Charting the Future of Global Health
Join us in celebrating 25 years of the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences, as we lead the way forward by exploring new horizons and discovering bold breakthroughs on the path to a healthier and more equitable world.
This event recognizes our shared legacy and builds upon our commitment to cultivate a global community of dedicated changemakers, health professionals, and like-minded partners, advancing global health sciences and creating healthier communities across the globe. Thought leaders from 80+ countries, deans from all four UCSF schools, special guest W. Kamau Bell, and luminary keynote speakers Mamphela Ramphele and Sue Desmond-Hellmann are just some of the people that you can look forward to meeting as we look ahead toward the next generation of impact.
Event Details
November 13, Thursday
9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Reception 4:15 p.m.
UCSF Mission Bay
Robertson
Auditorium,
Rutter Center
Meet Our Speakers
And find out where IGHS is headed
Executive Director Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, and UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, welcome you to join us for this forward-focused event and hear directly from luminary keynote speakers Mamphela Ramphele and Sue Desmond-Hellmann as they, and all our speakers, delve into how we’ll chart and imagine new horizons in global health.
IGHS is the shared journey and achievement of people who have tackled global health challenges head–on, leading the way forward to create a brighter, healthier future.
25 Years at the Forefront of Global Health
Since 1999, the Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) has been at the forefront of addressing pressing global health challenges. This timeline highlights key milestones in our 25-year journey of impactful contributions to education, research, and service, ultimately fostering a healthier future worldwide.
1999
The seed for global health sciences is established by UCSF Dean of Medicine Haile T. Debas, MD, and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Edward Penhoet, PhD, with Richard Feachem, KBE, PhD, DSc(Med), appointed as Director. It is the first academic entity anywhere in the nation to have the term “global health” in its title.
2002
Richard Feachem is tapped to run the Global Fund, and George Rutherford, MD is appointed director of the Institute for Global Health. The Institute becomes an organized research unit at UCSF, designed to facilitate interdisciplinary research across campus.
2005
Global Health Sciences officially launches.
2007
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) forms out of a meeting hosted by Jaime Sepulveda, MD, DSc, MPH, then at the Gates Foundation. UCSF hosts CUGH until it becomes independent in 2011.
2008
IGHS launches the nation’s first master’s program in Global Health Sciences, developed by John Ziegler, MD, MSc.
2011
Jaime Sepulveda, MD, MPH, MSc, DrSc, is appointed director.
2014
With $100M from Lynne and Marc Benioff and the Gates Foundation, UCSF launches an initiative addressing preterm birth in East Africa and California. IGHS’ Dilys Walker, MD, leads the East Africa arm of the work.
2016
IGHS launches a PhD program in global health under the direction of Elizabeth Fair, PhD.
2016
IGHS’ Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) receives a multi-year grant of $33 million from the Gates Foundation to conduct work in Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, and Panama.
2020
IGHS partners with the San Francisco Department of Public Health to create, train, and scale the first contact tracing workforce. The team also partners with the California Department of Public Health to train over 14,000 statewide frontline responders.
2024
IGHS welcomes Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, as its new executive director. Payam also serves as the Director of the Center for TB.
