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Kicking off SHI’s Innovation Exchange 🎓✨
Join Leslie Asanga, PharmD, MPH, MBA — founder of Pills2Me (Techstars NYC ’22) & UrPharm Inc — for a conversation on innovation, entrepreneurship & health equity.

📅 Oct 3 | 12–1 ET | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4gOzc1y
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🌍 Join us Oct 8, 12–1 PM ET at Yale’s Winslow Auditorium for The Road Not Taken: Past, Present, and Future in Global Health with Dr. Joia Mukherjee. Insights on equity, social medicine & building just health systems. Registration required: bit.ly/46pAVWk
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🎙️ New Episode of Yale Global Health Insights – Building Global Health Through Nursing Leadership with Yale School of Nursing's Dean Azita Emami to explore her global journey in advancing health equity. Catch the full episode here: bit.ly/449CiaS
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We’re proud to celebrate Upkeep Care (SHI Fall 2023 cohort), Mudder.AI (SHI Spring 2024 cohort), and NurseBrain (SHI Fall 2024 cohort) as they represented the Sustainable Health Initiative at this year’s Yale Innovation Summit. Learn more about SHI's participating teams: bit.ly/4dZoAvD 💡
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From Fellowship to Field: YIGH Meets Metamagics in India

SHI Managing Director Fatema Basrai met with Metamagics leaders in India to strengthen ties. A member of SHI’s first cohort, Metamagics advances data-driven transplant care solutions, reflecting SHI’s support for global health innovation.
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YIGH is proud to welcome this year’s cohort of Leadership in Global Health Fellows, who will take on impactful internships with leading global health organizations—including GAVI, UNDP, The Global Fund, UNICEF, and the World Bank. Learn more about their fellowships: bit.ly/3YLXlhF 🌍
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YIGH hosted its Global Health Symposium with keynotes from WHO’s Dr. Tedros and ASPPH leaders Laura Magaña & Tim Leshan. Faculty & students shared projects tackling global health challenges—from HIV syndemics to palliative care in Ethiopia. Read more bit.ly/3YIjoG2
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Join the Yale School of Public Health and Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for a panel discussion on Language Access in Health Research and Medicine—happening Wednesday, May 7 from 3:30–5:00 PM at Winslow Auditorium. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/44ROL4J
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We’re proud to see members of the YIGH MalarYale Network advancing multidisciplinary research to address malaria on #WorldMalariaDay + every day. Their work spans vector biology, environmental factors, and global vaccine efforts. Learn more about this work & other faculty networks: bit.ly/40LgoHe 🌍🦟
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Three SHI teams competed at Startup Yale (Apr 3–4) for the Thorne Prize! 🎉 Congrats to SHI Fellow Bianca Taya (2nd place + audience choice with Verustrust) and MudderAI, SHI alum + 1st place winner of the Planetary Solutions Prize! 🚀
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The Symposium concluded with the YIGH Experiences in Global Health panel, where students Shankeri, Christina, Mohamed, and Jack reflected on their involvement with YIGH, discussing lessons learned with Abby Smith, YIGH Program Manager.
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Faculty and students from the YIGH Community presented on their global health projects during the Lightning Talks session of the Second Annual Global Health Symposium, showcasing the range of topics tackled in their work.
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“What sometimes feels like a breakdown is a breakthrough,” shared Dr. Laura Magaña, @aspph.bsky.social during the 2nd Global Health Symposium, reminding us:

1️⃣ The mission transcends the current circumstances
2️⃣ Distract yourself from the noise
3️⃣ We need to find common ground
4️⃣ Align as necessary
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“The interconnected nature of global health requires collaboration” says Dr. Laura Magaña, President and CEO of @aspph.bsky.social, during the Second Annual Global Health Symposium
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“Through the faculty networks, I was able to bring together core faculty that I otherwise wouldn't have met,” said Melanie Sion, as part of the Faculty Networks Fireside Chat.
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“We have to fight back” says Tim Leshan as he continues to talk about the impact of higher education and research, noting that there are opportunities for both sides to work together.
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“Democracy promotes public health, and we all have to think about each other” says Tim Leshan, from @aspph.bsky.social, on why public health is critical for public health during his session on Global Health Policy Update and Outlook.
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During the “New Frontiers Session” of the Symposium, Drs. Eleanor Reid, Nicky Hawley, Sunil Parikh, and Robert Hecht presented their projects awarded from seed funding opportunities at YIGH and from the Kempf and Macmillan Awards.
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“One thing that will be important is to keep in mind that expertise comes in many forms.... As countries are thinking about their own strategies for accelerated health independence, its important doe us to show up as partners”, said Dr. Tracy Rabin on partnerships and collaboration.
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“There’s a lot we can learn from putting ourselves in the shoes of those we are trying to serve,” said Dr. Luke Davis, @yalesph.bsky.social, in a follow up moderated discussion on @drtedros.who.int’s remarks, discussing the definition of and what it means to work in global health.
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Come check out “New Frontiers in Global Health” and hear from Dr. Eleanor Reid, Asst. Prof of #EM, on her Spark Award-winning project: #Palliative care in Ethiopia.
This session, led by Kristina Talbert-Slagle, highlights how seed funding through #YIGH is driving innovative #globalhealth solutions.
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YIGH is hosting to the Second Annual Global Health Symposium 🌍 April 11, 8:30–4 at Winslow Auditorium. Featuring Dr. Tedros (WHO, 8:45 AM), Dr. Magaña, Tim Leshan + more. 📣 Open to Yale faculty, students & staff. Register: bit.ly/4bw7owh
Flyer for Second Annual Global Health Symposium, with the information read as the following: Yale Institute for Global Health: Second Annual Global Health Symposium taking place Friday, April 11, 2025 at Winslow Auditorium (Room 109) at the Yale School of Public Health at 60 College Street, New Haven, CT. This event is supported by the George Herbert Walker Jr. Lecture Fund at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale.

Featuring keynote talks from: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Laura Magaña, President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and Tim Leshan, Chief External Relations and Advocacy Officer, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.
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“Although this is a difficult time, we see it as an opportunity to re-shape the organization, using it to become stronger,” says @drtedros.who.int as he kicks off the Second Annual Global Health Symposium, with hope for the future work in global health.
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YIGH is hosting to the Second Annual Global Health Symposium 🌍 April 11, 8:30–4 at Winslow Auditorium. Featuring Dr. Tedros (WHO, 8:45 AM), Dr. Magaña, Tim Leshan + more. 📣 Open to Yale faculty, students & staff. Register: bit.ly/4bw7owh
Flyer for Second Annual Global Health Symposium, with the information read as the following: Yale Institute for Global Health: Second Annual Global Health Symposium taking place Friday, April 11, 2025 at Winslow Auditorium (Room 109) at the Yale School of Public Health at 60 College Street, New Haven, CT. This event is supported by the George Herbert Walker Jr. Lecture Fund at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale.

Featuring keynote talks from: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Laura Magaña, President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and Tim Leshan, Chief External Relations and Advocacy Officer, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.
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Ending TB takes a global effort. Explore the organizations working to make it happen #WorldTBDay2025
🔹 Stop TB Partnership: bit.ly/4iGmBNQ
🔹 WHO TB Program: bit.ly/4hm9lwM
🔹 CDC TB Program: bit.ly/4iKh6xK
🔹 Read Dr. Davis in USA Today: bit.ly/4kUVhNU
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More Yale experts advancing TB care:
🧪 Dr. Luke Davis – improving TB diagnosis and evaluation
🧬 Dr. Sheela Shenoi – care and prevention in resource-limited settings