The Department of Global Health is thrilled to welcome two new Assistant Teaching Professors to join its team of dedicated faculty this fall 2023. Their worldly and cross-cultural experiences, dedication to the field of global health and equity, and commitment to teaching and enriching the student experience will be welcomed assets to our department.

The impact of gender inequity is felt within women’s mental health. India ranks 127^th out of 146 countries on the gender gap index (Global Gender Gap Report 2023), and 142^th in the “health & survival” sub-index.

The buzzwords “Bridge the gap,” “Bridging research to practice,” and “Closing the know do gap” represent goals for our research we have not yet achieved. Public health and academic research continues to research health interventions that do not get implemented. However, as we have begun to include community partners, policy makers, and funding and implementing partners, we are starting to see progress on implementing well-researched interventions.

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, the UW Department of Global Health held its 16th annual graduation celebration since the department’s inception in 2007. This year we celebrated and honored the accomplishments of 64 graduates: 40 graduates in the Master of Public Health program and 24 doctoral students – which includes six from the Pathobiology PhD program and 18 from the Global Health Metrics and Implementation Science PhD program.