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