Menstrual and Mental Health Education in Uganda
In Uganda, menstruation ends schooling for more girls than most education data captures. Irregular access to sanitary products, inadequate facilities, and a pervasive silence around periods mean that monthly, quietly, girls miss class. Over time, those absences accumulate and for some, they don’t come back. The 2025-2026 Ugandan cohort of GHC’s Africa Leadership Accelerator designed […]
The Healer
For Zambian alumna Natasha Chikalipa, healing is not just a process. It’s a calling. As Social Enterprise Manager of Sanity House Rehabilitation Centre, Natasha Chikalipa is helping rebuild lives with compassion and care. “Our approach is home-like and therapy-driven,” she explains. “We integrate counseling, skills development, and family reintegration support.” Under her leadership, Sanity House […]
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 […]
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 […]