Global Health Systems Empowerment Network
Connecting researchers and public health leaders across the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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GHSEN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and international research network focused on strengthening health systems and addressing inequities through collaborative research, evidence-based policy, and partnerships spanning the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.
GHSEN leadership meets with the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania to discuss our work in the country.
December 30th, 2024 U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Post-Election Responsibilities for Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Nature Medicine 2024)
In collaboration with researchers and public health experts across Duke Global Health Institute, University of Kisangani, and the Kinshasa School of Public Health, GHSEN published on evidence-based strategies to safeguard healthcare amidst the humanitarian crisis in Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: a strengthened response to mpox could help revitalise the country's healthcare system (BMJ 2024)
In collaboration with the Vice Minister of Health of the Government of Congo, GHSEN argues that Congo’s mpox outbreak is a public health emergency fueled by decades of conflict and healthcare underdevelopment, but it also provides a blueprint to rejuvenate Congo’s healthcare system.
Challenges and Ongoing Actions to Address the Mpox Emergency in Africa (Annals of Global Health 2024)
GHSEN collaborated with researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Director General of the Africa CDC to disseminate updates, challenges, and ongoing responses to mpox in Central Africa following the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of Continental Concern in August 2024.
Collaborating with experts across Duke Global Health Institute, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, and Tanzanian Ministry of Health, GHSEN presents strategies to integrate HIV and cardiovascular disease care in light of the the double burden of these diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Faustine Ndugulile: Positioning Tanzania as a Model for African Public Health (BMJ Global Health 2025)
In collaboration with the Tanzanian public health leaders across the Ministry of Health, Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, and World Bank Tanzania, GHSEN commemorates the Faustine Ndugulile, the elected Regional Director of WHO Africa. We discuss his contributions to public health in Tanzania including combatting COVID-19 misinformation and leading the fight against HIV.