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