The institutions listed below have global health as an essential part of their mission and work. UCSF has many other institutions that engage in global health projects to various extents, and UCSF acknowledges the impact of all these collective efforts to reduce suffering and promote equity around the globe.
The AIDS Research Institute was established at UCSF in 1996 to coordinate and integrate all the University’s HIV/AIDS clinical, education, and research activities. An “umbrella” to more than 50 programs and laboratories at UCSF, and with our affiliated institutions, the Institute stimulates innovation and supports collaboration across scientific disciplines. The Institute brings together hundreds of scientists to attack the epidemic from every angle, in the United States and in scores of countries worldwide, focusing on training and support, research, and clinical care to enhance the effectiveness of UCSF’s pioneering HIV enterprise.
The Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine is a global leader in clinical care, research, and education. Its mission is to tend to all patients affected by infectious diseases, especially the most vulnerable. The Division’s aims are to combat infectious diseases by working locally to care for patients with HIV and other infectious diseases, and collaborating internationally to improve infectious disease prevention, care and community health. As best practices and treatments of HIV, malaria and TB expand, Division members passionately apply these key lessons to other infectious diseases and share them with the next generation of leaders.
The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) strives to improve brain health for populations across the world, reaching into local communities and across a global network. GBHI brings together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and approaches to develop new science-based solutions. GBHI works to reduce the scale and impact of dementia in three ways: 1) By training and connecting the next generation of leaders in brain health, 2) By collaborating in expanding prevention and interventions, 3) By sharing knowledge and engaging in advocacy.
The Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is a pioneer and innovator in academic global health with a deep commitment to improving the health of marginalized communities. Through interdisciplinary educational, research and service, IGHS integrates UCSF expertise in the health, social, and biological sciences to develop solutions to today’s most pressing health challenges. With multiple programs and centers, IGHS works to transform science into policy, train future leaders, and promote the capacity of implementing partners, while building a diverse and inclusive community.
Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) is recognized as one of the leading academic and global outreach initiatives in the field of orthopaedic trauma. IGOT’s goal is to improve orthopaedic patient care in under-resourced environments through sustainable programs with regional academic partners. The Institute empowers through education, engaging a sustainable academic-to-academic partnership model with low and middle-income countries. IGOT’s SMART courses provides orthopaedic surgeons in resource-limited settings with the skills and knowledge to successfully perform surgeries to reduce the incidence of amputations.
The Proctor Foundation was founded in 1947 for the specific aim of eradicating trachoma worldwide. Since that time, it has evolved into a major research and teaching unit at UCSF, with the Foundation’s goal remaining the prevention and treatment of blindness worldwide. It is recognized as the preeminent center in the world for this discipline. The International Programs Division at Proctor has focused on the prevention of blindness programs in Asia and Africa. Proctor has active programs in Ethiopia, Niger, India, Nepal, Thailand, Mexico, and Australia, Burkina Faso, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.
The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) fosters collaborations across the biomedical and the physical sciences, seeking quantitative methods to address pressing problems in biology and biomedicine. Motivated by problems of human disease, QBI is committed to investigating fundamental biological mechanisms, because ultimately solutions to many diseases have been revealed by unexpected discoveries in the basic sciences. QBI builds international relationships around the world, with a particular focus on capacity-strengthening in developing nations and emerging economies.