Partners In Health (PIH) has announced a 25-year, $25 million pledge from the Weiss Asset Management Foundation and associated donors in support of the Institute of Global Health Equity Research (IGHER) at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a Rwanda-based PIH initiative.

The pledge will provide resources and training to facilitate and advance research addressing vital health needs in low-income countries. To that end, IGHER aims to bring together leading global health experts, medical researchers, and students to provide human and physical infrastructure initiatives, such as conducting clinical trials, building biobanks and other repositories for medical research, promoting innovations in the digital provision of medical services, and providing the flexibility to adapt to other needs as they arise. 

“We are very grateful to the Weiss Asset Management Foundation and its partners for their generous long-term commitment to the [i]nstitute,” said IGHER director Cristina Stefan. “It will enable critical investments that will help establish IGHER as a hub for clinical trials, African healthcare research, and cutting-edge medical and genomic advancements for populations underserved by modern medicine.” 

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