The Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, a 7-year capacity strengthening partnership between US academic institutions and the Rwandan Ministry of Health, ended in 2019. While the COVID-19 pandemic limited the ability to provide in-person post graduate teaching, our team helped bridge this gap by collobratively developing and implementing hybrid pediatric and public health training for resident physicians.

During his infectious disease global health fellowship, Geoffrey Guenther MD, MPH and his collaborators investigated whether malaria or other parasitic diseases endemic to Malawi are playing a role in less severe illness from COVID-19 or are affecting the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Guenther works with partners in Malawi to support establishing research sites and training the study staff who will be working in the field to increase local infectious disease research capacity.

Working with the WHO's High Threat Pathogen team and Albania's Institute of Public Health to evaluate the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers, focusing on vaccine impact, duration of protection, and effectiveness against emerging strains.

Launched in 2020, the Pediatric Overflow Planning Contingency Response Network (POPCoRN) is a multi-institutional initiative that supports pediatric physicians in providing adult care during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on collaboration, education, and health equity.

Enhancing pediatric care in Rwanda by partnering with Human Resources for Health and the Rwandan Pediatric Partnership to advance pediatric training by providing distance learning for subspecialty education needs during the COVID pandemic.

In partnership with BCH’s Community Health Program and Boston Public School (BPS) nursing leadership, the GHP led a collaborative program to support the unique and critical needs of BPS nurses on the front lines during COVID.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread globally, the GHP conducted the first large scale study to identify key COVID-related challenges and best practices in humanitarian settings. Conducted for the Global Health Cluster, this study informed WHO and country leaders on effective response strategies in humanitarian settings.

BEPREPARED is a partnership with CARE-India and the Bihar State Ministry of Health to assess, design, implement and evaluate emergency care systems improvements. A multimodal intervention including equipment investment, renovation, just in time teaching and shoulder to shoulder mentorship emergency care was strengthened at five District Hospitals in Bihar State, India serving over 15 million people.