Past and Current Partners
The Dartmouth Global Health and Development program works with a network of partners around the world on global health research and education.
Discover Yourself Gap Year Academy (1-2)
Discover Yourself Gap Year Academy is a transformative youth empowerment initiative dedicated to equipping young people—especially those from underserved communities—with the tools, confidence, and clarity they need to navigate life after high school. We provide an intentional space for self-discovery, leadership development, career exposure, and personal growth.
At the conclusion of the internship, the student will submit a comprehensive report and presentation detailing the design, implementation, and outcomes of a Skills Development Module piloted during their internship. This module will aim to enhance personal development, career readiness, and civic engagement for the participants of our gap year program.
The deliverable will include:
- A well-structured curriculum (for a minimum of 3–5 sessions)
- Workshop session plans, materials, and activities
- Participant feedback and engagement metrics
- Recommendations for future scalability and sustainability
- The primary aim of Evidence Synthesis Group is to engage in evidence synthesis that benefits the public, healthcare institutions, healthcare industry, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers.
- The Frontline Health Workers Coalition is a global alliance advocating for strengthening the global health workforce and health systems. They are a growing group of more than 40 international organizations in 100 countries whose vision is that every community should have access to trained, compensated, safe and supported health workers who are able to provide quality essential health services, as well as respond to health threats and address noncommunicable diseases. The Coalition is a respected voice for driving policy, implementation, and partnerships to strengthen the health workforce globally.
- The Hospital Cayetano Heredia is a teaching hospital in Lima, Peru that provides basic medical care and cutting-edge medicine and is committed to scientific and technological research and development. Interns will work on research projects focused on improving hospital and prehealth care systems in Lima, Peru.
- HTWB is an international telehealth NGO committed to providing broad and rapid access to aid by leveraging digital and technology to mitigate healthcare crises worldwide. HTWB strives to serve as an innovation hub and ecosystem builder, bridging the gap between the healthcare industry and technology sector to facilitate collaborative solutions that enhance access to quality care.
- Building on the legacy of PIH Founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, the new Socios En Salud Global Health Center is an innovative and inspiring initiative that consolidates the team's decades of experience in providing health care to the poorest and most vulnerable populations in Peru.
- The Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) is a new entity that operates across AKU's multi-country campuses in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Kingdom, connecting the rich tapestry of academic entities, and facilitating interdisciplinary research, education and related clinical programming in mental health and neurosciences.
- BMI is committed to advancing brain health through collaborative Research, Education, and Innovation in Mental Health and Neuroscience. The Institute has set out to achieve the following goals:
- Enhanced capacity for leadership and influence in addressing neuroscience and mental health issues in East Africa, Pakistan and South Asia.
- Establishment of infrastructure to support (i) a hub for scholarship, exchange, and action on mental health issues, and (ii) educational, clinical, and community-based programs.
- New research that is relevant to the context of today's youth in Africa and South Asia.
- Programmatic offerings that address mental health related stigma and resiliency.
- Development of new curricula integrating behavioral sciences and mental health for medical colleges and nursing education; including social sciences, humanities, human rights and behavioral sciences.
- Advanced implementation of science-based programing in hospital and community clinics that translate new discoveries into prevention and treatment programs
- Sustainability in funding, including a robust pipeline of research grants
- PHAD is a non-profit technological and scientific organization in Vietnam with the goal of understanding and improving the health of human populations, especially disadvantaged groups, through research, training and interventions.
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Τhe Prolepsis Institute was established in 1990 in Athens, Greece. Our mission is to respond to major public health needs of Greece and Europe by conducting rigorous academic research and translating it into education, advocacy and humanitarian projects. This mission is rooted in the belief that health equality is a necessary prerequisite for broader social justice and social inclusion. The Institute designs and implements initiatives, both at national and European level, aiming to:
• conduct research on important issues related to health and well-being, with an emphasis on epidemiology and preventive medicine,
• promote health education and health awareness,
• offer humanitarian support and services to vulnerable populations, and
• create networks for interdisciplinary and international cooperation on public health issues
- Vantage Health Technologies, a part of the BroadReach Group, creates solutions to complex health challenges, most critically for underserved populations. Their AI-enabled platform provides decisions support, operational tools and step-by-step workflows to empower health care workers across the globe.
- The World Bank's Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) Global Practice, of which the GPSA is part, helps countries tackle deep rooted social problems stemming from exclusion, fragility, climate change and other shocks, as well as lack voice and agency. The Practice focuses on people centered solutions that build inclusion, strengthen social cohesion and resilience, and empower vulnerable and marginalized groups to have influence and voice.
- As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish its mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.
- Dartmouth NIH funded research project on people living with HIV and non-infected controls at the Infectious Disease Center. The Space Medicine Innovations Lab at Dartmouth has two NIH funded research projects investigating the neurocognitive effects of HIV. One study is with an adult cohort investigating whether tests of how the brain processes sound could predict the subsequent development of cognitive problems in those with HIV. This project is also evaluating the long-term auditory effects of HIV infection. The second project evaluates the use of central auditory tests to track neurocognitive and literarcy development in children living with HIV. Students will be involved in assisting with data collection at the research site in Tanzania.
- For decades, EngenderHealth has improved the lives of men, women, and families through its work in family planning, maternal health, HIV and AIDS, gender equity, and many other programs. EngenderHealth is a leading global women's health organization committed to working toward a world where sexual and reproductive rights are respected as human rights and women and girls have the freedom to reach their full potential.
- JSI and their nonprofit JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., are public health management consulting and research organizations dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world.
- MUHAS in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, trains health professionals and engages in research and public service in order to be a catalyst in equitable socio-economic development. MUHAS has five constituent schools—Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Environmental Health Sciences. It is the leading medical and health training institution in Tanzania. Established with the primary aim of training clinical health staff, it has since expanded into new academic programs that invest in health sciences leadership.
- The Rwandan Ministry of Health's goal is to provide and continually improve the health services of the Rwandan population through the provision of preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health care, thereby contributing to the reduction of poverty and enhancing the general well-being of the population