Anne E. Goldfeld ’76, of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, will receive the 2025 NFID Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions as a physician-scientist and humanitarian who has focused on changing the course of 2 of the deadliest epidemics of our time: tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS. A visionary leader at the intersection of science and service, her work has provided a new understanding behind the immune response to TB/HIV co-infection. Beyond the lab, Goldfeld co-founded transformative treatment and research programs in Cambodia and Ethiopia for TB, drug-resistant TB, and HIV—bringing care to some of the world’s most underserved populations. Earlier in her career, she led humanitarian responses in conflict zones and was an advocate and one of the first voices calling for a global ban of landmines. Her leadership helped change global guidelines for HIV/TB treatment, now estimated to save more than 150,000 lives annually. “Anne Goldfeld is a brilliant and creative physician-scientist, visionary, and a true humanitarian,” said Gail H. Cassell, PhD, senior lecturer, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. “I have never met anyone in global public health who has made a more profound impact.”

At the Humanitarian Futures Forum 2025 in Singapore, Dr. Adam Levine, Associate Dean of Global Health Equity at Brown University, spoke on strengthening civil–military partnerships in disaster response.

Alethea Desrosiers, PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and a dedicated implementation scientist committed to promoting global mental health equity. As a faculty member in the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE), she works to connect youth and families to essential mental health services.

On view at the Warren Alpert Medical School, photographs taken by medical student Benjamin Katz in a rural Rwandan community raise awareness of the health risks posed by lack of access to clean water.

Check out Ben's project, “Intertwined Voices of Refugee Families: A Visual & Narrative Exploration of Resettlement” on display at List Art Center, Room 225, Friday, October 10th, 2025 at 6:30 PM.

The Center for Global Health Equity is proud to share our first Annual Report, highlighting a year of progress in global health research and education.

Since 2009, residents from Brown-affiliated hospitals have come together through the BRIGHT Pathway—a training program designed to foster and develop interest in global health. Over time, the pathway has expanded to include fellows. With the introduction of this cohort, the BRIGHT Pathway consists of 25 trainees across 11 unique specialties.

Dr. Edsel Salvana's article, "Facing the HIV crisis in the Philippines," offers a powerful reflection on his career and his journey in combating the growing HIV crisis in the Philippines. We extend our sincere thanks to him for sharing his invaluable insights and experiences as a guest lecturer in our series.

Amid cresting heat waves around the globe, Dr. Katelyn Moretti, CGHE global health affiliated faculty, relays the risks of high temperatures and how to keep cool and prevent dehydration.

Center for Global Health Equity Awarded Fogarty International Center Grant to Build HIV/TB and Mental Health Research Capacity in Ukraine

Join us for an informal interest meeting hosted by Brown Residency International and Global Health Training Pathway (BRIGHT) co-leaders to learn more about the BRIGHT pathway prior to the application deadline on August 18th. Food will be provided.

The Center for Global Health Equity (GHE) is now accepting applications for the Brown Residency International and Global Health Training Pathway (BRIGHT) now through August 18, 2025.

The BRIGHT Pathway is a 2-year longitudinal program designed to create and support a multidisciplinary community of residents who are interested in making global health part of their career. BRIGHT Pathway consists of quarterly meetings with guest speakers, along with a self-directed curriculum of core global health topics.

Residents are expected to complete and present a scholarly global health project by the end of the 2 years. We recommend participants join during the last two years of their residency program. Participants are also required to attend 3 BRIGHT/CGHE events per year. No prior global health experience is necessary to apply.

Dr. Spencer is an emergency medicine physician and an associate professor at Brown and serves on the advisory board for Doctors Without Borders USA.