Global Health Entrepreneurship: Foundations of Launching a Global Health Non-Profit

3 Credits.

Teaches how to think about possibilities to make a difference in the global health community. Looks at how organizations like Medicine Sans Frontiers, Gates Foundation, and other smaller but impactful NGOs and Foundations had their roots in a team of public health-minded individuals who learned the business of global health and created organizations that fit their vision of how to make a difference in the world. Guides students through the process of idea conception, team and partner building, global health ethics, marketing/branding, finance and other fundamental pieces of creating, building and maintaining a successful global health start-up. Prepares students to conceptualize, design, build and manage sustainable and innovative global public health initiatives specifically focusing on critical and often missed topics such as marketing, budgeting / financial management, fundraising, legal and governance issues.