Impactful alliance of nine academic institutions on Global Health initiatives Universidad del Rosario (CO) University of South-Eastern Norway (NO) University of Alabama at Birmingham (US) Maastricht University (NL) Thammasat University (TH) Bangladesh University of Professionals (BD) McMaster University (CA) Niigata University (JP) Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN) Ahfad University for Women (SD)