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
Kids for World Health contacted the United Nations, contacted the World Health Organization, and studied the research and materials from Doctors Without Borders. They met with the CEO of Bristol Meyers Squibb, and scheduled a trip to Washington D.C. to lobby for African families to have access to drugs. KFWH Actions to date (April, 2009): Kids for World Health Kids for World Health (KFWH) aims to cover all aspects of the control and elimination of Sleeping Sickness, Trypanosomiasis, Buruli Ulcer, Chagas Disease, and Leishmaniasis/Kala Azar. Kids For World Health's motto is "Life is important for all people, rich or poor." Kids for World Health