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