day
For World Chagas Disease Day, we are highlighting Dr. Meagan Barry, who dedicated her graduate studies to focusing on improving understanding, diagnosis, and care for Chagas disease.
Call for Abstracts: Global Health and Equity Symposium 2026
The Global Health and Equity Symposium (formerly Global Health Research Day) is a forum to showcase research by Brown students and trainees working broadly in global health and health equity.
Medical Student's Global Health Innovation Wins Brown Venture Prize
This World Health Day, CGHE is highlighting Saajan Patel MD '29 and his team at Che Innovations who were awarded 1st place at the 2026 Brown Venture Prize for their global health innovation, NeoNest: a low-cost transport infant warmer designed from locally available Ugandan materials. Developed to address preterm hypothermia during transit, NeoNest is built upon community insight and international collaboration.
CGHE Staff Members Among Recognized at Brown Employee Celebration
BEAR Day is Brown's annual opportunity to pause, connect, and celebrate the incredible hard work and commitment of the Brown University staff.
Community Spotlight: World TB Day
Each year on World TB Day, we celebrate those advancing the fight against tuberculosis through research, collaboration, and compassion. This World TB Day, CGHE wants to spotlight the partnerships between faculty and students such as the work of Dr. Silvia Chiang and Alex Pralea (MD ‘28), whose joint research on pediatric tuberculosis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, showcases how shared inquiry can advance global health.
CGHE Accepted to Participate in WHO’s Acute Care Action Network
The WHO Acute Care Action Network (ACAN) is a global alliance of key stakeholders committed to saving millions of lives by advancing acute care through collaboration.
Solomon Islands’ first surgeon to train in US brings visions of collaboration to Brown
On a chilly October day, Stallone Kohia, MMed, found himself thousands of miles away from his tropical Pacific home in Solomon Islands. It was his first experience with truly cold weather in America, visiting New York City and later venturing to Brown University and The Warren Alpert Medical School, in what was a professional and personal pilgrimage for Solomon Islands’ first surgeon to train at a US-based hospital.
Brown Physicians Partner with Project HOPE to Support Disaster Response Efforts in Jamaica
Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, Project HOPE mobilized medical volunteers to address urgent health needs in vulnerable communities in Jamaica. Dr. Rose Zandvliet traveled to Jamaica in January as part of this effort as part of this effort, supporting patients and coordinating disaster-response planning and community-based care delivery.
CGHE Awards 6 Global Health Scholars Training Grants
The Global Health Scholars Training Grant supports trainees committed to global health and health equity. The Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE) is pleased to present this year’s cohort of grantees, whose work reflects a shared commitment to advancing research, strengthening partnerships, and addressing pressing health challenges in diverse communities around the world.
Dr. Anyanwu to Lead New Global Health Equity Course for Pre-College Scholars
Inspiring the next generation of global health leaders - now at the high-school level.
Tuuli named interim president of Women & Infants Hospital
Care New England has named Dr. Methodius Tuuli, CGHE affiliated faculty, as the interim president of Women & Infants Hospital.
Community Spotlight: World AIDS Day with Nicole Hinz (MD '27) and Hari Dandapani (MD '27)
On World AIDS Day this year, it is important to highlight the critical role that innovative research plays in improving the lives of those affected by HIV. At the Center for Global Health Equity, we are proud to spotlight the incredible work of the Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars (HEIDS) program, an initiative shaping the next generation physician-scientists to tackle HIV and its challenges.