University of Global Health Equity

What University of Global Health Equity does

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a private, nonprofit university founded in 2014 in Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda by Partners In Health under the vision of the late Dr. Paul Farmer, with a Kigali administrative office and current leadership under Chancellor Jim Yong Kim and Vice Chancellor Prof Philip Cotton. UGHE trains the next generation of health leaders for Africa and other underserved regions through a portfolio of academic programs anchored by the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD, 18 months, five specializations), a dual-degree MBBS-MGHD medical program (6.5 years, fully scholarship-funded), the Masters in Global Nursing Leadership (MGNL), the Health Professions Education (HPE) stepladder program, and the newly launched General Surgery Residency (MMed/FCS-ECSA). The institution is supported by a dense ecosystem of 12+ specialized centers and institutes covering global surgery, One Health, gender equity, population health, nursing and midwifery, leadership, innovation, and the Center for Transformative Learning Technologies (CTLT), which delivers AI-augmented learning platforms (UGHE.ai_Learning, UGHE.ai_Mentor, UGHE.ai_CoPilot, UGHE.ai_Analytics), clinical simulation via UGHE_SIM, and portable SIMEquity Mobile Carts.

The business model is a hybrid of philanthropic and earned revenue: full scholarships cover MBBS enrollment and most MGHD seats via the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (10-year, 500-scholar commitment), the Cummings Foundation ($50M annual giving capacity, named institute), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; tuition from self-paying MGHD and MGNL students is augmented by installment plans; and a professional-services revenue line flows from executive education certificates, the Global Health Delivery Leadership Program with the Global Fund, the Disease Elimination & Eradication Course with NYU GLIDE, the Health Financing Leadership and Practice with USAID-RHISA, and East Africa Biodesign Fellowship cohorts. Distribution is direct via online admissions portals and channel-partnered through ministries of health, Mastercard Foundation outreach, and partner universities. Customers include government ministries (Rwanda, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria), multilateral institutions (WHO, Global Fund), and academic partners (Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Tufts, Duke, George Washington), with UGHE alumni working as ministry advisors, NGO project managers, and consultants across 52+ countries.

Name

University of Global Health Equity

Legal name

University of Global Health Equity

Website

https://ughe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

University of Global Health Equity is a Rwanda-based private nonprofit university founded in 2014 by Partners In Health that trains African health leaders through degree programs (MGHD, MBBS-MGHD, MGNL, HPE, Surgery Residency), executive education, and AI-augmented simulation, funded primarily by philanthropic donors including Mastercard Foundation and Cummings Foundation.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Workforce Development & Capacity-Building (HLAJAKAM), Health Administration & Health Policy Schools (MHA/MPH Policy) (EDAHAGAL), Research Grants, Fellowships & Stipends (International) (EDAIAOAJ)

Keywords

• Global health education
• Medical degree programs
• Executive health training
• Health equity research
• Scholarship-based learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Mont Kigali

HQ country

Rwanda

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Degree Program Tuition - MGHD: The Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) is a flagship 18-month (3-semester) full-time program with 5 specializations. Tuition is partially or fully covered through scholarships (Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program covers full tuition and living expenses; UGHE Named Scholarships cover full tuition; Need-Based Scholarships available). Self-paying students pay tuition with installment plans extending up to one year beyond program completion.
2. Degree Program Tuition - MBBS-MGHD: The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with integrated MGHD is a 6.5-year program. UGHE provides full scholarships to all medical students. Revenue is driven by philanthropic funding supporting scholarships rather than direct tuition payments.
3. Degree Program Tuition - MGNL: Masters in Global Nursing Leadership is a two-year, full-time, competency-based program combining 60% online with 40% in-person learning. Program generates revenue through tuition with financial support options including scholarships.
4. Professional and Executive Education Programs: Executive education certificate courses range from one-week programs to year-long courses. Programs include the Global Health Delivery Leadership Program (with Global Fund), Global Health Academy on Community Health Resilience (with Aspen), Disease Elimination & Eradication Course (with NYU GLIDE), Digital Health Applied Leadership Program (DHALP), Health Financing Leadership and Practice (with USAID-RHISA), and more. Revenue is generated through program fees funded by partners, governments, and organizations.
5. East Africa Biodesign Fellowship: A 10-month intensive fellowship program led by UGHE with University of Rwanda and Kenyatta University, in partnership with Mussallem Centre for Biodesign. Provides a modest stipend to fellows during the program. Revenue model involves partner co-funding and participant support.
6. Clinical Research and Grants: IGHER conducts clinical and translational research on non-communicable diseases, trauma, and infectious diseases. Progress includes research labs and a biobank under development. Clinical Trials Unit conducts high-quality ethical clinical trials. Revenue comes from research grants and partnerships.
7. Philanthropic Giving and Donations: UGHE relies on philanthropic partnerships including support from Cummings Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other donors. Bill and Joyce Cummings have supported the university since its founding, with their foundation donating $50 million annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a private health sciences university in Rwanda delivering degree programs (MGHD, MBBS-MGHD, MGNL, HPE, General Surgery Residency) and executive education certificates for health professionals. It also operates specialized centers conducting research, AI-enhanced learning, simulation training, and leadership development focused on health equity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Revenue is derived primarily from philanthropic donations, grants, and program tuition largely covered by scholarships such as the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.

Product overview

University of Global Health Equity is a next-generation university offering a platform of academic programs and specialized centers focused on training global health leaders. The core academic offerings include the flagship Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) program with five specialization tracks (One Health, Global Surgery, Health Management, Social and Community Medicine, Gender/Sexual/Reproductive Health), the dual-degree MBBS-MGHD medical program, Masters in Global Nursing Leadership (MGNL), Health Professions Education (HPE) stepladder programs, and the newly launched General Surgery Residency. These academic programs are supported by specialized centers including the Center for Transformative Learning Technologies (CTLT) providing AI-enhanced learning platforms (UGHE.ai_Learning, UGHE.ai_Mentor, UGHE.ai_CoPilot, UGHE.ai_Analytics) and clinical simulation; the Centre for Leadership in Global Health Equity offering executive education; the East Africa Biodesign Fellowship for MedTech innovation; and research institutes for global health equity, population health, and nursing/midwifery. The institution also operates innovation and implementation centers (Innovation Centre, LEAP Centre) and partners with the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program for student funding. Together, these programs and centers form a comprehensive ecosystem for equity-centered global health education and delivery science.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4th among 129 universities in Sub-Saharan Africa (Times Higher Education Rankings 2023)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

99 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor, moderate and founding/core.

• Meharry Medical CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Meharry Medical College's School of Global Health, led by Daniel Dawes, partnered with UGHE to plan a global summit aimed at developing actionable strategies for promoting health equity. The summit will bring together global health leaders to advance health equity initiatives.
• Redwood AI CorpminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Redwood AI Corp signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with UGHE to explore developing a regional pathogen tracking and AI-enabled outbreak intelligence initiative across Central and East Africa. The proposed system would combine pathogen monitoring, metagenomic sequencing, and geospatial analytics with Redwood's AI platform to support earlier detection of emerging infectious diseases at border crossings and mobility corridors. The initiative is exploratory with no certainty of binding agreements.
• Ahmedabad UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ahmedabad University hosted the Global Collaborative for the Liberal Arts, bringing together academic leaders from Vassar College, University of Edinburgh, and UGHE. The partnership includes a Global Scholars Course connecting students across four continents through shared readings and collaborative project design, culminating in academic immersion in Kigali, Rwanda.
• Vassar CollegemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Vassar College co-leads the Global Collaborative for the Liberal Arts with UGHE and Ahmedabad University, focusing on humanistic technological innovation in the age of AI.
• University of EdinburghmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026University of Edinburgh participates in the Global Collaborative for the Liberal Arts with UGHE and Ahmedabad University on humanistic technological innovation.
• Duke Global Health InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Duke Global Health Institute collaborates with CEGS on global surgery research and fellowship programs.
• Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Harvard's PGSSC collaborates with CEGS on global surgery research, advocacy, and fellowship programs.
• World Health Organization (WHO)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023WHO partners with CEGS on global surgery policy, advocacy, and the Pan-African Surgical Healthcare Forum (PASHeF).
• College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023COSECSA collaborates with CEGS on surgical education, training, and fellowship programs in the region.
• College of Anesthesiologists for East Central and Southern Africa (CANESCA)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023CANESCA partners with CEGS on anesthesia training and global surgery programs.
• NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global SurgerymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery partners with CEGS as the Rwanda Hub on surgical research and capacity building.
• University of Cape TownmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023University of Cape Town partners with CEGS on global surgery research and education.
• Centre for Global Surgery, Stellenbosch UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Centre for Global Surgery at Stellenbosch University collaborates with CEGS on surgical research and training.
• Royal College of Surgeons, IrelandmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Royal College of Surgeons Ireland partners with CEGS on global surgery education and fellowship programs.
• University of California, San FranciscomoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023UCSF collaborates with CEGS on global surgery research and education.
• Centre for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Brigham and Women's Hospital's Centre for Surgery and Public Health partners with CEGS on global surgery research and fellowship programs.
• University of Utah Centre for Global SurgerymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023University of Utah Centre for Global Surgery collaborates with CEGS.
• Leipzig UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Leipzig University partners with CEGS on surgical research, including burden of surgical disease assessments.
• McMaster UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023McMaster University collaborates with CEGS on global surgery research.
• University of TorontomoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023University of Toronto partners with CEGS on global surgery research.
• Operation SmilemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Operation Smile collaborates with CEGS on global surgery fellowship and training programs.
• Smile TrainmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Smile Train partners with CEGS on global surgery programs, including cleft surgery research.
• Gradian Health SystemmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Gradian Health System collaborates with CEGS on surgical equipment and anesthesia systems training.
• Resurge InternationalmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Resurge International partners with CEGS on reconstructive surgery training and global surgery programs.
• Sterile Processing Education Charitable Trust (SPECT)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023SPECT collaborates with CEGS on sterile processing and surgical safety training.
• Mastercard Foundationfounding/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202210-year partnership to provide 500 young African scholars with fully funded Master's degree opportunities in Global Health Delivery and Health Professions Education. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program covers tuition, housing, meals, monthly allowance, flights, and provides access to an Entrepreneurial Fund. The program prioritizes young women, refugees, displaced persons, and persons with disabilities.
• Stanford MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Stanford Medicine partners with UGHE's HPE Program and Innovation Centre on health professions education and biodesign innovation. Stanford Mussallem Centre for Biodesign co-leads the East Africa Biodesign Fellowship.
• UC Davis School of MedicinemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022UC Davis School of Medicine collaborates with UGHE's HPE Program on curriculum development and faculty training.
• California University of Science and MedicinemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022California University of Science and Medicine partners with UGHE's HPE Program.
• Uniformed Services UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Uniformed Services University collaborates with UGHE's HPE Program.
• Northwestern UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Northwestern University collaborates with UGHE on HPE Program and Centre for Population Health research initiatives.
• University of Nebraska Medical CentermoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022University of Nebraska Medical Center partners with UGHE's HPE Program.
• Expertise France Groupe AFDmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Expertise France Groupe AFD collaborates with UGHE's HPE Program.
• Kenyatta UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Kenyatta University co-leads the East Africa Biodesign Fellowship with UGHE and University of Rwanda, hosting 4 fellows per cohort at its Kenya campus alongside 4 at UGHE in Rwanda.
• Babson CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Babson College collaborates with UGHE's Innovation Centre to conduct the Innovation Lab, where UGHE and Babson students create innovative solutions to address health issues in teams.
• Northwestern UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Northwestern University collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on research initiatives.
• University of BirminghammoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020University of Birmingham partners with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on research initiatives.
• Technical University of MunichmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Technical University of Munich collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on research, including a study on gestational diabetes and dyslipidemia in the Rwandan birth cohort.
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Department of Global Health and Population collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on research.
• New York University Abu DhabimoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020NYU Abu Dhabi collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on research initiatives.
• National Institute of Statistics of RwandamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on the Health Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS) and population research.
• University of WashingtonmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020University of Washington partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery on nursing and midwifery education and leadership development.
• Creighton UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Creighton University collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery.
• AfreHealthmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020AfreHealth partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery on nursing and midwifery professional development across Africa.
• Duke East Africa Mental Health CollaborativemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Duke East Africa Mental Health Collaborative collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery.
• LifeboxmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Lifebox partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery and Centre for Equity in Global Surgery on safe surgery and anesthesia training.
• Partners In Health NursingmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partners In Health Nursing collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery on nursing education and practice.
• Ubora InstitutemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Ubora Institute partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery on nursing leadership and professional development.
• Global Health PartnershipsmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Global Health Partnerships collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery.
• Academics Without BordersmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academics Without Borders partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery on academic capacity building.
• Global PermminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Global Perm partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery.
• Michigan UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Michigan University (University of Michigan) partners with UGHE's Centre for Nursing and Midwifery.
• UNFPA's Equity Alliance 2030moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020UNFPA's Equity Alliance 2030 collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Gender Equity on gender mainstreaming and sexual reproductive health initiatives.
• Foundation RwandamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Foundation Rwanda partners with the Centre for Gender Equity as a preceptor organization for GSRH practicum placements.
• Jhpeigo RwandamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Jhpeigo Rwanda collaborates with the Centre for Gender Equity on gender and sexual reproductive health programs.
• The George InstitutemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The George Institute partners with the Centre for Gender Equity on gender and health research.
• Empower RwandaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Empower Rwanda collaborates with the Centre for Gender Equity on gender empowerment and sexual reproductive health.
• AfriYanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020AfriYan partners with the Centre for Gender Equity on youth and adolescent health in Rwanda.
• Axena HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Axena Health collaborates with the Centre for Gender Equity on gender health initiatives.
• AfroArkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020AfroArk partners with the Centre for Gender Equity on gender and sexual reproductive health.
• HDIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020HDI (Health Development Initiative) Rwanda collaborates with the Centre for Gender Equity on health and gender equity programs.
• Rakai Health Sciences Program, UgandamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Rakai Health Sciences Program collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on population health research.
• Aga Khan University Hospital, KenyamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Aga Khan University Hospital partners with UGHE's Centre for Population Health on research initiatives.
• Stanford Byers Center for BiodesignmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign collaborates with UGHE's Innovation Centre on biodesign and health technology innovation.
• Health BuildersmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Health Builders partners with UGHE's Innovation Centre on health systems strengthening and innovation.
• Rwanda National Union of the DeafmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Rwanda National Union of the Deaf collaborates with UGHE's Innovation Centre on inclusive health innovation.
• Rwanda National Task Force for RabiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Rwanda National Task Force for Rabies partners with UGHE's Innovation Centre on rabies elimination initiatives.
• Partners In Healthfounding/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partners In Health (PIH) co-founded UGHE and continues as a core strategic partner, operating Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB) in Rwanda. PIH provides clinical training sites, faculty, and operational support.
• Harvard Medical SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Harvard Medical School partners with CTLT on simulation faculty development courses, including Foundations of Simulation Science, Scenario Design, and Debriefing Strategies adapted to African context.
• Boston Children's HospitalmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Boston Children's Hospital collaborates with CTLT on AI and health education innovation.
• Consortia of Medical Schools Africa (COMS-A)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019COMS-A collaborates with CTLT on advancing medical education through AI and immersive learning across Africa.
• Stanford UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Stanford University collaborates with CTLT on AI and health education research and the Stanford Mussallem Centre for Biodesign co-leads the East Africa Biodesign Fellowship.
• Western University (Canada)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Western University in Canada jointly offers an online short certificate course on the One Health concept with UGHE, exploring how students, educators, and professionals can apply One Health principles to their work.
• Tufts UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, Tufts University has partnered with UGHE and University of Rwanda on the One Health Fellowship program, training 17 fellows in One Health Leadership and Advocacy and developing One Health projects in Rwanda.
• African Snakebite Alliance (ASA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018African Snakebite Alliance, based in Ghana, Kenya, eSwatini, Rwanda, and the UK, aims to improve health outcomes for people affected by snakebite envenoming. UGHE's Centre for One Health hosts ASA and contributes to addressing evidence gaps in policy and practice in Africa.
• Heart and Sole Africa (HASA)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018HASA, a local NGO, partners with UGHE's Centre for One Health to provide care and training to people affected by podoconiosis in Burera District.
• Harvard Medical SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Harvard Medical School modeled the MGHD program after its own similar program. Faculty from Harvard participate in teaching at UGHE. The Paul Farmer Collaborative supports collaboration between Harvard Medical School and UGHE. CTLT collaborates with Harvard Medical School on simulation faculty development courses.
• Rwanda Ministry of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The Rwanda Ministry of Health is a key partner for MGHD program delivery, HPE programs, and executive education. The ministry collaborates on national health workforce development and the 4x4 program to quadruple health workers. Rwanda's Minister of Health has spoken at UGHE graduations.
• Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017RBC collaborates with UGHE on health systems management, disease surveillance, and clinical research as part of the MGHD program and research initiatives.
• University of RwandamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017University of Rwanda is a key partner for the MGHD program and co-leads the East Africa Biodesign Fellowship alongside UGHE. Collaborates on research and academic programs.
• Yale School of NursingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Yale School of Nursing hosted Daniel Dawes for a Presidential Visiting Fellowship, during which he helped develop the first certificate program on political determinants of health for nurses. UGHE is co-planning a global summit with Yale and Meharry Medical College.
• The Global FundmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The Global Fund partners with UGHE on the Global Health Delivery Leadership Program (GHDLP), with Anglophone and Francophone cohorts targeting leaders responsible for implementing Global Fund-supported actions in priority countries.
• PATHmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017PATH collaborates with UGHE on MGHD program delivery and health systems research.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CHAI collaborates with UGHE on MGHD program delivery and health systems management training.
• JHPIEGOmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017JHPIEGO partners with UGHE on MGHD program delivery and health professions education.
• York UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017York University is a partner institution for the MGHD program at UGHE.
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017USAID collaborates with UGHE through the RHISA program on the Health Financing Leadership and Practice (HFLP) certificate course.
• New York University (NYU) Global Institute for Disease EliminationmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017NYU's Global Institute for Disease Elimination partners with UGHE on the Disease Elimination & Eradication Course.
• Yale UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Yale University collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Leadership in Global Health Equity on executive education programs and leadership development.
• German Cooperation (GIZ)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015GIZ collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Leadership in Global Health Equity on global health leadership training programs.
• Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015GLIDE partners with UGHE to deliver the Disease Elimination & Eradication Course (DEEC), training public health professionals in principles and strategies of disease elimination and eradication.
• ASPEN Global Innovators GroupmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015ASPEN Global Innovators Group partners with UGHE on the Global Health Academy on Community Health Resilience Program.
• Gavi, the Vaccine AlliancemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Gavi partners with UGHE's Centre for Leadership in Global Health Equity on global health leadership programs.
• Exemplars in Global Health (Gates Ventures)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Gates Ventures partners with UGHE on the Building Resiliency in Health Care Delivery Program, training participants from Guinea and Chad on health system resilience approaches.
• George Washington UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015George Washington University partners with UGHE on the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) Mid-Year Convening and the National Health Insurance Scheme Leadership Program for Nigeria.
• PalladiummoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Palladium partners with UGHE's Centre for Leadership in Global Health Equity on global health leadership programs.
• Path Digital SquaremoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Path Digital Square collaborates with UGHE's Centre for Leadership in Global Health Equity on digital health programs.
• Partners In Health (PIH)founding/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partners In Health (PIH) is UGHE's founding organization. Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of PIH, was UGHE's visionary founder and first Chancellor. PIH's 30 years of experience delivering high-quality healthcare in vulnerable communities informed UGHE's creation. PIH and its academic partners established UGHE to address the critical gap of health equity education in Sub-Saharan Africa. PIH's Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB) subsidiary operates in Rwanda alongside UGHE.
• Government of Rwandafounding/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The Government of Rwanda, under H.E. President Paul Kagame, partnered with PIH to establish UGHE. In January 2019, President Kagame inaugurated the Butaro Campus. Rwanda's Ministry of Health collaborates with UGHE on workforce development and the national 4x4 program to quadruple health workers. The Rwanda Ministry of Health is also a key partner on HPE and executive education programs.

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Broad incumbents

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Premier US public health school offering MPH, DrPH and global health certificates with a large LMIC research portfolio. Competes for the same executive education, scholarship and donor pool as UGHE.
• Stanford Center for Global Health and Biodesign: Hosts the Mussallem Centre for Biodesign that co-leads UGHE's East Africa Biodesign Fellowship. Comparable on health technology innovation curriculum and global surgery/health systems research.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Global leader in public and global health graduate education with deep LMIC research footprint. Comparable to UGHE's MGHD/One Health/Global Surgery offerings and shares target students seeking global health delivery careers.
• Harvard Medical School (Department of Global Health and Social Medicine): UGHE's MGHD program is explicitly modeled on Harvard's global health delivery program and Harvard faculty teach at UGHE. Strong strategic comparator for curriculum design, faculty pipeline and global health prestige.
• Duke Global Health Institute: Leading US-based global health education and research institute with strong Africa partnerships. Comparable on global surgery, population health and One Health research; partners with UGHE on global surgery via PASHeF.

Direct peers

• University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences: Rwanda's flagship public medical school and UGHE's co-leader on the East Africa Biodesign Fellowship and MGHD program. Most direct in-country peer for student pipeline and ministry-funded training mandates.
• Aga Khan University: East Africa-based private health sciences university with MBBS, nursing and graduate programs targeting low- and middle-income countries. Operates a similar model of equity-focused medical education and a multi-country campus footprint in Africa and South Asia.

Regional players

• Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS): Tanzania's leading public health sciences university producing the bulk of East Africa's clinicians. Most direct regional comparator for UGHE's MBBS and MGHD programs serving the same applicant pool in the Great Lakes region.
• University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences: Top-ranked African medical school producing physician-scientists and global health researchers. Competes with UGHE for Sub-Saharan African talent, donor attention, and global surgery research collaborations.

Others

• Partners In Health (academic/training arm): UGHE's founding parent organization and primary clinical training partner. While not a peer institution, it is the most relevant ecosystem comparator for operational scale, donor relationships, and global health delivery footprint in Rwanda.

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