Global Health Day
Global Health Day, hosted by the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, is an exciting opportunity to draw together global health researchers, educators and students to celebrate and discover more about global health research, education and outreach efforts.
Students, faculty, community members and partners from all disciplines, both at Northwestern and unaffiliated, are always welcome to participate and apply to present posters on projects relevant to global health.
Event Details
In place of Global Health Day 2026, please join us at the SU/NU Global Health Knowledge Hub Conference Monday, September 28 – Wednesday, September 30 at Northwestern University.
Poster Presentations
Poster abstract submissions are open for the SU/NU Global Health Knowledge Hub Conference.
Global Health Case Competition
The Havey Institute of Global Health hosts an Intramural Global Health Case Competition on Global Health Day that unites multidisciplinary teams of trainees to pitch solutions to a complex, real-world global health problem. Each team includes 4-6 trainees from a minimum of three schools at Northwestern. The competition grants student teams one week to formulate comprehensive case solutions to a hypothetical, yet plausible, global health challenge. Each team presents their case to a panel of expert judges.
2025 Poster Presentation Winners
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
- Dulce Garcia — “Genomic Surveillance and Phylodynamic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Peru and Bolivia”
- Jasmine Machhi (second-year medical student) — “Ageing and Hypertension but not HIV status Predicts Kidney dysfunction among Older Adults in Urban Tanzania: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study”
Honorable Mentions
- Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH — “Short-term Stroke Outcomes in a Developing Country: Early results from a low-resource stroke unit study”
- Molly Heaney (undergraduate student) — “Family Income, Sex, and Adolescent Mental Health: Analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study”
Posters presented at Global Health Day are available to view online.