Global Health

Georgetown University’s schools, departments, and programs address global health challenges through innovative scholarship, teaching, and outreach.

Faculty across three campuses—the Medical Center, Main Campus, and the Law Center—explore international health issues in their scientific, legal, policy, and ethical dimensions. As a Jesuit university with a strong international presence and outlook, Georgetown approaches global health in a spirit of service to the wider world. Students in our undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs benefit from close interaction with world-class faculty and proximity to the World Bank, USAID, and other international and national institutions active in the global health field. In April 2017, Georgetown launched a Global Health Initiative, a university-wide platform for supporting research, teaching, and service in global health.

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A scientist wearing a mask and face shield conducts research about COVID-19

Will Whoever Identifies the Next COVID-19 Variant Be Punished for It?

Lawrence Gostin (O'Neill Institute) was quoted in Devex about how COVID-19 variant detection relies on goodwill and voluntary cooperation. However, travel bans that seemingly punish the nations that detect variants, as was the case with South Africa, put this at risk.

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The Failure of Vaccination in Africa

The WHO FCTC’s Lessons for Addressing the Commercial Determinants of Health

The World Is Unprepared for the Next Pandemic, Report Says

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B.S. in Global Health

Sponsored by the Department of International Health in the School of Nursing and Health Studies, this bachelor's degree trains students in the fields of public health, political economy of health, health science, and health systems management.

M.S. in Global Health

Sponsored by the Department of International Health in the School of Nursing and Health Studies, this interdisciplinary master's degree emphasizes a development-oriented approach and focuses on quantitative, qualitative, and applied social sector research in developing countries.

B.S. in the Biology of Global Health

The Department of Biology sponsors this program for Georgetown undergraduates. Participants focus the study of biology on current public health issues at the local, national, and global levels.

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O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health LawGeorgetown Unit

Founded in 2007, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law is a research institute based at the Law Center focused on public and private law in health policy analysis.

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Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterGeorgetown Unit

Established in 1970, the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer clinic and research center at the Medical Center and hospital.

Global Health InitiativeGeorgetown Unit

The Georgetown Global Health Initiative serves as a university-wide platform for supporting research, teaching, and service in global health and for developing concrete solutions to the health challenges facing families and communities throughout the world.

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