Research, Education, and Action for Refugees Around the World (REACH) is an initiative of the Harvard Graduate School of Education focused on fostering welcoming communities and quality education in settings of migration and displacement. REACH works with educators, policymakers, and researchers to ensure that all young people have access to quality education, to develop relationships of belonging, and to create future opportunities for marginalized youth. REACH provides resources for... Read more about REACH – Research, Education, and Action for Refugees Around the World

The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School creates and applies social science and humanities research to improve the practice of medicine, the delivery of treatment, and the development of local and global health care policies. The Department seeks to develop the science of global health delivery implementation; to advance equity in health care delivery; and to educate students and researchers on the biosocial determinants of disease, health care delivery, and the... Read more about Blavatnik Institute of Global Health and Social Medicine

The François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights advances the rights and wellbeing of children, adolescents, youth, and their families living in the most extreme circumstances worldwide. The Center leverages a rights-based approach that involves these marginalized populations in the design and piloting of positive interventions, thereafter translating findings into policy recommendations and practice at all relevant levels of government and civil society.

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Founded in 2011, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) is a University-wide entity that facilitates multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to tackling global health challenges that are bigger than any one school or discipline. Connecting stakeholders across disciplines, geographies, and sectors, HGHI aims to encourage the exchange of news ideas and projects, enhance the University’s capacity to conduct and disseminate research, and support creative, collaborative...

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The Harvard University Center for AIDS Research (HU CFAR) provides research, education, and training to HU CFAR members across Harvard University and its affiliates through services that are in direct response to member needs. Areas of study by NIH-funded HU CFAR investigators include molecular virology, pathogenesis, host immune responses, epidemiology, treatment, vaccines and prevention. HU CFAR provides services that support basic, behavioral, clinical, and translational HIV...

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The Center on the Developing Child was founded in 2006 on the belief that the vitality and sustainability of any society depends on the extent to which it provides opportunities early in life for all children to achieve their full potential and engage in responsible and productive citizenship. The Center views healthy child development as the bedrock for economic prosperity, strong communities, and a just society. The goal of the Center is meaningful change in policy and...

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The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS), founded in 1964, studies broad policy questions involving population, resources, health, and the environment. With the mission of improving wellbeing around the world, the goal of the Center is to produce population-based evidence that will better inform policies needed to create healthy and vital societies. The Center supports an analytic and research platform that enables...

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The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is a University-wide center involving multiple entities within the Harvard community that provides expertise in public health, medicine, social science, management, and other disciplines to promote evidence-based approaches to humanitarian assistance. Its mission is to relieve human suffering in war and disaster by advancing the science and practice of humanitarian response worldwide. HHI fosters interdisciplinary collaboration through numerous activities...

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The Center for Global Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) exists to improve the health of the most vulnerable in our global community by leveraging MGH’s 200-year legacy of innovation in medical care, education, and scientific discovery. It offers programs such as the Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech), Global Disaster Response (GDR), Global Primary Care (GPC), and Seed Global Health. Resources include information on grants and funding, safety and security, working internationally,...

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