In a new feature for Georgetown Health Magazine, Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, Director of Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI), and The Honorable Mark Dybul, MD, CGHPI co-founder and Senior Advisor, share their perspectives on one of the field’s most pressing questions: how can countries build stronger, more sustainable health systems that improve outcomes long after external funding ends?
Drawing on decades of leadership and experience, they discuss the importance of country ownership, meaningful partnerships, and translating evidence into action—principles that continue to shape CGHPI’s work with governments and communities around the world.
As global health enters a new era, the conversation offers timely insights into what it will take to create resilient health systems that are built to last.
“The future of global health is not charity moving in one direction. It is partnership, humility, and shared learning.”
— The Honorable Mark Dybul, MD
Read the full feature in Georgetown Health Magazine.
Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, is director of Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact.
Photo: Dazzle Mukisa
Dybul meets with Dr. Mechack Shongwe, senior medical officer at Mankayane Government Hospital in Eswathini.
Photo: Jilly Motsa-Dlamini