Our Story

Who We Are

CAGH is a global health convener, partner, and champion. We bring people together and partner with multiple actors in the global health ecosystem enhancing actions, collaborations, networks, resource mobilization, and the creation and use of knowledge. We are champions for global health equity.


CAGH is a member-based, not-for-profit organization representing and supported by researchers, policymakers, practitioners, students and emerging professional with academic and civil society partnerships across Canada and globally. The organization is the outcome of a member-supported amalgamation of the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) and the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR) and builds on more than 60 years of combined history, leadership, and action. CAGH proudly hosts the annual Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH) and the CAGH MentorNet program.


Between 2021 and 2023, CAGH also served as the secretariat for Health Systems Global and helped convene the biennial Global Symposium on Health Systems Research.

OUR VISION

A vibrant global health community creating a healthier and more equitable world.

OUR MISSION

To connect, engage, and mobilize a strong global health community across Canada and internationally in support of health equity.

OUR PRINCIPLES

Respect, Integrity, Equity, Excellence, Inclusion

Our values

CAGH affirms its commitment to

  • Equity
  • Diversity
  • Meaningful inclusion
  • A plurality of voices for a shared vision, respectful of dialogue across sectors and across discipline

our CORE FUNCTIONS

The core functions of the organization are:

  • Convening and networking
  • Collaboration and partnership
  • Creation, use, and exchange of knowledge
  • Capacity sharing and strengthening
  • Championing positive change in global health

Our Board of Directors

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Saad El-Din
Hassan

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Jean Louis

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Kathryn
Macrae

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Colleen
Davison

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Lubna
Bhayani

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Robin
Michaels

Vaisnavi Gnanasekaran

Vaisnavi
Gnanesekaran

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Nalini
Singhal

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Shabana
Haider

Dr. Beverly Johnson

Beverly
Johnson

Michelle Amri

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Amri

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Nandita
Thatte

(Observational member)

Shahin Kassam, RN, PhD

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Kassam

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Yewande
Ogundeji

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Nihad
Mahmalat

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Saad El-Din Hassan
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Yewande Ogundeji
Vaisnavi Gnanasekaran
Vaisnavi Gnanesekaran
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Nalini Singhal
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Nihad Mahmalat
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Nandita Thatte
(Observational member)
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Colleen Davison
Michelle Amri
Michelle Amri
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Lubna Bhayani
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Kathryn Macrae
Dr. Beverly Johnson
Beverly Johnson
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Frantz Jean Louis
Shahin Kassam, RN, PhD
Shahin Kassam
2
Robin Michaels
4
Shabana Haider

Our Partners

Our Affiliate Groups and Major Partners

At the Canadian Association for Global Health, collaboration is at the core of everything we do. By partnering across sectors and regions, we amplify impact, share knowledge, and strengthen collective action. These relationships are essential to building a vibrant global health community and to the success of initiatives like the Canadian Conference on Global Health. We are committed to cultivating respectful, mutually beneficial partnerships grounded in trust, transparency, and shared purpose.

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Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
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Women In Global Health Canada
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Pacific-Northwest Health Equity Network
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
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Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
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Women In Global Health Canada
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Pacific-Northwest Health Equity Network
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)

Annual Reports

2024

2023

2023

2022

2021

2020

2020

2019-20

2019

2018-19

2018

2017-18

2017

2016-17

2016

Newsletters

CAGH develops a bilingual newsletter, titled Envision, that highlights news, events and opportunities that are relevant to the organization, its members, and the overall field of global health. Below are the archived newsletters that CAGH has published since amalgamating in 2021.

July 2024
November 2022
December 2021
September 2022
October 2021
May 2023
June 2022
March 2023
April 2022
January 2023
February 2022
July
2024
March
2023
September 2022
February 2022
July
2023
January 2023
June
2022
December 2021
May
2023
November 2022
April
2022
October 2021
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