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Innovation is a key driver of development that potentially expands the availability of high-quality healthcare and people’s access to it. However, the benefits of innovation have been distributed unevenly, and have largely failed to narrow the health equity gap. Innovation …

Innovation is a key driver of development that potentially expands the availability of high-quality healthcare and people’s access to it. However, the benefits of innovation have been distributed unevenly, and have largely failed to narrow the health equity gap. Innovation …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nathalie.brilliant@ghef.org (516) 712 –0285 SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 29, 2015. Global Health Equity Foundation (GHEF), in association with AlMyra Communications, is seeking support for “My Home, My Mission,” a new program created to help youth in grades …

The 2015 issue of Annals of Global Health Equity Foundation has been released and is available online at this site. In keeping with our mission to advocate on behalf of all people who lack access to health education, preventive services …

Looking to the future, GHEF plans to present its fourth symposium, titled, “Innovation and Equity in Health,” which will explore challenges related to the inequitable distribution of scientific, clinical and technological innovation in health. In the health care field, innovation …

GHEF is openly sharing the integrative thinking from its 2012 and 2013 Symposia with the world by publishing Annals of Global Health Equity Foundation—a compilation of presenters’ papers from the 2013 symposium titled, “Chronic Diseases and the Equity Challenge,” along …

Symposium “Gender Discrimination and its Impact on Health Equity” PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Geneva, October 24, 2014 Scientific Coordination: Dr. Eduardo Missoni 9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome address and introduction of participants Dr. Tayeb Alhafez, President and founder of GHEF tayeb.alhafez@ghef.org 9:30 …

Symposium “Gender Discrimination and its Impact on Health Equity” PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Geneva, October 24, 2014 Scientific Coordination: Dr. Eduardo Missoni 9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome address and introduction of participants Dr. Tayeb Alhafez, President and founder of GHEF tayeb.alhafez@ghef.org 9:30 …

GENEVA, Switzerland – In October 2013 GHEF held its second annual, international symposium at the John Knox Centre in Geneva, “Chronic Diseases and the Equity Challenge.” GHEF invited participants from around Europe to present on the topic of non-communicable diseases, a …

  Photo by Paul Ruhter Article by CINDY UKEN Cross-posted from the Billings Gazette, January 21, 2014.  Article available here: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/american-indian-youth-address-suicide-through-innovative-media-project/article_fb8c7422-53f1-58e7-bbef-79fbc7f75428.html They are teenagers whose experiences with suicide are so vivid and gut-wrenching that you may flinch to hear them, and maybe …

(republished from Billing’s Gazette) November 22, 2013 7:59 pm  by MIKE FERGUSON mferguson@billingsgazette.com The world premiere of a 30-minute drama written and acted by Billings students took center stage at Montana State University Billings’ Petro Theatre Friday evening — and …

(republished from Montana State University Billing’s News Services) “Let’s Talk Miles City” documentary showcase will be held Thursday, Sept. 5 in Petro Theatre on the University campus Contacts: Michelle Strain, MSU Billings Department of Communication & Theatre, 657-2178 Mathew Eisen, …

“Let’s Talk Billings: Opening up About Teen Suicide and Mental Health Issues” By Eddie Gregg (republished from the Billings Gazette, September 5, 2013) Like so many people in Montana, 18-year-old Sarah Mosdal has known someone who committed suicide. Her brush …

Documentary on suicide prevention screens Thursday at MSU Billings (republished from the Billings Gazette) By Jaci Webb The documentary film, “Let’s Talk Miles City,” featuring an original theater production created and performed by Miles City high school students, will be shown …

GHEF Collaborates with the Universities of Bocconi, Milan, Cerona, Catalonia, Leeds, UK and Partners to study patient empowerment Geneva, SWITZERLAND – This week GHEF and the Universities of Bocconi, Milan, Gerona, Cataloni, Leeds, UK and partners submitted a bid to …

Montana, USA – Global Health Equity Foundation and Montana State University Billings (MSUB) are pleased to announce an $120,000 grant from the National Institute for Health for Let’s Talk Billings. The National Institute for Health’s grant is to support GHEF’s …

Global Health Equity Foundation Opens its New Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, SWITZERLAND—Global Health Equity Foundation (GHEF) opened its international headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2012. Dr. Tayeb Al-Hafez, the Founder and President of GHEF in the USA, is …

Global Health Equity Foundation leads the creation of a partnership to address Syria’s post-conflict health needs. Geneva, SWITZERLAND – Nearly seventeen months into the current conflict in Syria, violence continues to intensify across the nation of roughly 23 million. As …

GHEF Mentioned in the Miles City Star “Community Film Project to Focus on Teen Suicide” By AMANDA BREITBACH RAGSDALE, Miles City Star Staff Writer (reprinted with permission from the Miles City Star newspaper) “This is really a pit that you …