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Our Humanity, Our Future: A Celebration of IGHS’ Year with Mamphela Ramphele

Our Humanity, Our Future: A Celebration of IGHS’ Year with Mamphela Ramphele

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Join UCSF IGHS for a special conversation and community commitment with Mamphela Ramphele, MBChB, PhD, visionary leader, author, and global advocate for human dignity and social transformation. Together, the event will reflect on the shared responsibility — and collective power — to shape a more humane and just future. The conversation will invite attendees to reconnect with the values that ground us, inspire courageous leadership, and call us toward meaningful action in celebration of Mamphela’s time at IGHS.

UCSF MSc in Global Health Info Session

UCSF MSc in Global Health Info Session

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UCSF‘s Master’s in Science in Global Health is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for careers in research, policy, academia, organizational leadership, and program management and evaluation. The program prepares students for a successful and rewarding future in global health.

The Next Time: Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

The Next Time: Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

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New modeling suggests that over the next 25 years there is a 50% probability of a pandemic occurring, with a mortality level similar to or worse than COVID-19. The latest volume of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP-4) series, published by the World Bank, focuses on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Please join authors of the volume to discuss findings at this special event, co-sponsored by UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, and UC Davis Center for Global Health.

Beyond the Hype: What AI Really Means for the HIV Response

Beyond the Hype: What AI Really Means for the HIV Response

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This session will begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of AI, followed by practical examples of how AI-driven tools are being adopted in resource-limited countries to enhance HIV prevention, treatment and care. The session will integrate perspectives from affected communities and explore the ethical considerations necessary to ensure that AI contributes to people-centered and stigma-free services.

Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum

Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum

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The Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum hosted by the Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases (CMVBD) at the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences will take place on Friday, April 24, from 9 AM to noon PT at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus. World Malaria Day (WMD) is a global event that raises awareness about malaria and builds momentum to defeat this deadly disease. The 2026 WMD theme, “United Against Malaria,” calls for urgent global action and commitment to end malaria once and for all. For Bay Area malaria researchers, advocates, organizations, and funders, this forum is an opportunity to gather, exchange information and ideas, and build collaboration for the malaria fight.

UCSF Global Health Science Retreat

UCSF Global Health Science Retreat

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The UCSF Global Health Science Retreat will convene the IGHS community to showcase Global Health research, highlight emerging work, and foster collaboration across centers, programs, and disciplines. The event is designed as a concise, interactive forum that supports networking, knowledge exchange, and engagement across career stages.

UCSF Global Health MSc Program Info Session

UCSF Global Health MSc Program Info Session

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UCSF’s Master of Science in Global Health program looks for students with leadership potential, experience working with underserved populations, a strong academic record, and a commitment to improving health and reducing inequities worldwide. The program welcomes students from all academic and professional backgrounds who demonstrate how their academic discipline and career goals relate to global health. During the info session, Program Director Sujatha Sankaran, MD provides an overview of the Master of Science in Global Health program and admissions process.

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

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

On September 9, 2025, the Alliance hosted AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings as part of its 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. They discussed its potential to democratize diagnostics — making affordable imaging more accessible for maternal health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, tuberculosis, and other critical conditions where access is too often limited.

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

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

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Join the Bay Area Global Health Alliance for AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access. As part of our 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion Series, this virtual panel of experts will explore how AI-assisted ultrasound technology is being deployed in low resource settings, identifying both challenges and opportunities for increased access and use by frontline healthcare workers. The panel will invite cross-sector perspectives from tech innovation leaders, clinical implementers/academia, funders, and practitioners.

Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum

Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum

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The Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum hosted by the Malaria Elimination Initiative at the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences will be on Friday, April 25th from 9-11 a.m. PDT at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus. This will be a hybrid event. If you are able to attend in-person, please join for breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. A reception will be held from 11 a.m. to noon directly following the Forum.

Survey | UCSF IGHS Community-Wide Needs Assessment

Survey | UCSF IGHS Community-Wide Needs Assessment

The global health community shares universal principles and are united in the work of saving lives, improving health, and advancing equity. These principles are not confined by borders, nations, or political movements—they endure, especially in challenging times. At...

The Origins of Ebola as a Human Pathogen

The Origins of Ebola as a Human Pathogen

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Join UCSF IGHS on April 23 to hear from David McIver, PhD. Human-driven land use change (LUC) increases disease spillover and drives viral evolution. This research links LUC to the emergence and spread of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) and Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV).