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รรอลสำฦต joins the Consortium of Universities for Global Health

รรอลสำฦต joins the Consortium of Universities for Global Health

Membership demonstrates commitment to addressing global health challenges

The รรอลสำฦต (รรอลสำฦต) has demonstrated its commitment to helping address global health challenges by joining the (CUGH).

Established in 2008, the Washington, DC-based organisation represents over 170 academic institutions in over 35 countries engaged in addressing global health challenges and supports them to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet.

As the worldโ€™s largest consortium of academic institutions addressing global health challenges, CUGH, aims to help universities be a transforming force in global health by providing education, research, service, and advocacy.

The consortium brings together universities in more than 35 countries including USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, China, India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Philippines,  South Africa, Zambia, Peru and Ecuador as well as Australia.

รรอลสำฦต is only the third Australian university to join the Consortium, alongside the Universities of Melbourne and Queensland.

รรอลสำฦตโ€™s membership will enable mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborations that strengthen institutional capacity, exchange knowledge and support university-based global health programs. The Consortium also provides opportunities for students to engage in global health work and participate in student-led activities to help prepare them to be the next generation of health and academic leaders.

รรอลสำฦต Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patricia M. Davidson, said the decision to join the Consortium signals the Universityโ€™s intent to make health central to its future.

โ€œThe รรอลสำฦต has always adapted to meet the needs of our communities. Even before the current pandemic we were seeing health and wellbeing emerge as a major need locally and beyond. Now, since COVID-19, the need for our university to play a more significant role in health and wellbeing is even greater.

โ€œI am very proud to see รรอลสำฦต join this global consortium of universities committed to doing all they can to meet these needs,โ€ Professor Davidson said.

CUGHโ€™s founding Executive Director, Dr Keith Martin, welcomed รรอลสำฦตโ€™s decision to join the consortium.

โ€œThese are challenging times. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has shone a stark light on the global health challenges before us, particularly for those who are least advantaged. Universities are playing a vital role in addressing those challenges.

โ€œAs a university with notable strengths in medical research, innovation and education and one already pursuing ambitious projects to address the health, social and environmental  challenges before us we are deeply honoured to have รรอลสำฦต join CUGH.

โ€œI want to express my gratitude and acknowledge Professor Davidsonโ€™s outstanding leadership in focusing รรอลสำฦตโ€™s efforts towards health and the other determinants of wellbeing at this time and choosing to add รรอลสำฦตโ€™s strengths to our consortiumโ€™s global efforts,โ€ Dr Martin said.

 

CUGH member seal