A Note from the Executive Director | | |
Dear Colleague,
We hope you have been able to take some time to rest over the holiday season. I am delighted to share with you a number of upcoming activities our CUGH team has created, with our partners, that are designed to support our members’ work, strengthen skills, and advocate for policies that will address urgent contemporary threats. These include our upcoming CUGH-Pulitzer Center Science Communications Workshop, new advocacy materials your networks can use when engaging with their elected officials and the public (please share them), our annual Virtual Global Health Week (free and open to all), CUGH2027 in Lima, Peru, a new section on our website devoted to current humanitarian crises, member activities, new webinars, and more. Also included is information about some of the exciting recent and upcoming activities our members have created.
Linked here is a new, short brief that describes the benefits of being a CUGH member. If you know of institutions and organizations you work with, across sectors, that are involved in improving human well-being and the sustainability of our planet, please share this brief with them and encourage them to join CUGH.
CUGH, with our global network, is always seeking to partner with organizations that share a mission common to ours. If you are applying for a grant and think that CUGH may be a useful sub-awardee partner, please reach out to us at info@cugh.org.
To maximize the impact of the efforts in this newsletter, it is vital that they are shared widely and often. Please help us to do this.
Thank you.
Keith
Keith Martin MD, PC
Executive Director
CUGH
| | Register for CUGH's Science Communication Workshop: Sept. 17-18, 2026 (IN PERSON) | |
Vast amounts of evidence, policies, and programs are generated annually that have the power to save lives, and put our planet on the path to sustainability. However, for many scientists, implementers, and students, the ability to effectively communicate their work to the public and policymakers remains an underdeveloped skill. For over 12 years CUGH has worked with the Pulitzer Center and other partners to provide opportunities to strengthen this skill set.
We are delighted to invite you and your colleagues and students to register and attend this CUGH-Pulitzer Center two-day, hands-on, in person science communication workshop! You will learn and practice effective communication techniques and strategies from experienced journalists whose work has been featured in publications such as Science and on the PBS NewsHour. You will enhance your use of current media platforms to reach broader audiences, policymakers, and the public.
Space is limited to 30 people. Lunch is included in the registration fee.
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Attend CUGH's Virtual Global Health Week:
Oct. 27-29, 2026
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Join colleagues from around the world for our annual Virtual Global Health Week.
All sessions are free and open to all. Each of the 1.5-2 hour sessions will address a number of global health challenges with ample opportunities to share information, learn, and build new partnerships with global health professionals worldwide. Times will be staggered to facilitate international engagement.
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Special Student Opportunity!
Submit an abstract today for the chance to present your research
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This year's Virtual Global Health Week will include two special sessions featuring student researchers from CUGH member institutions. The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to September 15th and can now focus on any technical topic! Research that showcases solutions to contemporary challenges that can produce a significant impact are of great interest. Details can be found here.
Please share this opportunity with your students and colleagues.
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Participate in CUGH2027:
Register to Attend, Submit an Abstract, Become a Sponsor, & More!
| | Take advantage of the early bird pricing and secure your spot at CUGH2027 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 an abstract or pre-conference workshop for CUGH2027 is August 31, 2026. Learn more here.
We hope to see you there!
| | Welcome Ashley Wolfington to CUGH! | |
We are delighted to announce that Ashley Wolfington joined the CUGH Team this month as our new Events Manager!
Ashley is a global health and humanitarian professional with over 15 years of experience leading programs, coalitions, and high-impact events across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She has led multi-country public health programs, with a focus on improved access to quality care in humanitarian and crisis settings and has organized international convenings ranging from capacity-building workshops to large-scale annual meetings and conferences. Most recently, she served as co-chair of the International Conference on Family Planning Subcommittee on Humanitarian and Crisis Settings. Prior to joining CUGH, she worked at organizations including the International Rescue Committee, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Pathfinder International, ICAP, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Ashley holds an MPH from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
| New Humanitarian Crises Webpage | | |
CUGH is committed to tackling ongoing humanitarian crises across the globe.
A new page has been created on our website to highlight some of the issues we are addressing and what you can do to assist in these efforts.
Check back frequently as new resources are added!
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CUGH-Stanford Univ. Webinar:
How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens Famine in the Sahel
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Thank you to everyone who attended this important webinar on August 24th. Jointly organized by CUGH and Stanford’s Center for Innovation in Global Health, the event featured an international panel of multidisciplinary experts examining the escalating risk of food insecurity and famine in the Sahel region of Africa and identifying concrete policy pathways for response. Please watch and share the recording here.
Approach policymakers in your country to seek their support for the recommendations shared in this webinar. Hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance.
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Update on Progress Since CUGH’s
Emergency Panel Calling for the Release of
Dr. Abu Safiya & Other Palestinian Physicians Detained & Tortured in Israel
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Thank you to those who attended the emergency panel we held on July 10th on the plight of these Palestinian physicians. The actions we all need to take globally are vital to releasing these medical personnel and saving their lives. You can watch (and please share) the recording here.
Updates on our progress can be read here.
OUR REQUEST TO YOU
Statements by organizations are very important. They send a clear public message providing direction and recommendations that can produce desired outcomes. However, to realize these outcomes we need to translate words into political action. In this, the actions you take are vital.
Regardless of what country you are in, please contact your national leaders and ask them to call on the Israeli government to immediately release these physicians from detention and ensure they receive the medical care they need.
Please see this powerful letter by Dr. Roni Tamari, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York and Prof Naftali Kaminski Physician-Scientist, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, the BMJ published on the plight of these and other Palestinian medical professionals detained by Israel.
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Register for the NIH-NCI’s 14th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research:
Sept 15-17, 2026
| Fourteen years ago CUGH partnered with the US National Cancer Institute to hold an annual workshop, free and open to all to reduce the burden of cancer worldwide. This year, ASGCR is hosted in collaboration with the U.S. National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health (NCI/CGH); the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH); the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC); the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO); the National Cancer Grid of India (NCG); and Red de Institutos e Instituciones Nacionales de Cáncer – Sociedad Latino Americana y del Caribe De Oncología Médica (RINC-SLACOM). Please share this opportunity with anyone involved in cancer care, research, prevention, advocacy or policy development so we can work together to improve cancer care and prevention. | | |
Visit the event website to learn more and register.
REGISTRATION IS
FREE OF CHARGE
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CUGH Press Release: Protect U.S.
Leadership & Support for PAHO -
Open Letter to Sign & Share
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The U.S. Administration’s FY2027 budget request proposes eliminating U.S. funding for PAHO. Deadly infectious diseases and other emerging threats remain a persistent threat across the hemisphere. They are best addressed through effective collaboration amongst nations. Leaving PAHO poses a grave security risk to the United States, leaving it far less prepared to identify and respond to public health emergencies and other threats. If you are in the U.S. speak to your elected officials and ask them to uphold U.S. support for and leadership in PAHO.
Read the full press release here.
Sign and share the support letter here.
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CUGH Call to Action: Protect Science & Merit Based Funding for US Research
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The US administration is proposing regulations that will politicize how US research funding is allocated. This will significantly weaken US scientific capabilities across disciplines and will have a profoundly negative impact on research partnerships with institutions around the world. We asked colleagues to provide their input on this matter in the US government public portal and are happy to share that the site received thousands of comments. Thank you to all who did this.
There is a next step: If you are in the US, we need you to approach your congressperson and ask them to stop these regulations. Please also speak about them publicly. Regardless of one's political persuasion, politicizing research investments will not make the US or the world healthier and more secure. This CUGH brief will provide points you can use with your elected officials.
| | Have You Checked Out CUGH TV Yet? | | Many of CUGH’s initiatives have been recorded and uploaded to YouTube. They are an excellent repository of material covering a vast array of global health issues presented by experts from around the world. Please watch, use, and share these videos. To convert scientific output into impact it is essential that material, especially that in a visual form, is shared widely and often. | | Weekly Social Media Features | | We are showcasing the work of our committees, subcommittees, and working groups on our social media platforms each week. Feel free to interact with these posts and pose any questions you may have. Click on a group below to check out their spotlight post. | | Want to get involved? Committees and subcommittees have been hard at work reviewing their membership rosters. Be on the lookout for communication next month about vacancies for the coming year! | | Upcoming Events Organized by GHECo | | |
GHECo–GLOHRA Research Competencies | September 24: GHECo and the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA) Global Health Academy will be co-hosting an online dialogue about research competencies at 17:00–18:30 CET (= 11:00am–12:30pm New York time).
GHECo Global Health Humanities Week | October 7–9: A series of three hour-long webinars will be held at 11am New York time, with each panel exploring ideas for drawing on the humanities to teach about global health. This webinar series is a collaboration of GHECo, the CUGH Global Health Humanities Working Group, and the CUGH Planetary Health-One Health-Environmental Health Working Group. The first session will focus on planetary health and Indigenous artistic traditions, the second on art as advocacy, and the third on One Health through an artistic lens.
GHECo Webinar | November 5: Dr. Olusoji Adeyi, author of Global Health in Practice: Investing Amidst Pandemics, Denial of Evidence, and Neo-dependency (https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12520), will be the featured speaker for a special GHECo webinar at 11am New York time.
| | Help grow GHECo! If you have colleagues and friends who are involved in global health education but are not yet on the GHECo mailing list, please invite them to sign up at https://cugh.groups.io/g/gheco. | | Welcome New CUGH Members! | | Our colleagues at AFREhealth just completed their very successful annual global health conference in Kampala, Uganda. In addition, they have been holding webinars on what is needed to address the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. Please see and follow their important work at AFREhealth - Home. This material is immensely useful in guiding what can be done to address an array of global health challenges developed and shared by our colleagues across Africa. | |
Job Opportunity: Senior Faculty Position
Duke Global Health Institute
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The Duke Global Health Institute, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, and Duke Global Health Innovation Center invite applications for a senior faculty position at the Associate Professor or Professor level. This opportunity is designed for a senior scholar-practitioner with significant expertise in global health innovation, health policy, health financing, operational research, implementation science, or related fields, and a practical understanding of innovation as a product, service, program, enterprise, or applied solution that can be effective, scalable, sustainable, and equitable. Applications submitted by September 15, 2026, will be guaranteed consideration.
For more information and to apply, visit https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32464.
| | Fellowship Opportunity: Global Oncology | | In collaboration with the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Princess Margaret GCP is recruiting a Global Oncology Fellow for a 1-year position during the 2027/2028 academic year. This fully funded fellowship offers oncology trainees a unique opportunity to gain clinical, research, and global health experience with time in Canada/United States, and Nigeria. | | |
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Applications are now open for CFHI’s 2027 global health scholarships and immersion programs that are open to undergraduate, graduate and post graduate trainees. Note new opportunities examining the national program to expand emergency care in Ghana, public health internships exploring the infrastructure in India that has reduced pediatric deaths by 25% over the past decade, and much more! View program and scholarship offerings: cfhi.org/program/ and cfhi.org/scholarships/.
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CFHI also offers many online options for advancing global health understanding, including Pillars of Global Health, an asynchronous 8-10-hour course that awards a Certificate of Completion and can support curricula or pre-departure training: cfhi.org/pillars-of-global-health/. We are able to give faculty, advisors and staff pre-view access, reach out to us by emailing our Global Medical Director, Dr. Jessica Evert at jevert@cfhi.org.
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For Universities and Schools --- Registration is open for CFHI’s virtual Academic Partner Summit on October 5, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Faculty, administrators, and global education professionals will discuss experiential education, student learning and safety, ethical partnerships, and program development. Learn more and register for the summit here: cfhi.org/cfhiwebinars/.
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Appeal for the Protection of University
Teachers Rights in Bangladesh
| | The Global Center for Democratic Governance has shared a petition, “An Appeal for the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Academic Freedom of University Teachers in Bangladesh," covering the period from August 2024 to August 2026. The petition presents documented concerns regarding intimidation, forced resignations, exclusion from academic activities, disciplinary measures, arrests, detention, and other forms of pressure affecting university teachers, particularly in circumstances involving actual or perceived political affiliation. The petition includes urgent measures that can be taken to protect teachers from repression. | | CORE Group: Social Accountability Resource Hub | CORE Group’s Social Accountability Resource Hub provides practitioners with practical tools, resources, and evidence to strengthen community engagement and accountability within health systems. The repository highlights approaches that support two-way communication between communities, civil society, service providers, and government actors, helping improve responsiveness, quality of care, access to services, and community participation in health systems. |
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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