Global Impact
Our Global work
Around the world, communities most vulnerable to preventable suffering and deaths are least likely to have access to quality care. Additionally, the traditional global health model of Western physicians parachuting in and out during crises is not a sustainable solution to strengthening healthcare systems in resource-denied communities. That’s why, in 2015, HEAL started our Global HEAL Program, an alternative to the traditional global health model. HEAL built a fellowship grounded in solidarity, pairing U.S. physicians with healthcare workers already serving resource-denied communities around the world and often from those communities. These kinds of relationships simply don’t happen without HEAL, yet they are essential for retaining committed healthcare workers who drive systemic health improvements in underserved communities. With over a decade of fellows and alumni, the program has grown an alumni network that continues to collaborate and support one another while actively teaching and serving as mentors in current HEAL programs.
Our impact
205
Healthcare workers have graduated from the Global HEAL Program
85%
Of fellows report that they are more confident after participating in HEAL
1 in 3
Alumni are still engaged as mentors, teachers, or program leaders years after fellowship completion
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