Bay Area's top public and private organizations come together to introduce the Bay Area Global Health Alliance

San Francisco, CA, October 30, 2018—As the world becomes increasingly connected,

the goal to ensure that communities around the globe have access to better health,

becomes more urgent — and more achievable.

To address this need, a consortium of leading Bay Area nonprofits, companies and

universities announced today the formation of the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. The

announcement was made during “Prescription for Progress: The essential role of

partnerships in strengthening health systems," an event hosted by Devex for 150 global

health leaders.

The Bay Area Global Health Alliance (the Alliance) will bring together organizations

across sectors to take on major global health challenges in new ways that harness the

region’s culture of innovation, research, discovery, and delivery. The Alliance will serve

as a focal point to convene and facilitate connections, bringing member organizations

together in new ways around large-scale projects and partnerships.

“The Bay Area is a hub for innovation in technology and science. The unique mix of

biomedical startups, tech giants, nonprofits, academic researchers, private foundations

and venture capitalists can serve as a powerful catalyst to advance innovations in

healthcare both locally and internationally,” said Gregg Alton, Chief Patient Officer,

Gilead Sciences. “Gilead is pleased to support the formation of the Bay Area Global

Health Alliance to better connect the capabilities of this region to help address some of

the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.”

The formation of the Alliance is a result of planning and research by a multi-sectoral

team, informed by research conducted by Global Impact Advisors and input from over

75 organizations. The Alliance expects to initiate a targeted set of collaborative

programs starting in 2019 following solidification of its leadership team, providing a

platform for partner organizations to leverage each other’s strengths to take on critical

challenges in global health.

“We are proud to be an inaugural partner in the formation of the Bay Area Global Health

Alliance,” said Dr. Huma Abbasi, Chevron’s General Manager of Global Health and

Medical. “Our success as a business is tied to the health and prosperity of the countries

where we operate, and we are committed to the Alliance’s aspirations to accelerate

progress in global health.”

The Bay Area Global Health Alliance builds on similar alliances in Washington State,

Georgia, North Carolina, and Melbourne, Australia, which serve as hubs for catalyzing

global health investments in their regions. “These Alliances serve an essential role not

only improving health in their regions, but globally,” said Steve Davis, President & CEO

of PATH. “Collaborations that bring together the strengths of the public, private and

social sectors help ensure that the best information and technologies are put to work in

the pursuit of a healthier world.”

“We have been overwhelmed by interest in the Alliance, and are in the process of

developing a Leadership Council and putting an organizational structure in place,” said

Michele Barry, Senior Associate Dean for Global Health and Director, Stanford Center

for Innovation in Global Health, outlining next steps. Global health leadership from

Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UCSF collaborated to initiate the formation of the

Alliance. “We are excited to come together as a community to identify, network and

leverage our collective strengths to accelerate and scale advances in global health.”

Generous support for the Alliance has been provided by Chevron, Gilead Sciences,

Global Impact Advisors, PATH, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, UC Davis, UCSF

Institute for Global Health Sciences, and Stanford Center for Innovation in Global

Health.

For additional information about the Bay Area Global Health Alliance or to become

involved please visit: www.bayareaglobalhealth.com.