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