A Note from the Executive Director | | |
Dear Colleague,
September was an exciting and busy month for our office. We held a highly successful communications workshop in Washington, DC where leading journalists provided two days of in-person training to researchers, students, and implementers; the 14th NIH-National Cancer Institute’s Global Cancer Research Symposium, which began at our annual CUGH meeting as a pre-conference workshop, concluded; we opened registration for our annual Virtual Global Health Week (free and open to all); we created a new section on our website devoted to current humanitarian crises; and we converted our Global Health Leader interviews into a podcast, making it more widely available to all. Registration for CUGH2027 in Lima is open and the program is superb.
In this newsletter you will see initiatives, events, and opportunities from our members. You will also see specific actions and material you can use to address current threats. If your institution is not a CUGH member, please join us. In these challenging times, partnerships are more important than ever. Link to join HERE.
CUGH, with our global network, is always seeking to partner with organizations that share our mission. If you are applying for a grant and think that CUGH may be a useful collaborator, please reach out to us at info@cugh.org.
As always, we appreciate it if you would spread the word and share this newsletter widely.
Thank you!
Keith
Keith Martin MD, PC
Executive Director
CUGH
| | Reflections from Evidence to Impact, a CUGH Science Communications Workshop | Be on the lookout for additional resources from our workshop coming soon! | |
Virtual Global Health Week (Oct. 27-29)
Free & Open to All: Register now!
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Join colleagues from around the world for our popular, annual Virtual Global Health Week. All sessions are free and open to all. Each of the 12+ sessions will address a number of global health challenges with ample opportunities to share information, learn, engage with speakers and attendees, and build new partnerships.
This year’s event will also feature two student research presentation sessions. If you submitted an abstract, look out for communication from CUGH the first week of October regarding your submission!
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Participate in CUGH2027:
Register to Attend, Hold a Pre-Conference Workshop, Become a Sponsor & More!
| | Take advantage of the early bird pricing and secure your spot today! | We also invite LMIC institutions to become CUGH members to access discounted registration fees for CUGH2027. New LMIC institutions can receive 50% off the regular membership rate for 2027. Learn more about institutional membership here. | The deadline to submit a pre-conference workshop for CUGH2027 is October 15, 2026. Learn more here. | |
Announcing the CUGH Global Health
Leaders Podcast: Subscribe Today
| We're excited to announce the launch of The CUGH Global Health Leaders Podcast! Building on our popular YouTube interview series, you can now listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music, to make it easier than ever to hear from leading voices shaping global health. | Our newest episode is available now, featuring Dr. Devi Sridhar, author and Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh. In this conversation, she shares insights on global health leadership, public health policy, preventing the next pandemic, and the challenges and opportunities facing the field today. | |
Subscribe now to be notified when new episodes are released:
Spotify | Apple | Amazon | YouTube
| | Stop Proposed Regulations That Will Politicize & Weaken US Research Funding | Halt the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza | Sign Declaration Supporting Vaccines & Immunization Programs from Boston College’s Symposium on Vaccines, Ethics & the Common Good | | On September 18, CUGH member institution, Boston College, ran a conference on the importance of vaccines to the common good. On their website is a declaration supporting vaccination as a proven, vital, life saving public health measure. Please sign, share, and ask members of your network to do so as well. | |
Join a CUGH Committee:
Call for New Members!
| | | | Want to get involved in one of CUGH’s committees or subcommittees? Many are looking for new members. If you would like to apply to one of our committees, please complete the new member interest form by October 19th. Your application will be sent to the committee which votes to select who will join their group. | |
CUGH Working Groups Collaborate on
Three-Day Virtual Webinar Series:
Oct. 7-9 | 11am-12pm EDT
| | Welcome New CUGH Members! | | UC Berkeley Law’s Edley Center on Law & Democracy: Tools You Can Use to Protect Human Rights & Democracy | |
Protecting civil rights is fundamental to a functioning democracy. Public confidence in a healthy democracy derives from, and relies on, participants’ experience of fair and equal treatment at the hands of government and under law. Without robust protection for fairness and equality before the law, democratic institutions that rely on public participation, freedom of assembly, and free expression cannot thrive. And all other rights are placed at risk.
The Edley Center on Law and Democracy at UC Berkeley engages policymakers and communities in the US to strengthen systems that protect democracy and people’s rights. They have compiled tools, guides, and other resources you can use to advance these goals. Building capacity to strengthen effective governance in the US is essential. Please see and share the tools here.
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: THRIVE Leadership Impact Survey | ETSU Fellowship Opportunities | | ETSU Quillen College of Medicine is recruiting a Global Surgery Fellow for a 12-month position based at Koidu Government Hospital (KGH) in Kono District, Sierra Leone, in partnership with PIH/Sierra Leone (Partners In Health). The fellow serves as a staff surgeon at KGH while engaging in clinical care, teaching, capacity building, research, and quality improvement initiatives in a resource-limited setting. | ETSU Quillen College of Medicine is recruiting a Global Primary Care Fellow for a 12-month position based at Hillside Health Care in Toledo District, Belize. The fellow provides comprehensive primary care in a resource-limited setting through outpatient care, mobile clinics, community outreach, teaching, and quality improvement initiatives. | | Applications Now Open for 2027-2028 Integrated Network of Scholars in Global Health Research Training (INSIGHT) Program | | | | INSIGHT aims to foster the next generation of aspiring global health researchers in the U.S. and in LMICs by providing a mentored research training experience in global health to scientists early in their careers. Trainees are mentored at established biomedical and behavioral research sites across 24 LMIC institutions in 20 countries. Learn more here. | | Deadline: Friday, October 16, at 11:00 p.m. EST. | |
CFHI Academic Partner Summit:
October 5, 2026 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET
| | Join the 3rd Annual CFHI Academic Partner Summit, an opportunity for university administrators and partners to learn about the latest developments in global health experiential education, exchange ideas and approaches, and build a strong community of practice. Together, participants will explore emerging practices, share institutional insights, and identify strategies for aligning on-campus learning with ethical, community-based experiences abroad. | | International Council of Nurses Congress 2027 | | Ebola Care Group Resources: Updated for 2026 | A nine-lesson community health promotion curriculum and a plain-language summary of Ebola barrier analysis findings, revised for the East and Central African context. Learn more and download the resources here. |
New Report: Measuring the Global
Impact of PEPFAR Disruptions
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Partnership for Public Service
& FedSupport Program
| For public servants in the US who have lost their jobs, we have been finding sites that may be helpful to you: https://fedsupport.org/ | | |
In the United States?
Engage Your Congressperson Today
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Engaging politicians is vital to affecting change. Contact your congressional representatives in their state and district offices. Call, write, or email your concerns and offer solutions. Personal calls matter.
- Communicate the economic and human impact of these policies on individuals, communities, and institutions—both in the U.S. and globally.
- Try to get your asks on TV and radio, and share informed commentaries on social media.
If you are in the United States, you can find and contact your representatives here:
See this link to access useful resources that will help you to enhance your advocacy efforts.
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Our listservs are open access and provide members of our network with the opportunity to share messages directly—without needing to route them through the CUGH Secretariat. We encourage thoughtful use of these listservs to maintain their value and effectiveness as a communication tool.
Becoming a listserv member is a great way to stay informed and connected with the global health community.
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