Maggie Ryan Fellow Projects

Providing essential care in the immediate post-hurricane period through door-to-door medical visits, field hospitals, and patient transport alongside the U.S. Army.

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.

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Plus was launched at Cheyenne River Health Center to enhance neonatal care for the Lakota Tribe as part of a broader collaboration with Indian Health Services to support community health and education initiatives.

GHP has been pivotal in post-war Liberia, establishing the first pediatric residency program and training 32 pediatricians locally for the first time in the country's history. Work now focuses on expanding pediatric specialty care, improving newborn care, and supporting ongoing research and training across Liberia and West Africa.

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.

In 2021, clinical leaders at JFK Medical Center (JFK) in Monrovia, Liberia identified targeted neonatal nursing education as a priority initiative. This partnership is a continued collaboration for neonatal nursing support between Boston Children’s Hospital’s Global Health Program (BCH) and JFK.