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
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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 9/1/2023Preconception Periodontitis and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion in a Prospective Cohort Study.American journal of epidemiologyread at PubMed
- Published On 9/1/2023Excess Mortality With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias as an Underlying or Contributing Cause During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US.JAMA neurologyread at PubMed
- Published On 8/28/2023Predictors of weight loss during the intensive phase of tuberculosis treatment in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in South India.Journal of public health (Oxford, England)read at PubMed
- Published On 8/1/2023Initial experience with BPaL-based regimens to treat multidrug-resistant TB.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseaseread at PubMed
- Published On 8/1/2023Is this pill an antibiotic or a painkiller? Improving the identification of oral antibiotics for better use.The Lancet. Global healthread at PubMed