Welcome to Students for Global Health Equity

Greetings and welcome to "Students for Global Health Equity". This blog will chronicle the experiences of young people and organizations fighting to eliminate inequalities in global healthcare delivery. In addition to interviews with young leaders in the field of global health, this blog will also present the lessons I learned while working as a full time student organizer for an international HIV organization.

Before proceeding, I must reveal my principle assumptions and biases. The following constitutes the underlying premise of my thought and writing:

1. Eliminating poverty and its associated scourges, especially those pertaining to health, is the great moral struggle of the 21st century.
2. Young people must play a unique role in the fight for global health equity.
3. While many young people desire to "change the world", there are many barriers which inhibit action.
4. Fostering a strong peer community can build the knowledge, capacity, and will for effective action on behalf of the world's poor. 
5. An unrelenting commitment to partnership must be the cornerstone of successful healthcare delivery.

(Note: it should not be presumed that featured organizations, guest contributors, and interviewees ascribe to these same beliefs.)

My purpose in publishing this blog is to develop my own understanding of what effective student organizing for global health equity entails. To that end, I warmly invite comments, questions, queries, and critiques of my work. I hope that, together, we can empower other young people to join the fight for global health equity.