Mission and Vision

Mission

Columbia University's Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA) develops and advances evidence-based, sustainable solutions to emerging public health and social issues in the Central Asia region through rigorous research, education, training and policy. This multi-disciplinary center creates crosscutting partnerships with governments, universities, and non-governmental organizations in the region and worldwide to achieve its mission.

Vision

As a center of excellence, the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia envisions:

• Providing vulnerable populations with access to effective systems of health care and social welfare,
• Developing the next generation of research scientists capable to mobilize and provide multi-disciplinary expertise on public health and social issues, and
• Advancing innovative curriculum on global health and social welfare through faculty and student exchanges between Central Asia and Columbia University.