Rotterdam Global Health Initiative

Welcome to the Rotterdam Global Health Initiative (RGHI), an academic interdisciplinary network initiated and sponsored by the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, which has evolved into a vibrant community of global partners across more than 30 low- and middle-income countries. Explore the possibilities by subscribing to our network.

GROW forest retreat unites over 50 African PhD researchers and Dutch supervisors
The GROW retreat offered an opportunity for researchers and supervisors to collaborate on more equitable, grounded, and policy-relevant global health research
- Monday 14 Jul 2025
- General
Behavioural insights offer scalable solutions for healthier food choices in Southeast Asia
Researchers presented new findings from behavioural experiments in Indonesia and Vietnam, highlighting strategies for policymakers tackling poor nutrition.
- Monday 14 Jul 2025
- General
The negative impact of freezing funding on HIV deaths in Africa
The US recently freezed all their foreign aid programmes. This could result in 150.000 additional deaths and 200.000 new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Thursday 10 Jul 2025
- General

RGHI start of the academic year 2025
Researchers will share their academic work and reflect on what it takes to develop fair collaborations between partners in both high- and low-resource settings
- Thursday 25 Sep 2025, 09:30 - 14:00
- General
Planetary Health Annual Meeting 2025
The next Planetary Health Annual Meeting 2025 takes place on Oct 7-10th in Rotterdam, with scientific presentations, network opportunities and social events.
- Tuesday 7 Oct 2025, 09:00 - Friday 10 Oct 2025, 17:00
- Conference

Vision

Addressing the social determinants of ill-health and ensuring access to high quality health care for all worldwide.

Mission

Through equitable partnerships across low- and middle-income countries, we contribute to good health as well as accessible and quality health care, informed by excellent interdisciplinary research and education.

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