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