Texas Children's Global Health Programs
Founded as BIPAI at Texas Children’s Hospital, the Global HIV/AIDS Program is the largest academic-based care and treatment network supporting children living with HIV. The Texas Children’s Global Health Network is affiliated with nine independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and together we provide pediatric and maternal healthcare to vulnerable populations worldwide.
Texas Children’s Global Heart is building a world where every child can access life-saving cardiac care. Through sustainable partnerships, hands-on training, and capacity strengthening, we work with local teams to expand pediatric heart services in underserved regions. Our mission is simple yet bold: to close the global gap in congenital and acquired heart disease care.
Transforming newborn survival globally, Texas Children’s Global Neonatology Program builds local capacity to deliver evidence-based care in low-resource settings. By advancing kangaroo mother care, strengthening clinical skills, and improving infection prevention and data-driven systems, the program partners with hospitals in Malawi and Suriname to reduce preventable neonatal deaths and improve outcomes for vulnerable infants.
The Texas Children’s Global Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) program is strengthening local healthcare infrastructure in partnership with Ministries of Health. Together, we are building capacity to deliver the knowledge and treatments needed to provide optimal care for acutely ill and injured children worldwide.
The Texas Children’s Global Health Corps deploys physicians to Network sites to provide care and treatment while building the capacity of local health workers to combat diseases and conditions affecting child health and survival worldwide.
The Texas Children’s Global Cancer and Hematology program, anchored by the Global HOPE project, collaborates with local Ministries of Health to build capacity for delivering comprehensive, multidisciplinary care essential to optimally treat children with cancer and blood disorders.
Texas Children’s global health programs in Latin America provide a holistic approach to caring for children, women and families with three primary goals: to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality among the most disadvantaged people, improve health system responsiveness to these groups, and catalyze sustainable change that focuses on socioeconomic factors that shape a community’s health, like economic opportunity and education.
The Maternal Health program collaborates to increase access to and improve the delivery of women’s health services in low-resource settings. These wide-ranging obstetric and gynecological services include family planning, maternity care, and the identification of preexisting conditions that may compromise a healthy delivery, such as malnutrition and obstetric fistula. We also offer community education on the benefits of smaller families, childhood nutrition, and a range of other maternal and child health topics, while our clinical research contributes to improved outcomes for mothers and children worldwide.
The Texas Children’s Global Surgery and Anesthesiology Program aims to address training disparities and increase access to quality surgical services for children in resource-limited settings. With two-thirds of the world lacking access to safe surgical care, our program strengthens local capacity through hands-on training, telemedicine, and direct care, delivering cost-effective, life-saving pediatric surgery across partner sites worldwide.
The Global TB Program aims to address gaps in pediatric TB care and treatment among the world’s most vulnerable populations. Working in alignment with the World Health Organization, the program uses research, education, program implementation, and advocacy to prevent, diagnose, and treat TB in children and adolescents.
The Vaccine Center has led and revolutionized national and international efforts to address emerging pandemics, neglected tropical diseases, and other threats to global health. Our researchers are world leaders in infectious disease research and in translating discoveries into real-world solutions. In addition, we are actively engaged in science communication and public outreach through national and international advocacy, diplomacy, and educational initiatives and partnerships to jointly develop and build global capacity for new vaccines.