Member Spotlights
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SEPTEMBER MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Healthy Brains Global Initiative: A New Model for Maternal Mental Health
In rural South Africa, a maternal mental health initiative is proving both scalable and transformative. The Healthy Brains Global Initiative‘s mma wa nnete program (“Real Mother”) empowers local health workers and new mothers to design support systems that are culturally resonant and integrated into the public health system. Unique in its outcomes-based model, implementers are paid only when mothers report tangible improvements in wellbeing. Already reaching thousands, the program plans to triple its reach to 6,000 mothers. To learn more, watch HBGI’s webinar, “Bringing Better Outcomes to Mothers in Africa: A New Model for Investing in Maternal Mental Health.”
Changemaker Project
Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition
The Changemaker Project is a randomized control trial launched in February 2024 co-led by the Karolinska Institute, and the University of Bonn. Implemented in urban areas of Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Tanzania, including informal settlements, the project works with school-going adolescents to prevent noncommunicable diseases while improving nutrition knowledge and health outcomes. The initiative combines education and food production interventions with individualized and guided health counseling. Additionally with the focus on classroom-based lessons on healthy environmentally.
ALIMUS - We are Feeding!
Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition
In two climatically distinct regions—North-Western Burkina Faso and South-Eastern Kenya—we co-designed integrated agro-biodiversification and nutrition programs to address the visible impacts of climate change on food quantity and quality, which disproportionately affect young children (under five). The project’s concrete nutrition and health outcomes, along with its budget impact analysis, will inform national discussions on climate change adaptation strategies. The ALIMUS trial has contributed to the scarce literature on the evaluation of climate change adaptation projects in sub-Saharan Africa– named one of 7 trials to watch by Nature Medicine. This project is led by the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health
HealthAI Global Governance Forum 2025
HealthAI – the Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health
The HealthAI Global Governance Forum (HealthAI GGF) is an annual flagship event held on December 2, 2025 in Nairobi that brings together global actors at the forefront of health, responsible AI, and governance. The HealthAI GGF is designed for inclusive participation and offers a unique platform for exchanging knowledge, shaping global policy, and promoting equity in AI for health. By spotlighting regulatory innovation, advancing thought leadership, and fostering international collaboration, the Forum aims to become the definitive global gathering on AI governance in health.