Aspen Global Health and Development (GHD) works to address persistent global health and development challenges by promoting breakthrough solutions to advance entire fields or systems. We promote and accelerate these solutions by bringing political and thought leaders together to share and advance innovative practices and evidence-based solutions; working to replicate successful local practices at a global level; and strengthening the capacity of developing world leaders to champion and act on these solutions.

Why We Launched GHD. Most of the developing world will not reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in health and poverty reduction, and gaping inequities in health and income remain between the developed and developing world.  The last decade has seen progress in reduction of major diseases, yet developing county health systems are fragile and large percentages of populations still do not have access to basic health care. Integrating health and poverty alleviation strategies is essential for accelerating progress towards the MGDs.

What GHD Will Do. GHD's mission is to identify, assess, and support highly innovative strategies for global health and poverty alleviation.  As a legacy program of Realizing Rights, GHD will continue and grow Realizing Rights' Global Health Equity Program. GHD will also continue programs in the following areas:  the global health workforce crisis, policy innovations to address the challenges of global health worker migration, women’s global health including maternal mortality and reproductive health, community based models of financing for health, and aid effectiveness in development assistance for health.