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The Center for Global Health
Center for Global Health
College of Health
Think Globally, Transform Locally
The Center for Global Health brings people together to learn, share ideas and create solutions for major health challenges worldwide.
By encouraging teamwork across different fields and building strong partnerships, we help individuals, families and communities thrive worldwide.
Through education, innovation and sustainable actions, we work to create healthier, more resilient futures for everyone.
Spring 2026 Newsletter
Empowering Communities Through Education, Research, and Global Partnerships
The inaugural Center for Global Health newsletter highlights 2025 program milestones, student and faculty achievements, the UNAIDS Botswana partnership, and education abroad opportunities in Puerto Rico, London and Botswana.
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January 28, 2025
Impact Statement on the Executive Order to Reevaluate and Realign U.S. Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa
The recent executive order to reevaluate and realign U.S. foreign aid (1), including the discontinuation of work related to USAID and PEPFAR’s AIDS Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) programs, poses serious risks to the health and well-being of millions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Center for Global Health news and stories
Mehwish Dawood, a doctoral student in human development and family sciences, presented research on a mental health intervention for flood-affected women in Pakistan at the SSWR 2026 conference in Washington, D.C.
The Center for Global Health signed a five‑year collaboration with Botswana’s Mahalapye District Council to expand teaching, research and sustainable community engagement—an impact win that advances CGH’s mission to turn strong research into practice and policy.
When Dr. Sunday Adetunji lost two siblings to sickle cell disease and a cousin during childbirth, he made a promise to reduce preventable deaths. Today, the OSU epidemiology PhD candidate combines clinical experience with data science to redesign global healthcare systems and protect vulnerable mothers and babies.
PhD student Hillary Smith received a Dissertation Completion Award for her research on Chagas disease in Yucatán, Mexico.
Doctoral student Phales Milimo presented her HIV prevention research and moderated a maternal health equity session at the 2025 APHA Annual Meeting.
Public Health PhD student Madalyn Nones researches climate disaster resilience, focusing on drought impacts. Learn how she's helping communities adapt worldwide.
