Across sub-Saharan Africa, cancer mortality remains disproportionately high, driven in part by delayed diagnosis and limited access to timely treatment. With cancer deaths projected to increase significantly by 2040, health systems across the region face growing...
A breast cancer survivor's journey from patient to Botswana’s first patient navigator.At the intersection of lived experience and health systems innovation, one woman’s journey is changing how patients move through cancer care in Botswana. Through the Botswana–Rutgers...
Global Health Connection - February 2026
Dear Faculty, We are delighted to invite you to an upcoming session of the Perspectives in Global Health Equity: Distinguished Faculty Seminar Series, hosted by the Rutgers Global Health Institute. Seminar Title: Impact of Arboviruses at the Maternal–Fetal Interface...
Annual Global Health Fair - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Robert Wood Johnson Medical School held their annual Global Health Fair on December 3, 2025. This year’s panel, Beyond Borders: Faculty Journeys in Global & Glocal Health, featured Dr. James K. Aikins...
Rutgers Global Health Institute is now on LinkedIn! Follow us for the latest on: International health programs and partnerships Research breakthroughs and faculty initiatives Opportunities for engagement, grants, and global collaborations Stories of impact from our...
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine’s New International Collaboration with South Korea Jae Hyeok (Jerry) Lee (center) with (left to right) first-year RSDM student In Kang (Richard) Bang, Associate Dean for Admissions Rosa Chaviano Moran, fourth-year student Daniel Kim,...
Dr. Carl Swart, a nursing educator and researcher specializing in oncology and palliative care, served as a facilitator on the ethics of being a patient navigator. His expertise helped deepen participants’ understanding of ethical principles essential to compassionate...
Global Health Seed Grants In collaboration with Rutgers Global, Rutgers Global Health Institute awards Global Health Seed Grants to faculty conducting collaborative, interdisciplinary activities that address health inequities in New Jersey and around the world. Our...
Global Health Connection - August 2025 In July, the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health team visited Namibia to present Go Together—A Global Alliance to Expand the Oncology Workforce in Sub- Saharan Africa. The program aims to address the critical shortage of...
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