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