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