Promoting More Equitable Global Health Research, Education, and Community Partnerships: The Efforts of One US‑Based Academic Institution

Sarah Emoto; Laura Ferguson; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati; Howard Hu; Goleen Samari; Sofia Gruskin

doi:10.5334/aogh.4772

Promoting More Equitable Global Health Research, Education, and Community Partnerships: The Efforts of One US‑Based Academic Institution

Annals of Global Health

Volume 91 (2025): Issue 1

By: Sarah Emoto , Laura Ferguson , Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati , Howard Hu , Goleen Samari and Sofia Gruskin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4772 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996

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Language: English

Submitted on: Apr 15, 2025

Accepted on: May 26, 2025

Published on: Jun 11, 2025

Published by: Ubiquity Press

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Keywords:

global health,

global health partnerships,

equity

© 2025 Sarah Emoto, Laura Ferguson, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Howard Hu, Goleen Samari, Sofia Gruskin, published by Ubiquity Press
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