Global Health Initiative

Global Health Initiative:
In 2011, the World Health Organization reported that 6.7 million people died of infectious diseases while 36 million people die each year from non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and lung diseases. In an effort to tackle the world's top 30 diseases, ALISON in association with the Ashoka Making More Health initiative have created a suite of courses known as the Global Health Initiative which aims to increase global awareness of these diseases.

Each course includes the latest information about the disease and its prevention. The courses include an interactive assessment for learners to test themselves and measure their knowledge level and will be made available for free and translated into as many as 100 different languages. The goal of the Global Health Initiative is to educate over 100 million people worldwide over the next two years through free online courses.

ALISON is interested to hear from organizations that would like to contribute to, partner with or endorse the initiative. For further details, contact GHI@alison.com.