Snapshot of the Alliance

The Bay Area Global Health Alliance is a cross-sector membership network that bridges technology, industry, and innovation with traditional global health. With 100+ members—40% focused on digital health and tech innovation—we serve as a neutral convener, facilitating collaborations across academia, industry, startups, nonprofits, foundations, and public institutions. Together, our community explores how AI can strengthen health systems, shares insights on financing to expand sustainable investment, and navigates global policy shifts. In this time of uncertainty, our trusted community is more essential than ever—connecting across sectors, regions, and disciplines to accelerate solutions, drive equitable health impact, and shape the future of global health together.

Read the State of the Alliance 2025.

AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings

On September 9, the Alliance hosted AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings as part of our 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion Series, sponsored by Pfizer. The panel brought together multi-sector perspectives from AMPATH Kenya, the Gates Foundation, the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI), Philips Ultrasound, and UCSF’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Together, the expert panelists explored how AI-assisted ultrasound can transform care in low-resource settings while addressing the challenges of implementation.

Check out our AI and global health landing page for more on AI and Health.

Alliance 2025 Annual Meeting | Meeting the Moment, Moving Forward Together

At a pivotal moment for global health, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s 2025 Annual Meeting convened a diverse community of leaders, innovators, funders, and implementers to confront urgent challenges and chart what’s next. Held under Chatham House Rules to encourage open dialogue, the convening underscored implications for the sector amid deep funding cuts — yet speakers and members alike called for bold action and new ways to collaborate, fund, and lead.

Dual Market Returns: Healthcare Investment in Emerging Markets | JPM 2025

On January 15, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance hosted a panel discussion, Realizing Returns: Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets, at the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, followed by a reception to continue the conversation at Accenture San Francisco Innovation Hub. Together, these discussions explored investment opportunities in global health and partnerships using innovative financing models to drive both business and social returns in emerging markets.

GenAI for Health in LMICs | White Paper Launch

The white paper, Generative AI for Health in LMICs, examines how GenAI is being used in global health and what is needed to maximize its impact. Conducted by the Stanford Center for Digital Health in collaboration with the Alliance and with support from AHO, the research draws on expert insights from roundtables, interviews, surveys, and an analysis of 14 GenAI accelerator programs. On March 26, the Alliance hosted the virtual launch event of the white paper, exploring the top 5 key findings of the report.

Check out our AI and global health landing page for more on AI and health, with thanks to Pfizer for its support of our AI and Global Health Discussion Series.

Advancing Global Health Innovation and Impact for All

The Bay Area Global Health Alliance serves as a neutral convener and catalyst, communicator, and connector, brokering multi-sector collaborations and engaging the tech sector alongside traditional global health stakeholders.

By leveraging the Bay Area’s rich resources and diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem, we have helped advance global health innovation and impact for all by building a trusted multidisciplinary network of global health leaders and experts, fostering connections and collaboration, producing convenings and insightful communications, and forging strategic partnerships.

Our Members

A dedication to working together for innovation and impact for all is what unites us and is our strength.

Our 100+ member organizations are world-class academic institutions, innovative technology and private sector companies, start-ups, foundations, public sector institutions, and experienced nonprofits caring for the world’s most marginalized populations. With roots in the Bay Area, the Alliance has expanded to include organizations from across the United States and the world.

Alliance News

State of the Alliance 2025

State of the Alliance 2025

Celebrating Five Years as an Alliance The start of 2025 marked the Alliance’s fifth anniversary — a milestone that arrived during one of the most challenging moments in global health. As policy shifts and funding cuts reshaped the landscape, we chose to pause any...

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Alliance and Members at the Global Digital Health Forum

Alliance and Members at the Global Digital Health Forum

The Alliance will be attending the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) from December 3-5, 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. GDHF is a leading global public health industry networking and relationship-building opportunity for technology vendors, donors, researchers, government...

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Events

CUGH 2026

CUGH 2026

Join Consortium of Universities for Global Health for the CUGH 2026 Conference, "The Future of Global Health" from April 9-12 in Washington D.C. During the conference, panels will address current and future threats to global health, sustainable development, and...

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