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Weill Cornell's commitment to global health is manifest through long-standing international partnerships. Faculty and students at all levels participate in wide-ranging service, research, and training activities to develop innovations and improve health among the world's poor.
Brazil
Collaborative research and training programs between Cornell University and the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) were first initiated in 1964. Since that time, they have received support from the Commonwealth Fund (1964-1975), the Rockefeller Foundation (1974-1979), and the National Institutes of Health (1979-2022). Dr. Warren Johnson has directed the program since 1964. A central feature has been the exchange of faculty, fellows, and students between the US and Brazil—and over 600 physician-scientists and trainees have participated in these programs to date.
Haiti
GHESKIO (Groupe Haitien d’Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infection Opportunistes) Centers, created in 1982 by Dr. Jean William Pape (’79), is one of the oldest institutions dedicated to the fight against AIDS. GHESKIO has three main objectives: patient care, training of medical personnel and community leaders, and operational research.
Tanzania
The mission of Weill Cornell Medical College in Mwanza, Tanzania is to strengthen medical education at the Weill Bugando University College of Health Sciences (WBUCHS) and at Bugando Medical Center (BMC). The goal is to improve and expand upon Tanzania's core of health-care providers, and is being achieved through the bi-directional exchange of faculty, students, and residents between both institutions.
Pune, India
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College (BJMC) in Pune, India, was founded in 1871 and is among the top medical colleges in India. It is affiliated with Sassoon General Hospital, the largest government hospital in Pune, a city with a population of 7 million. Sassoon is a 1,300-bed public facility that treats underserved populations from the surrounding rural and urban communities. Its 21 outpatient clinics provide care to almost half a million patients, and its maternity ward delivers over ten thousand infants annually. In 2009, BJMC became the newest program to partner with the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Global Health. Their collaboration with Weill Cornell focuses on HIV, gestational diabetes, and tuberculosis in pregnancy.