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