IGHS is at the forefront of pioneering initiatives in clinical quality improvement, focusing on developing, implementing and sustaining high-quality patient-centered health care practices globally. Our innovative strategies and methodologies enhance health care delivery, patient outcomes and the overall performance of health care systems.
Through collaborations with international partners, IGHS works on diverse projects to identify gaps in clinical care, implement evidence-based interventions and leverage training programs and fellowships to foster continual learning and improvement. Focusing on infectious diseases, surgery and anesthesia, maternal and child health, and non-communicable diseases, we aim to make a tangible impact in improving health care quality and access in under-resourced settings globally.
Projects
The CHESA Fellowship is a one-year, part-time, non-ACGME fellowship for individuals committed to building careers focused on advancing health equity in perioperative care. The program leverages UCSF resources and expertise to foster the next generation of global surgery and anesthesia leaders who use research, education and advocacy to address disparities in perioperative care.
Country of activity
The program is administered in the United States. Fellows are from Haiti, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Jordan, Romania, and the United States.
IGHS Center
Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia
Contact
Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc doruk.ozgediz@ucsf.edu
Lia Jacobson, MD lia.jacobson@ucsf.edu
Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD sriranjani.padmanabhan@ucsf.edu
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The CHESA Fellowship
The Kampala Advanced Trauma Course decreases trauma-related mortality and morbidity by training health care workers in resource-limited settings with evidence-based, context-specific trauma resuscitation skills. We support partner-led expansion through training delivery, curriculum enhancement, and integration with initiatives like developing Uganda’s inaugural trauma fellowship.
Country of activity
Uganda
Partners
Mulago National Referral Hospital, Makerere University, The Laura Case Trust
Funders
The Laura Case Trust, Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia
IGHS Center
Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia
Contact
Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc doruk.ozgediz@ucsf.edu
Caroline Stephens caroline.stephens2@ucsf.edu
Martha Namugga kasujjammn@gmail.com
Treasure Ibingira treasurejoelson@gmail.com
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Kampala Advanced Trauma Care Course
GAIN aims to prevent maternal and infant complications and death during childbirth by increasing the number of nurses and midwives and providing clinical and leadership training to those working in high-risk communities.
Countries of activity
Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, United States
Partners
Partners In Health, GAIA Global Health, CHOICES, Seed Global Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, William V.S. Tubman University, Stella Maris Polytechnic
Funder
Wyss Medical Foundation
IGHS Center
Center for Global Nursing
Contact
gainproject@ucsf.edu
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Global Action in Nursing
The Open Oximetry Project improves access to safe pulse oximeters worldwide by sharing data and creating new standards and technologies for oximeter validation that better account for skin color. The project brings together a diverse community of oximetry experts, including engineers, academic researchers, clinicians, community members, manufacturers, and regulatory bodies, to partner to tackle these issues.
Country of activity
United States
Partners
The UCSF Hypoxia Lab
Funders
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PATH with funding from Unitaid, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USAID-STAR Sustaining Technical and Analytic Resources (STAR) Project, The UCSF Hypoxia Lab
IGHS Center
Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia
Contact
Michael Lipnick, MD michael.lipnick@ucsf.edu
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Open Oximetry
Since 2019, STRIPE HIV has played a vital role in maximizing the impact of HRSA’s investment and PEPFAR’s commitment to building health workforce capacity across Africa to achieve HIV epidemic control. Focused on strengthening interprofessional HIV education and improving the quality of care, STRIPE HIV supports academic and clinical educators to facilitate case-based workshops for interprofessional learners so the next generation of health workers is capacitated to deliver high-quality, collaborative, and evidence-informed HIV care.
Countries of activity
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia
Partners
AFREHealth, UCSF, select universities and institutions across sub-Saharan Africa
Funders
Health Resources & Services Administration, United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Contact
Maeve Forster, MPH maeve.forster@ucsf.edu
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STRIPE HIV