Division of Biology and Medicine
Center for Global Health Equity
Date
March 18, 2026
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.
The Center for Global Health Equity is proud to announce its acceptance into the World Health Organization Acute Care Action Network (ACAN), a global initiative advancing access to quality emergency, critical, and operative care. Through this partnership, the Center will support efforts to strengthen acute care delivery in low- and middle-income countries through the dissemination and evaluation of WHO tools and resources.
This work builds on the Center’s research to improve care for diarrheal disease, a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Our team developed and validated a clinical decision support tool, FluidCalc, which uses a set of clinical signs and does not require laboratory tests, enabling frontline health workers globally to more accurately assess dehydration severity in patients presenting with acute diarrhea.
Together, these efforts underscore the Center’s commitment to advancing equitable, evidence-based acute care worldwide through research, innovation, and global partnership.