The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is a rapidly growing Washington, DC based organization of over 170 academic institutions and other organizations from around the world engaged in addressing global health challenges. CUGH was established in 2008 with generous funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation.

MISSION: CUGH supports academic institutions and partners to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet through education, research, service, and advocacy.

VISION: Supporting the university as a transforming force in global health.

CUGH is a product of the expanding interest in global health. The concept of an association of universities involved in global health was first introduced in 2005 when Dr. Gerald Keusch invited leaders from the foremost US and Canadian university-based global health centers to a meeting at Boston University to discuss whether a consortium should be formed.