Kigali
In 2014, thanks to the visionary leadership of the Cummings Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Partners In Health took the first steps towards realizing a long-sought aspiration — to create a university that would advance global health delivery by training a new generation of global health leaders who are equipped in not just building, but sustaining effective and equitable health systems. The idea for such an institution emerged at the time of the 2013 Oral Health Stakeholders meeting in Kigali, when the Cummings Foundation first proposed a brand-new university that would serve not only Rwanda, but also all of Africa and beyond. This matched the idea that Dr. Paul Farmer had for the future of PIH in education, and on October 8, 2013, he responded to Bill Cummings in an email, “What a great vision, and one that squares with the Rwandan vision of pulling people up by building a ‘knowledge’ economy while delivering care—and what better way to promote peace, justice, and development in the region.” For over three decades, Partners In Health (PIH) has delivered high-quality health care and social services across ten countries and in some of the world’s most underserved communities. By working closely with local governments and alongside communities to design and deliver public health programs, PIH has emerged as a leader in delivering health services in poor and under-resourced settings.
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