Consortium of Universities for Global Health

Short description: U.S.-based nonprofit organization

Consortium of Universities for Global Health

Founded| 2008
Type| International organization International NGO
Focus| Global health, especially within academia and between academia and other global health practice areas.
Location|

* Washington, D.C.

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Keith Martin (physician), Executive Director
Website| www.cugh.org

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), established in 2008, is a membership-based nonprofit organization focusing on global health. Its members are primarily institutions, although individuals can also become members. CUGH members currently include over 145 academic institutions and other organizations.[1] CUGH was established in 2008 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Annual conference
* 2 Member List
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Annual conference

Since 2009, CUGH has held an annual conference for global health academics and practitioners.

* The fourth annual conference, held March 14–16, 2013, in Washington, D.C., had over 1,400 attendees, representing 56 countries and 721 institutions.[2] Speakers at the conference included Dr. Agnes Binagwaho,[3] the Minister of Health of Rwanda, Ambassador Eric Goosby of PEPFAR, and USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah.
* The fifth annual conference was held May 10–12, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The theme was "Universities 2.0: Advancing the Global Health Agenda in the Post-MDG Era."[4]
* The seventh annual conference, April 8–11, 2016, in San Francisco, had over 1,800 attendees and the theme was "Bridging to a Sustainable Future in Global Health".[5]
* The eighth annual conference was held April 7–9, 2017, in Washington, D.C., with the theme of "Healthy People, Healthy Ecosystems: Implementation, Leadership & Sustainability in Global Health".[6]

## Member List

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mission & Background | Consortium of Universities for Global Health". http://cugh.org/about.
2. ↑ "2013 Annual CUGH Global Health Conference | Consortium of Universities for Global Health". http://cugh.org/events/2013-annual-cugh-global-health-conference.
3. ↑ Fogarty International Center, March/April 2013, "Partnerships, capacity building needed for progress,"Global Health Matters newsletter,
4. ↑ "2014 Annual CUGH Global Health Conference | Consortium of Universities for Global Health". http://cugh.org/events/2014-annual-cugh-global-health-conference.
5. ↑ "2016 Annual CUGH Global Health Conference | Consortium of Universities for Global Health". http://cugh.org/events/2016-annual-cugh-global-health-conference.
6. ↑ "2017 Annual CUGH Global Health Conference | April 6–9 | REGISTER NOW | Consortium of Universities for Global Health". http://cugh.org/events/2017-annual-cugh-global-health-conference.

## External links

* CUGH website

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