Global Health Initiatives Global Health Initiatives Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) are humanitarian initiatives that raise and disburse additional funds for infectious diseases– such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria– for immunization and for strengthening health systems in developing countries. GHIs classify a type of global initiative, which is defined as an organized effort integrating the involvement of organizations, individuals, and stakeholders around the world to address a global issue (i.e.: climate change, human rights, etc.). Examples of GHIs are the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and the World Bank's Multi-country AIDS
Health Systems Global Health Systems Global Health Systems Global is a membership-based society which aims to convene researchers, policymakers and implementers from around the world to develop the field of health systems research. It grew out of a growing need to focus on the health systems performance in low- and middle-income countries. The first International Symposium on Health Systems Research held in Montreux, Switzerland in 2010 was crucial in establishing the society. The society was established in 2012 and organizes a symposium every two years to bring together its members as well as other people and organisations involved in health systems and policy