UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences

We are a world-class interdisciplinary educational, service and research organization dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disease in the worlds most vulnerable populations. We integrate UCSF expertise in the health, social, and biological sciences, and focus that expertise on training global health leaders of tomorrow and developing solutions to todays most pressing health challenges. Founded as Global Health Sciences in 2003 by Haile Debas, MD, IGHS underscores UCSFs commitment to global health and to the care of vulnerable populations at home and throughout the world. We rebranded to the Institute for Global Health Sciences in 2017. At IGHS, we think big, pursuing bold and high-risk visionsmalaria elimination, a cure for HIVthe sorts of problems that require broad, transdisciplinary contributions to achieve a better future. In addition, our faculty, staff and students are on the cutting edge of research, treatment, public health practice and policy develo...