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The Global Health Group The Global Health Group (GHG) at the University of California San Francisco, Global Health Sciences, is an "action tank," dedicated to translating major new paradigms and approaches into large-scale action to impact positively the lives of millions of people. Led by Sir Richard Feachem, formerly the founding Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the GHG works across the spectrum from analysis, through policy formulation and consensus building, to comprehensive implementation of programs in collaborating low- and middle-income countries. Areas of Focus The Global Health Group selects high priority issues in global health that are ripe for significant new approaches and/or the adoption of pioneering new technology. In its startup phase, the GHG is focusing on two programmatic areas: Malaria Elimination Initiative The GHG's Malaria Elimination Initiative was established to provide intellectual and practical guidance, advocacy and support to countries embarked upon, or considering embarking on, a path to elimination. The GHG supports progressive elimination of malaria, working inwards from the natural geographic margins of the disease, as a complimentary strategy to the significant investment in scaled up malaria control efforts in endemic countries, currently being led by a network of global partners. The GHG has convened the Malaria Elimination Group, which brings together experts from 17 countries to guide regional elimination efforts. In collaboration with many partners, the GHG is also supporting the design and implementation of malaria elimination programs in seven countries, in Melanesia (the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) and China. Health Systems Initiative The GHG’s Health Systems Initiative provides intellectual and practical leadership for an expanded role for the private sector in health systems strengthening in developing countries. The GHG is currently exploring two avenues for engagement: 1) through Public-Private Investment Partnerships (PPIPs), working to better understand and document experience to date, in order to stimulate both the rigorous evaluation of PPIPs and their further development and implementation; and 2) through social franchising, evaluating the outcomes and potential of this healthcare delivery model which organizes private practitioners into branded, contractual arrangements to deliver goods and services of social benefit. Support for the Living Proof Project In summer 2009, the GHG and colleagues including SEEK Development in Berlin, Germany, produced a series of “progress sheets” summarizing evidence of progress being made in global health on eight diseases and priorities. The sheets provide background documentation for the Living Proof Project (LPP), a major global health communications and advocacy campaign spearheaded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which aims to sustain and increase U.S. investments in global health. The progress sheets are the first products to be developed as part of an upcoming GHG initiative focusing on evidence for global health policy. Approach The GHG works closely with a wide range of public and private partners to achieve its goals. GHG staff provide technical expertise, consultation, and program support at all levels, including in the field in countries where programs are being developed and implemented. The GHG employs a small team of dedicated professionals based in San Francisco, California, and co-funds a team of four based in countries in southern Africa. Media & Publications Links to published articles and media coverage regarding the GHG's work. Funding The GHG was launched in October 2007 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Additional funding to expand the work of the Malaria Elimination Initiative in southern Africa is provided by a grant from ExxonMobil. Funding to produce Living Proof Project Sheets is provided by a grant from the Arabella Legacy Fund. The Global Health Group Faculty & Staff
Health Systems Initiative
Malaria Elimination Initiative
Southern Africa Malaria Elimination Support Team
The Global Health Group Advisory Board The role of the GHG Advisory Board is to guide, motivate and network on behalf of the GHG. Contact Us The Global Health Group
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