Global Health.

The Students, Staff and Faculty of the Department are dedicated to our mission which is to collaborate with communities, researchers, and governments around the world. We train future global health leaders and answer urgent questions to improve global health and well-being.

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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Global Health at a glance

					

				

							

											
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200+

																
Peer-Reviewed Articles Annually

									

							

											
$15M

																
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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 provides students 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 or conducting monitoring activities. Doctor in Public Health (DrPH) candidates learn to develop, implement, and evaluate national and global public health programs and policies.


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The New Yorker

										
George W. Bush’s Code of Silence

					
Mentions research by Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health. 

					
				

							

					
											
The Boston Globe

										
Scared of Lettuce-Borne Diarrhea? Maybe Try Locally Grown.

					
Quotes Robert Horsburgh, professor of global health. 

					
				

							

					
											
WBUR

										
In Michigan, Two Are Dead in Connection with the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

					
Interview with David Hamer, professor of global health. 

					
				

							

					
											
LA Times

										
Shame on Trump, Rubio and Musk, Who’ve Enabled Needless Deaths Around the World

					
Mentions research by Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health. 

					
				

							

					
											
NPR

										
Trump’s Team Says ‘No Children’ Died from USAID Cuts. Consider These 3 Cases

					
Quotes Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health.

					
				

					

	





	

					
Global Health Latest Publications

				
  • Published On 10/1/2026Formulation and evaluation of sustained-release pitavastatin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for enhanced anti-hyperlipidemic activity.Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciencesread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/2/2026Transfusion-transmitted Severe Dengue: Implications for Blood Supply Safety.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/1/2026Hepatitis B and C Prevention, Screening, and Diagnostic Services at HIV Treatment Sites: International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)read at PubMed
  • Published On 8/18/2026Approximating vaccine delivery costs to reach zero-dose children: a Bayesian meta-regression analysis.Health policy and planningread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/18/2026COVID-19 kit distribution in six Latin American countries: bureaucratic autonomy, populism, and evidence-based policymaking.Health policy and planningread at PubMed
	






	

		
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