YIGH Sustainable Health Initiative Announces Inaugural Kalyanpur-Maheshwari Grant for Global Health Innovation

Last November 15th, participants in the Yale Sustainable Health Initiative Venture Development Program (VDP) pitched ideas for innovative global health ventures as part of the Kalyanpur-Maheshwari Grant for Global Health Innovation Pitch Competition.

The winning group, Respond Crisis Translation, was selected by a panel of judges based on innovativeness, quality of their pitch, ongoing engagement with the VDP, and demonstration of impact. In total, nine teams participated in the pitch competition.

The fall 2024 winner, Respond Crisis Translation, is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides translation services for migrants and refugees for whom language is a barrier to accessing support. Jack Carew, a doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, serves as Respond’s Director of Academic Partnerships and Public Health.

“In the world we live in today, Respond’s work has the potential to make a tremendous impact on refugees, and SHI is proud to play a small part in that,” said Basrai.

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