The Global Network for Academic Public Health (Global Network) is pleased to announce the awardees of the This is Public Health® (TIPH) Global Grant Program:  

• American University of Beirut, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lebanon 
• College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan 
• College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila (UP CPH), Philippines  
• Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 
• Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Nigeria 
• Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia 
• Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland 
• Instituto de Sáude Pública da Universidade do Porto, Portugal 
• KIIT School of Public Health, India 
• Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania 
• National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taiwan 
• NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal 
• School of Public Health, University of Chile, Chile 
• The Airlangga Centre for Health Policy Research Group, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia 
• The Institute of Public Health and Professional Health of Karaganda Medical University, Kazakhstan  
• Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development, Kenya 
• University of Namibia, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Namibia 
• University ofCalifornia, Irvine, Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention, USA 
• West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, China 

The 20 institutions that make up the first TIPH Global Grant Program cohort represent 18 countries from around the world and their projects focus on a range of public health issues, from antibiotic resistance to mental health to water and sanitation hygiene. In addition to the awarded project, each institution has nominated a student to participate in the new TIPH Global Ambassador program. The Global Ambassadors will represent their institutions and promote public health in their regions and globally.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased awareness of the underlying issues that affect the public’s health and the need to work together as a global community to combat public health threats. TIPH Global recognizes the importance of global collaboration and local action to protect the health of the public. This program is possible with generous support from Dr. Richard and Mrs. Linda Riegelman.