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The 2026 CMB/EI Fellows gathered in Hong Kong from July 1–9, 2026 for the Asia Immersion learning event of the fellowship year. Set in one of the world’s densest urban environments, it...

The 2026 CMB/EI Fellows gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from May 1-8, 2026 for the second module of the Equity Initiative’s fellowship year: Global Exchange. It was a week designed to move learning...

By Friday evening, nobody wanted to leave. That might be the simplest measure of what the 2026 Opening Retreat (1-7 March, 2026) accomplished: twenty people who arrived in Hue as strangers sat...

The EI Community gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for its 10th Annual Forum from January 22-24, and the launch of EI’s 10 Year Anniversary. It was a milestone moment that brought together current...

  This film marks the 10th anniversary of the Equity Initiative (EI), a program of the CMB Foundation and one of seven global Atlantic Fellows programs, working to advance health equity across...

We are proud to introduce the 2026 Equity Initiative Fellows, the 10th cohort of the Equity Initiative. This cohort brings together 20 exceptional individuals from 11 countries across Southeast Asia and China,...

CMB Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Thaksaphon Thamarangsi as Chief Representative and Director of the Bangkok Office, effective January 1, 2026. Commonly known by his nickname ‘Mek’, Dr....

In the United States, the EPIC (Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care) Project has successfully promulgated evidence-focused guidelines for in-hospital and pre-hospital traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment. With grant support from CMB, a...

Through the Equity Initiative, our Fellows from Southeast Asia and China gain a deeper understanding of health equity concepts and practices, examine approaches to enhancing equity from other parts of Asia and...

The 2024 Equity Initiative Fellows traveled to New Zealand for Global Learning I to explore health equity as well as historical, cultural and diversity perspectives outside of Asia. Held May 3-11, this was the...

“We heard real stories [from Fellows] of courage to get through their difficulties in life. It was like watching a Netflix original series of very different, amazing stories around Southeast Asia that are very...

When our Equity Initiative Fellows complete their induction year, they are welcomed into the global community of Atlantic Fellows. The Equity Initiative is one of 7 programs supported through the Atlantic Institute. Our Fellows...

Congratulations to the 30 Fellows who join the Equity Initiative’s 2023 cohort! EI is designed to build a generation of leaders (500+ over 20 years) who are committed to advancing health equity....

What do we mean by the word “organizing”? At the Equity Initiative’s Community Organizing Workshop, facilitators from the Leading Change Network shared their definition: “Organizing is finding leadership that enables people to...

The Equity Initiative’s Annual Forum, held February 1-4 in Chiang Rai, Thailand, was an opportunity for Fellows to exchange ideas across cohorts and to hear from leaders with deep experience in global health,...

The Equity Initiative’s Project Accelerator is designed to help Fellows bring clarity and structure to the goals for their second-year equity projects, through additional skills training, guidance from resource persons, and peer...

The initial in-person gathering for the CMB-supported project on “Strengthening Collaboration in Medical Education Between Viet Nam, Lao PDR, and Cambodia” represented a first step in building community and a culture of...