History of Effort
After years of effort, the first international service program for medical professionals is launched, marking a new era of investment in global health and health equity. On March 13, 2012 in Washington D.C., the Peace Corps, PEPFAR, and the Global Health Service Corps, announces the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP), a novel public-private partnership to send doctors, nurses and other health professionals abroad as medical educators. GHSP continues a long U.S. tradition of service and develops a new one of capacity building and partnership for sustainable health systems.