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We aim to improve global health by educating future and current global health leaders, carrying out trans-disciplinary research, and assuring that the evidence collected informs policy and practice to make a difference.

Join us this November for the launch of a landmark report examining the impact of American global health investment for ...
10/01/2026

Join us this November for the launch of a landmark report examining the impact of American global health investment for the Golden State, and what that means for all 50 states. The study examines these impacts across four interconnected areas: health and safety, the economy, industry and innovation, and global influence and impact.

Please join us in Washington, D.C. or Los Angeles, CA:

đź“Ť Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
4:00–5:15 pm EST
USC Capital Campus and online

The Washington, D.C. launch will bring U.S. states into the national conversation about the future of global health. Using California as a case study, we will explore the deep connections between global health and the health, economy, innovation, and influence of U.S. states.
Learn more and register here for the Washington, D.C. event: tinyurl.com/CAGHDividendWashingtonDC

đź“Ť Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, November 12, 2026
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PST
USC University Park Campus and online

The Los Angeles launch will bring together and showcase California’s vibrant global health community, highlighting the breadth of ways global health investment touches the state: its universities, public institutions, communities, industries, and broader health, economic, scientific, and civic infrastructure.

These events are hosted by the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Global Health Council, in partnership with the Alliance for Innovation in Global Health; Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science; Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health; University of California Global Health Institute; UCLA Center for Global Health Security; and UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences.

Learn more and register here for the Los Angeles event: tinyurl.com/CAGHDividendLosAngeles

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09/25/2026

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On September 16, IIGH hosted, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Orde...
09/24/2026

On September 16, IIGH hosted, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Order.”

With an eye towards all that will be happening at the UN General Assembly this month, this conversation, amongst key global health leaders, critically assessed current reforms and explored what meaningful equity can look like in practice, from data governance and legal frameworks to community participation in governance. Interventions underscored the need to address structural inequities and deeper questions of accountability, justice, sovereignty and solidarity as the global health architecture continues to change.

Watch the full recording on our YouTube channel: tinyurl.com/IIGHHealthEquityRecording

Additionally, view some of our other memorable events: tinyurl.com/uscglobalhealthvideos

University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at USC
ITPC

09/16/2026

If we designed the HIV response around the girls who need it most, what would we do differently?

🎙️ In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, Laura Ferguson speaks with Sarah Malaba of TIKO and Lindsay Hayden of the Elton John AIDS Foundation about rethinking the global HIV response amid funding cuts and a wave of new prevention technologies.

They explore:
🔹 Putting adolescent girls and communities at the centre of care.
🔹 Breaking down stigma and barriers to prevention.
🔹 Integrating HIV services with sexual and reproductive health and rights.
🔹 Building resilient, country-led responses.
🔹 Why access must matter as much as innovation.

🎧 Listen now wherever you find your podcasts and at srhm.org. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HxtNuQkhYxiVczupPvUOv

IIGH is committed to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, is in control of their own sexual and reproductive health and r...
09/15/2026

IIGH is committed to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, is in control of their own sexual and reproductive health and rights, and has the tools to respond to ongoing threats to health and rights. This World Sexual and Reproductive Health Month, we’re showcasing recent IIGH presentations highlighting work focused on advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

👉 At the 2026 International AIDS Conference, IIGH presented findings from three ongoing SRHR-focused research projects, including a Los Angeles-based legal and policy review, new data on sexual consent and HIV prevention in Brazil with partners at the University of São Paulo, and research on HIV-related stigma in Zambia.

👉 IIGH Breman Global Health Immersion Fellowship recipient and Keck School of Medicine of USC medical student Madeline Garcia spent this summer in Mexico City working with the National Autonomous University of Mexico to examine the impacts of recent abortion decriminalization rulings on improving access to reproductive healthcare for young women.

👉 At the annual conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, IIGH lead a session entitled “Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in a Time of Crisis: Supportive Laws and Policies are Necessary but not Sufficient,” which examined opportunities and challenges in the current geopolitical moment, including issues of trust, communication, justice and accountability.

Across all of our efforts, IIGH continues to work with partners to advance evidence-based and rights-oriented approaches to SRH.

Learn more about our work here: globalhealth.usc.edu

TOMORROW! Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global ...
09/15/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Order,” which will take place on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:00 am PDT/12:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CEST.

The global health architecture is undergoing significant transformation. Despite a welcome focus on health sovereignty, fundamental questions remain as to how current and future changes will address structural inequities particularly those most affecting marginalized communities.

This event will critically assess current reforms and envision transformative pathways forward, exploring what meaningful equity looks like in practice, from data governance to legal frameworks and community participation in governance.

Our speakers include:
1. Jirair Ratevosian, Hock Infectious Disease Fellow, Duke Global Health Institute
2. Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health
3. Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
4. Solange L. Baptiste, Executive Director, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) Global

The dialogue will be moderated by IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin.

đź”— Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/KeepingtheFocusonHealthEquity

The webinar is hosted by the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health.

09/14/2026

2026 Breman Fellow Madeline Garcia is back with updates from the field!

IIGH awarded KSOM medical student Madeline Garcia the prestigious Breman Global Health Immersion Fellowship to support her efforts to address global health inequalities. The Fellowship is generously funded by the Breman family to deepen students' engagement and approaches to addressing health problems, particularly those impacting low- and middle-income countries.

This summer, Madeline traveled to Mexico to examine if and how recent abortion decriminalization rulings translate into better access to reproductive healthcare for young women.

Follow along as Madeline shares highlights from her Breman Fellowship, reflecting on her research, the people she met along the way, and the valuable experiences that shape her perspective on global health. Learn more about her experience and research findings through her blog posts: tinyurl.com/2026BremanGlobalHealthBlogs

IIGH is proud our Director Sofia Gruskin is serving as a member of this WHS Lancet Commission at a time when conversatio...
09/11/2026

IIGH is proud our Director Sofia Gruskin is serving as a member of this WHS Lancet Commission at a time when conversations and collective action around academic freedom and academic responsibility have never felt more important. We look forward to the contributions of the Commission in helping to protect intellectual openness and open dialogue in the years to come.

University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at USC

Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Ord...
09/11/2026

Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Order,” which will take place on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:00 am PDT/12:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CEST.

The global health architecture is undergoing significant transformation. Despite a welcome focus on health sovereignty, fundamental questions remain as to how current and future changes will address structural inequities particularly those most affecting marginalized communities.

This event will critically assess current reforms and envision transformative pathways forward, exploring what meaningful equity looks like in practice, from data governance to legal frameworks and community participation in governance.

Our speakers include:
1. Jirair Ratevosian, Hock Infectious Disease Fellow, Duke Global Health Institute
2. Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health
3. Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
4. Solange L. Baptiste, Executive Director, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) Global

The dialogue will be moderated by IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin.

đź”— Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/KeepingtheFocusonHealthEquity

The webinar is hosted by the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health.

ICYMI! Explore what’s new at IIGH—read our August newsletter for the latest in IIGH policy initiatives, education, resea...
09/09/2026

ICYMI! Explore what’s new at IIGH—read our August newsletter for the latest in IIGH policy initiatives, education, research, and student engagement.

Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/iigh/iigh-newsletter-august2026

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