Overview: 

In recent years, powerful advances have been made in medicine and technology, impacting global health status worldwide. Nations across the globe are experiencing decreasing rates of child mortality, rising life expectancy and lowered incidence of chronic disease. But the global health picture is not entirely positive. HIV/AIDS incidence still climbs, inadequate care for rural populations still prevails and access to essential medicines remains limited throughout the world.

Recognizing that the global community has the resources and knowledge to address these realities of the global health field, Ashoka Fellows are mobilizing political and community will to implement necessary plans of action. By developing strategic cross-sector partnerships, Fellows are securing much needed medicines, developing mechanisms for knowledge transfer and building robust public health systems.