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.
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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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Global Health Latest Publications
- 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 8/27/2024Motivation, Cues to Action, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Application of the Health Belief Model among Women in Rural Zambia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneread at PubMed
- Published On 8/27/2024Effective and inclusive mentorship in the field of epidemiology.American journal of epidemiologyread at PubMed
- Published On 8/16/2024The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ global healthread at PubMed
- Published On 8/14/2024Intrapartum and postpartum antibiotic use in seven low- and middle-income countries: Findings from the A-PLUS trial.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecologyread at PubMed