Our members are global health innovators

WGHA is dedicated to facilitating collaboration to create activities and partnerships in global health that wouldn’t otherwise exist. We create public-private partnership opportunities and promote global health understanding. By joining WGHA your organization will be part of a movement to strengthen global health efforts.
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Featured News

UW study demonstrates therapy effective for rape survivors
The University of Washington, a member of WGHA, has released a study in the New England Journal of Medicine offering hope in reducing symptoms of mental disorders for rape survivors. Six months after short-term treatment therapy by para-professionals, just 9 percent of women in the therapy group in the Democratic Republic of Congomet criteria for probable depression or anxiety.
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Life, Not Death, is Focus of New Health Metrics
Discover Magazine covered the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study and Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation Director Dr. Christopher Murray and quoted WGHA's Executive Director Lisa Cohen. Read more ›

Featured Events

Symposium on Disability, Technology and Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries
Join Handicap International and the University of Washington on June 27th and 28th for the Symposium on Disability, Technology and Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries. More info ›
WBBA: Life Science Innovation Northwest 2013
The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, a member of WGHA, is proud to present Life Science Innovation Northwest 2013. Life Science Innovation Northwest brings together nearly 1000 attendees from public and private companies, research institutions, and the global health community. More info ›
SCOPE annual summer fundraiser
Please join WGHA for SCOPE's annual fundraiser and summer party with traditional Ethiopian food, live music and guest speaker, Lisa Cohen, Executive Director of WGHA. More info ›

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