Dr. Perry's journey began in 1969 as a Duke University student traveling to Bolivia to immunize children against measles, a spark that ignited a career that continues to this day. Over the past five decades, he has built community health projects in Bolivia, Bangladesh, Haiti, Guatemala, Kenya, and beyond, pioneering the Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach and Care Groups model that continues to save lives around the world.
Today, as a Johns Hopkins faculty member, Dr. Perry continues to author, teach, and inspire. He has written five books and more than 250 publications cited over 11,000 times, and his Coursera course, Health for All through Primary Health Care, has enrolled more than 100,000 learners worldwide, and counting.
His relationship with CORE Group runs deep and spans decades. Since 1987, when his NGO Andean Rural Health Care received its first USAID Child Survival grant, Dr. Perry has been a steadfast partner, serving on our Board, leading the Polio Eradication Initiative Coordinating Committee, co-editing landmark journal supplements, and, in 2009, receiving our own Dory Storms Award for his courage, leadership, and commitment to ending child deaths.
Over the coming weeks, CORE Group will share details on how to nominate individuals for the Dr. Henry Perry Global Champion in Community Health Award and for this year’s Dory Storms Child Survival Award. We invite you to begin thinking about colleagues, partners, and community champions whose work reflects the values of equity, participation, and community‑centered primary health care that Dr. Perry and Dr. Storms have embodied.
To learn more about Dr. Perry’s career and contributions, visit his Johns Hopkins faculty page.
With gratitude,
Lisa Hilmi, Executive Director, CORE Group
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