Building a movement to improve global health equity is no small task, yet the achievements of our past year, fostered through dedicated collaboration with our global allies, affirm the remarkable potential that lies within the University of Michigan. As our valued friends and supporters each contribute their distinctive skills, knowledge, and talents to our collective mission, they affirm an essential truth: impactful, transformative change is possible, but is only achievable when we come together.
Center Members
Schools, colleges, and units engaged across 3 U‑M campuses
Partner institutions + organizations in 17 countries
An interdisciplinary approach
The University of Michigan has a long tradition of international engagement and individual global health programs that have often been centered within its numerous colleges and institutes. The Center for Global Health Equity aims to enhance the ongoing work of these existing efforts by fostering connectivity to increase cross-campus initiatives and programming. Global health leaders from across our academic units provided input to help define the Center's thematic priorities and overall approach to impact.
The Center brings together faculty, staff, and students from across the U-M community with external partners in pursuit of novel global health solutions that can positively impact individuals and communities in low- and middle-income settings. Inspired by a catalytic gift—matched by the university—from Dr. Tachi and Leslie Yamada, the Center focuses on collaboration for meaningful change.
Featured Stories
With this newest commitment, the Yamada family has now pledged $20 million to the center to advance global health equity efforts underway at the University of Michigan.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the African Population and Health Research Center and U-M has co-designed an ambitious project to promote vaccine equity in Kenya and Uganda.
In March, the University of Michigan hosted a wide-ranging celebration of global health work across the university, including a celebration of the Center’s history, early successes, and ongoing development.
The center is collaborating with partners to establish a collaborative network that unites partners from U-M with those in Ghana’s health sector to drive breakthrough, impactful projects advancing health outcomes.