Global Health has many facets, and there are many ways for students to play a role in improving lives around the world here at Northeastern! Get involved with global health organizations at Northeastern!
GlobeMed at Northeastern
- Non-profit organization advocating for water, sanitation, and hygiene which fundraises for their partner Twesiga Mukama Federation in Masaka, Uganda
- northeastern@globemed.org
PIH Engage NEU
- Part of the movement to support Partners in Health. Educate about the health of marginalized populations, generate resources to fund high-quality health care for people living in poverty, and advocate for policies that enable government to build functioning health systems
- pihengageneu@gmail.com
- Website
Global Medical Brigades
- Our mission is to work with partner communities in order to provide health services in rural, and underserved communities. We empower communities to reduce inequalities.
- neu.gmb@gmail.com
- Website
Global Public Health Brigades
- University volunteers and local teams work to create sustainable resources through a holistic approach of multiple interdisciplinary brigades: water, agriculture, public health, microfinance, and even human rights. Each of the partner communities receives a brigade approximately twice a year. Between brigades, Global Brigades’ in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to conduct Community Health Worker trainings to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Eventually, volunteers transition out of these communities once they have met their country’s success indicators.
- Website
End Initiative at Northeastern
- The END Initiative at Northeastern’s mission is to advocate, raise awareness and funds toward eliminating the five most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We strive to create awareness of the effects of NTDs throughout our campus and to empower the members of our campus to create change.
- end7atnortheastern@gmail.com
- Website
Operation Smile
- Operation Smile is dedicated to funding surgeries for children suffering from cleft lip and/or palate in regions of the world where such practices are extremely hard to come by.
- operationsmileneu@gmail.com
- OrgSync
- Website
Engineering World Health
- Engineering World Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving global health through biomedical engineering. At Northeastern, we hope to develop a student-run chapter of EWH that will provide science and engineering students with the opportunity to learn about and tackle disparities in medical equipment around the world. Activities will include regular meetings, a medical equipment design competition, and education about current issues in global health
- ewh.northeastern@gmail.com
Engineers Without Borders
- The Northeastern University chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-NEU) is part of the national non-profit organization Engineers Without Borders-USA. The main focus of this student chapter is to bring a clean, sustainable projects to villages in developing countries.
- recruitment.ewbneu@gmail.com
- Website
UNICEF at NEU
- The UNICEF Campus Initiative is a growing grassroots movement rooted in a belief that we have a vital role to play in helping the world’s children survive. UNICEF engages with the local community to promote UNICEF’s child survival work in over 150 countries. We participate in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and UNICEF Tap Project national campaigns, in addition to several other events planned throughout the year such as speaker series.
- unicefneu@gmail.com
Are you part of a global health-related student group? Email Professor Pollastri to discuss inclusion on this list!
