Global Health.

Mothers should survive childbirth so they and their babies can flourish.

People with diabetes should have access to life-saving insulin.

HIV-positive moms and dads should live to enjoy their grandchildren.

Global health has achieved dramatic reductions in preventable illness, injury and death. But there is still much to do. Our faculty, staff, and students are at the forefront of the global push towards the world’s Sustainable Development Goals--we are looking forward and acting now to eliminate poverty, inequity, and preventable illness and death by 2030.

Research

We collaborate with communities, governments, scientists, and international development partners to improve the health of populations.

Students & Alumni

We train future global health leaders through classroom and field-based experiences. DGH alumni are working around the world: improving government policies, promoting social justice, and increasing access to education, economic opportunity, and health services.

Partnerships

Over two decades we have built partnerships in Boston, China, Ghana, India, Mexico Vietnam, South Africa, Zambia, and elsewhere. These relationships drive our research, advocacy, and commitment to the communities where we work.

Global Health at a glance

27

Primary Faculty

200+

Peer-Reviewed Articles Annually

$15M

 Funding Agency Awards Annually

3

 Affiliated Degree Programs

Global Health Research

Our faculty conducts research globally across topics of study including HIV infection, Early Childhood Development, Pneumonia, Microbiome and infectious diseases, Immunity to Malaria, Tuberculosis, Economics of HIV and infectious diseases, Global Infectious Diseases, Pharmaceutical Policy, Maternal and Child Health, COVID-19

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Affiliated Academic Programs

BU School of Public Health graduate degree programs providesstudents with specialized training in both the theory, research, and practice of global health.Students pursuing a Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) and have an interest in global health may choose to obtain a functional certificate learning to design and implement rigorous field-based projects and conducting monitoring activities in developing and developed countries. Doctoral in Public Health (DrPH) candidates learn to develop, implement, and evaluate national and global public health programs and policies.

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Upcoming Events

Recent Department News

Charlotte Greenhill stands with arms crossed in front of the Talbot Building

SPH Graduate Selected for Fulbright Award

Charlotte Greenhill, a graduate of Boston University's 4+1 program with a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies and an MPH with concentrations in global health and epidemiology and biostatistics from the School of Public Health, received a prestigious English Teaching Assistantship to Brazil.

Global Health Latest Publications

  • Published On 9/15/2024Reply to Cohen et al. and to Lee.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicineread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/3/2024Psychiatric morbidity across the life course and provoked vulvodynia: is it dependent upon the presence of non-stress-related immune dysfunction?The journal of sexual medicineread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/3/2024Assessing compliance with national guidelines in diabetes care: A study leveraging data from south Africa''s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS).PLOS global public healthread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/28/2024Using matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry combined with machine learning for vaccine authenticity screening.NPJ vaccinesread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/28/2024Evaluation of the Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade Among Pregnant Individuals in a Low-Tuberculosis-Burden Setting.Open forum infectious diseasesread at PubMed