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