Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health

12/24/2025

The Global Cardiovascular Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital aims to advance equitable heart care worldwide by partnering with in-country leaders to strengthen clinical infrastructure, education, and research in areas of high need. In Cape Verde, where cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and resources are limited, this work includes rheumatic heart disease screening, pacemaker implantation, clinician training, and long-term health system support. Philanthropic support helps make this work possible by expanding access to life-saving care and building sustainable impact in communities with the greatest need.

Read a reflection from Dr. Doreen DeFaria Yeh, Director of the MGH Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship and Co-Director of the MGH Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Program, to learn more about the work and how you can support the initiative:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/doreen-defaria-yeh_as-a-cardiologist-in-the-united-states-i-ugcPost-7399782846250393600-drWm/

11/25/2025

Join us for the upcoming MGB Global Health Grand Rounds on December 2, featuring Dr. Muhammad Zaman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and Director of the Center on Forced Displacement at Boston University.

He will speak on:
“Understanding drug resistant infections among forcibly displaced persons in the era of weapons and weaponization of healthcare.”

🗓️ December 2, 2025
⏰ 8:00–9:00 AM ET
📍 MGH Ether Dome, Bulfinch 430 (light breakfast provided)
💻 Livestream available

Register here:
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09/17/2025

Support the 2025 Uganda Color Run for Pediatric Cancer!

Launched in 2015, the Uganda Color Run for Pediatric Cancer annual community event raises awareness about cancer and funds for cancer treatment and care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). The event is sponsored by Mass General and Ugandan businesses, individuals and organizations and is hosted by MRRH and the University of Science and Technology in Mbarara. This year’s Color Run will take place on Saturday September 20th, 2025.

The MGH Center for Global Health is proud to partner with our colleagues at MRRH to raise critical funds to advance and support pediatric cancer care in Uganda.

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07/10/2025

In June 2025, Barbara "Bobbie" Curtis, Certified Nurse Midwife and Global Nursing Fellow, conducted a newborn assessment training for diploma midwifery students at the Kenema School of Midwifery (SOMKen) in Sierra Leone. Additionally, fellow Certified Nurse Midwife and Global Nursing Fellow Caroline Regelous supported the clinical learning of first-year diploma students and worked with them on obtaining accurate vital signs.

Photo 1: Barbara "Bobbie" Curtis leading a newborn assessment training.
Photo 2: Caroline Regelous working with diploma students at the Kenema School of Midwifery on blood pressure readings.

05/05/2025

Join us today for the 2025 MGH Global Health Expo at Thier 101 to learn more about various global health initiatives!

10/29/2024

You may be wondering what the MGH Global Nursing Program has been up to. Well, we have some exciting news to report!

Pictured below, MGH Center for Global Health Nursing Fellow, Barbara “Bobbie” Curtis, CNM, collaborated with Master of Nursing Midwifery students and faculty from Mbarara University of Science and Technology to deliver midwifery education.

Additionally, Margaret Howes, DNP, RN, an MGH Center for Global Health Nursing Fellow, collaborated with nursing faculty from Mbarara University of Science and Technology, clinical staff from the Psychiatry Ward, and Master of Nursing Science Mental Health students to assist them in developing a student-led quality improvement project.

08/15/2024

Come work with us!

Science Writer

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08/02/2024

You have one more day (!!!!) to support the 2024 5K Uganda Color Run for Pediatric Cancer. 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️ The Uganda Color Run returns on August 3, 2024, in Mbarara, UG.

https://because.massgeneral.org/fundraiser/5630096

The Color Run for Pediatric Cancer is open to participants of all ages and abilities and typically draws over 1,000 runners and brings together numerous organizers, volunteers, health providers and community members alongside Hospital leadership and other VIPs who attend. The event is an opportunity to communicate about cancer detection, treatment and care in a positive and inclusive setting; print, TV, radio and social media coverage of the Color Run helps to spread this information to a broader community beyond participants.

The MGH Center for Global Health is proud to partner with our colleagues at MRRH to raise critical funds to advance and support pediatric cancer care in Uganda. Funds raised will be used for essential services and treatment-related expenses such as medicines, food, palliative care, and other gaps in patient care.

Support Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital’s fight against cancer in children. All donations will be matched by supporters of the MGH Center for Global Health.

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07/31/2024

You still have time to donate to the 2024 5K Uganda Color Run for Pediatric Cancer!

Support the 2024 5K Uganda Color Run for Pediatric Cancer!

07/31/2024

Come work with us! We're hiring!

- Communications Coordinator
- Project Coordinator
- AmeriCorps members

For more info and to apply, click on over to our website:

The MGH Center for Global Health (CGH) serves as a hub for the hospital’s global health community. It allows MGH to amplify its commitment to and advancements in research, innovation, and compassionate care in ways that impact the lives of the most underserved people – across the country and aro...

07/18/2024

We're hiring a Communications Coordinator! 🚨

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07/18/2024

Welcome to Boston, Mbarara University of Science and Technology colleagues!

Our Nursing Team, led by Director Mary Sebert and Project Coordinator Skeeter Welder, warmly welcomed the Ugandan delegation from Mbarara University of Science and Technology to Boston on July 15, 2024. The team spent their first afternoon at the MGH Institute of Health Professions (IHP), where they met with Dr. Kathryn Sabo, Director of the Ruth Sleeper Nursing Center for Clinical Education. They participated in a workshop for IHP nursing students involved in nurse-led screening, referrals, education, and support services for residents of Charlestown and the Greater Boston area. Additionally, Dr. Sabo provided them with information about the IHP IMPACT Center, which facilitates integrated services by student teams from various health professions as part of their clinical training.