About Us

The Emory University Global Health Institute was established by the President of Emory University to develop innovative research, training, and programs to address the most pressing health challenges around the world, particularly in developing countries.

Emory already has a distinguished and accomplished record in global health, including extensive HIV/AIDS work in Rwanda and Zambia; nursing training in Ethiopia, the Caribbean, Kenya, India, Bangladesh and Russia; diabetes efforts in India; nutrition research in Central America; improvements in emergency room services in the Republic of Georgia; and infectious disease research in South Africa. Emory is now making a considerable investment in global health to broaden and deepen capacity in fields as varied as infectious diseases, chronic diseases, vaccine and drug discovery, leadership development, and workforce development.

Read more about global health activities at Emory in the Spring 2008 issue of Health Sciences Magazine and more about us in the Spring 2007 issue of Emory in the World Magazine.

To listen to Dr. Jeffrey Koplan discuss some of today's most compelling global health challenges, click here.