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.

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.

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.

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.

Inspiring the next generation of global health leaders - now at the high-school level.

Care New England has named Dr. Methodius Tuuli, CGHE affiliated faculty, as the interim president of Women & Infants Hospital.

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.

For 15 years, Brown’s Global Health Initiative led NIH-funded research and training programs around the world and promoted medical student research with seed grants and the mentorship of dozens of BioMed faculty working in global and refugee health.

Brown University’s longstanding commitment to global research training focused on cervical cancer among women living with HIV in Kenya began in 2011 with the NIH Fogarty-funded D43 AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) and was expanded by the NIH-FIC-funded Brown/Moi Training Program for the Prevention of HIV-Related Cervical Cancer in 2018.

If transformation does not reach villages as well as cities, ensuring equal opportunities for all, any changes being ushered in risk fading back into familiar patterns of the old order.

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.

With support from The Luke Charitable Foundation, Brown’s international medical exchange programs with Taiwan and China continue to grow—offering impactful experiences for students while building global connections in healthcare education.