Public health to a healthier future. The links between the various sustainable development goals and public health are numerous and well established: The U.S. Global Health Initiative was created in 2009 by President Obama in an attempt to have a more holistic, comprehensive approach to improving global health as opposed to previous, disease-specific interventions. The Global Health Initiative is a six-year plan, "to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy for global health, building on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to combat HIV as well as U.S. efforts to address tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, and augmenting the focus on other
Global Health Corps vary in educational experience, professional expertise, and personal background. The average age of the 2014-2015 fellow class was 25.7. The fellows were recruited from: Global Health Corps fellows work in diverse professional areas including: Global Health Corps recruits, selects and places emerging young leaders with non-profit organizations and government agencies in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia. Global Health Corps Global Health Corps is a U.S. non-profit organization that offers a competitive fellowship to support emerging global health leaders. Global Health Corps selects young professionals for paid, year-long fellowships with organizations promoting health equity in East Africa,