The Mass General Global Health Research Collaborative (GHRC) is a collaboration of global health research groups and global health faculty across departments, centers, and institutes at MGH. The Collaborative exists to advance interdisciplinary science in the pursuit of global health equity and to foster innovative bench, clinical, and population health research partnerships to generate knowledge that will positively influence the health of underserved populations globally. Guided by a set of core values the Collaborative leverages MGH’s strength in research career development to also provide a platform for students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty to seek global health collaborations, mentorship, and career development opportunities.
The Collaborative is convened by the Mass General Center for Global Health and includes a number of founding partners: the Mongan Institute, the Ragon Institute, the Mass General Division of Pediatric Global Health, as well as faculty from the Mass General Cancer Center, Mass General Departments of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, OB/GYN, Surgery, Neurology, and Psychiatry.
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Prof Boum is the current Epicentre Representative for Africa, the research arm of Medecins sans Frontières (MSF). Boum has an Engineering Degree in Quality Management, a Master in Microbiology, a Master in Public Health, and a PhD in Biology. For the last ten years, he has led several research activities of diseases affecting Africa such as malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, Ebola and COVID-19. Prof Boum has co-founded Kmerpad, a social innovation that produces reusable sanitary pads for women and iDocta that provides quality healthcare by relying on technology to connect patients and health professionals.
