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Akbar K. Waljee, MD, Center for Global Health Equity at the University of Michigan

March 20, 2025

Akbar K. Waljee, MD Appointed as New Executive Director of Center for Global Health Equity

Waljee has been appointed as the Leslie D. Yamada and Tachi Yamada MD Executive Director of the...

UMMS Associate Professor of Surgery Gifty Kwakye (center) with Kwabena Agbedinu, Ghana's first colorectal surgery fellowship program graduate (right) and Pius Agbenorku, the Vice President of the Ghana College of Physicians & Surgeons.

February 21, 2025

Pioneering colorectal surgery fellowship celebrates inaugural class of graduates in Ghana

Center member and associate professor of surgery Gifty Kwake launched the program in 2023 alongside partners at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana

February 17, 2025

Statement on the Passing of His Highness, the Aga Khan IV

With profound sadness, the Center for Global Health Equity at the University of Michigan mourns the passing of His Highness, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV.

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Study finds: elevated rates of sexual and gender-based violence among lesbian, bisexual, and queer women in Kenya.

Sexual and Gender Based Violence and the Reality of LBQ Womxn in Western Kenya

Exterior photo of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan

Course Spotlight: AAS 448/EPID 666

From Bedside to Community: Kianna Fraga Albuja's Journey into Global Health