64 Emerging Leaders, Two Cohorts, One Movement for Health Equity: Introducing our 2025-2026 Leadership Accelerator Cohorts
On September 11th, Global Health Corps (GHC) launched its 2025–2026 Leadership Accelerators in Africa and the United States. Across two separate program kick-offs, 64 fellows—32 in Africa and 32 in the U.S.—began their leadership journeys. Though GHC’s Leadership Accelerators are distinct programs, they share a common purpose: equipping emerging health leaders with the skills, networks, and resilience […]
Compassion in Action: GHC Hosts Virtual Gathering for National Compassionate Leadership Week
In honor of National Compassionate Leadership Week, Global Health Corps (GHC), in partnership with the TramutoPorter Foundation and Lwala Community Alliance, hosted a powerful virtual conversation exploring what it means to lead with compassion in global health. The gathering brought together leaders from across the sector to reflect and reimagine how empathy, humanity, and courage […]
Global Health Corps’ 2025-2026 U.S. Leadership Accelerator Retreat at Pegasus Park in Dallas
Global Health Corps (GHC) is bringing a Leadership Retreat for its 2025-2026 cohort of U.S. Leadership Accelerator (USLA) fellows to Pegasus Park in Dallas, made possible by long-time funder Lyda Hill Philanthropies. Why Dallas, Why NowThe DFW region boasts a world-class healthcare infrastructure and one of the nation’s fastest-growing job markets, but also faces persistent […]
Youth Leading the Charge: GHC Zambia Alumni Spotlight Mental Health at 3rd Annual Symposium
On June 14th, the Global Health Corps (GHC) Zambia alumni chapter hosted the third annual Mental Health Symposium—an event that’s quickly becoming a cornerstone of youth-led advocacy in Zambia. With each passing year, the symposium grows louder, more intentional, and more deeply rooted in the urgent call to prioritize mental health as an essential part […]
Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Bennett on Data, Power, and Global Solidarity
This month, we’re celebrating the leadership of 2017-2018 U.S. alum Nicole Bennett, a powerful voice working at the intersection of data, migration, and justice. Now a PhD candidate in Geography at Indiana University, Nicole is digging deep into how digital systems, from biometric databases to AI tools, shape governance, mobility, and everyday life in the […]
Doubling Down on Leadership: Adtalem Global Education Foundation Renews Support for GHC’s U.S. Leadership Accelerator
The U.S. public health workforce is facing extraordinary pressure. From political interference and funding cuts to widespread burnout and workforce shortages, early-career public health professionals are entering the field at one of the most challenging times in recent history. Yet with challenge comes opportunity—and at Global Health Corps (GHC), we see this moment as a […]
Rooted in Purpose, Ready to Lead: U.S. Fellows Transition to Alumni Community
Last week, Global Health Corps brought together the 2024-2025 cohort of U.S. Leadership Accelerator fellows in Atlanta for an energizing multi-day retreat to celebrate the end of their fellowship. Against the backdrop of national uncertainty in public health funding and increasing challenges facing marginalized communities, this retreat served as a bold reminder of what is […]
In the Face of Public Health’s Greatest Challenge Yet, American Health Workers Need Support
By Dr. Sriram Shamasunder, Director & Co-Founder UCSF HEAL Initiative and Heather Anderson, CEO of Global Health Corps America’s health workforce is in crisis—again. COVID-19 exposed deep fractures in our healthcare system and five years later instead of strengthening the foundation, the Trump Administration is taking a sledgehammer to it. Through executive orders slashing health […]
Bringing Leaders Together: U.S. Leadership Accelerator Fellows and Alumni Unite in D.C.
Global Health Corps convened the 2024-2025 U.S. Leadership Accelerator (USLA) fellows in Washington, D.C. for an in-person retreat, marking a pivotal moment of connection, reflection, and growth. This dynamic gathering was further enriched by the return of GHC’s U.S. Alumni Leadership Summit—our first since 2019—creating a powerful space for emerging and seasoned leaders to exchange […]
Global Health Corps Brings Rising Public Health Leaders to San Antonio
This week, San Antonio welcomed our 2023-2024 U.S. fellows for a transformative leadership retreat and networking event, fostering collaboration between emerging public health leaders and the city’s esteemed healthcare and business community. The retreat kicked off with a special panel discussion, “Unlocking Potential: Investing in Emerging Leaders to Transform Public Health,” hosted at Texas Biomedical […]