https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-rss/?keywordId=1778&orgId=118812&title=News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale Institute for Global Health en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sun, 17 May 2026 09:14:07 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/project-hope-selected-for-kalyanpur-maheshwari-grant-for-global-health-innovation/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/project-hope-selected-for-kalyanpur-maheshwari-grant-for-global-health-innovation/ Each semester, participants in the Sustainable Health Initiative Venture Development Program (SHI VDP) have the opportunity to pitch their projects for additional funding through the Kalyanpur-Maheshwari Grant for Global Health Innovation pitch competition. This year’s winning venture was Project Hope, founded by Samson Wong (YC ’27). Project Hope is a peer-to-peer mentorship network for children who have undergone organ transplantation, with aspirations to become the world’s first global mentorship program within the transplant community. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/presixion-wins-shi-kalyanpur-maheshwari-global-health-innovation-pitch-competition/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/presixion-wins-shi-kalyanpur-maheshwari-global-health-innovation-pitch-competition/ On March 28th, seven teams in the YIGH Sustainable Health Initiative Venture Development Program (VDP) pitched their global health innovations at the Kalyanpur-Maheshwari Global Health Innovation Pitch Competition. Ideas that were pitched ranged from innovations to improve healthy eating for children to battling disinformation in public health. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/yigh-sustainable-health-initiative-announces-inaugural-kalyanpur-maheshwari-grant-for-global-health-innovation/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/yigh-sustainable-health-initiative-announces-inaugural-kalyanpur-maheshwari-grant-for-global-health-innovation/ On November 15th, participants in the Yale Sustainable Health Initiative Venture Development Program (VDP) pitched ideas for innovative global health ventures as part of the Kalyanpur-Maheshwari Grant for Global Health Innovation Pitch Competition. The winning group, Respond Crisis Translation, was selected by a panel of judges based on innovativeness, quality of their pitch, ongoing engagement with the VDP, and demonstration of impact. Respond received t $5,000 to support their ongoing work. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z