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UC Global Health Institute

The University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) addresses long-standing and emerging challenges to global health through its education, research and partnership initiatives.

The Institute’s three multi-campus, transdisciplinary Centers of Expertise comprise dozens of faculty across the 10-campus UC system and are harnessing their expertise to address the increasingly complex global health problems and needs of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Centers of Expertise

Did you know?

  • The global health sector supports 350,000 high quality jobs in California and $19.7 billion in wages and salaries? UCGHI Economic Impact Report »
  • Global health has been named among the top five priorities of the National Institutes of Health and has received a White House commitment of $63 billion over the next six years.
  • Student enrollment in global health education programs has doubled nationwide in the past three years alone.
I am proud that California is such a leader in the emerging academic discipline of global health. The formation of the University of California multi-campus Global Health Institute and the efforts undertaken by other universities, nonprofit organizations and the business sector directly impact the health of California and the world.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger