The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health is committed to advancing education, research, and care across diverse global settings.
Our Global Health Travel Awards support student and resident experiences in regions around the world, strengthening cross-cultural collaboration and improving health outcomes in underserved communities. Explore the regions where our impact is growing.
Region 1: Latin and Central America
- Antigua And Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas, The
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (U.S.)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)
- Kitts And Nevis
- Lucia
- Martin (French Part)
- Vincent And The Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Uruguay
- Venezuela, Rb
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Region 2: Africa
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Congo, Rep.
- Cote D'ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome And Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- South Africa
- Central African Republic
- Algeria
- Libya
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Tunisia
Region 3: South Asia
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
Region 4: Southeast and East Asia (East Asia & Pacific)
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- China
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Hong Kong Sar, China
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Korea, Rep.
- Lao Pdr
- Macao Sar, China
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam
Source: World Bank Group