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