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2026 Fellowship Application Now Open!

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The Equity Initiative Fellowship Program

is focused on promoting the Fellows' understanding of social justice in health, growing the Fellows' leadership competency, and fostering a community that drives meaningful systems change.

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Why Health Equity and Leadership?

Health equity means that everyone has a fair opportunity to be as healthy as possible, but there are many non-medical factors that influence this like income, education, policy, and other social systems affecting daily life. These issues cannot be solved by the health sector alone, which is why the Equity Initiative is looking for Fellows from a wide range of sectors who are passionate about health equity, and can lead a community dedicated to fairer societies in Southeast Asia and China!

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Community Building

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EI Fellows Support Myanmar's Post-Earthquake Healthcare Response

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Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam: Our Journey, Challenges, Lessons, and Impact

2023 second year project: Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam

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EI Fellows Support Myanmar's Post-Earthquake Healthcare Response

This is a story about EI Fellows Support Myanmar's Post-Earthquake Healthcare Response

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Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam: Our Journey, Challenges, Lessons, and Impact

2023 second year project: Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam

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The Greatest Gift has Been My Cohort of Fellows...

The 2023 EI Fellows graduated in January at the 2024 Equity Initiative Annual Forum and officially also became ‘Atlantic Fellows’. As part of their journey in the Equity Initiative lifelong fellowship, they will travel to Oxford University in July, to convene with Fellows from a total of 7 Atlantic Fellows programs from across the world.

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2025-2026 Equity Initiative Fellowship Program Applications Open 15 JUNE

Applications for the 2025-2026 Equity Initiaitve Fellowship Program open 15 JUNE! If you are driven to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, we encourage you to apply and become part of our passionate and committed community of change-makers for health equity in Southeast Asia.

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Finding Unity in Diversity

In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Meriam Tedding (2024, Philippines) reflects on the value of diversity, and linking it with a recent trip to New Zealand as part of Global Learning I:

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The Greatest Gift has Been My Cohort of Fellows...

The 2023 EI Fellows graduated in January at the 2024 Equity Initiative Annual Forum and officially also became ‘Atlantic Fellows’. As part of their journey in the Equity Initiative lifelong fellowship, they will travel to Oxford University in July, to convene with Fellows from a total of 7 Atlantic Fellows programs from across the world.

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2025-2026 Equity Initiative Fellowship Program Applications Open 15 JUNE

Applications for the 2025-2026 Equity Initiaitve Fellowship Program open 15 JUNE! If you are driven to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, we encourage you to apply and become part of our passionate and committed community of change-makers for health equity in Southeast Asia.

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Finding Unity in Diversity

In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Meriam Tedding (2024, Philippines) reflects on the value of diversity, and linking it with a recent trip to New Zealand as part of Global Learning I:

Fellowship Program

The Fellowship program seeks to inspire and deepen the Fellows’ commitment to advance social justice in health.

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The experience goes beyond traditional academic coursework with peer, experiential, and blended online learning organized around two themes: Health Equity and Leadership.

The experience goes beyond traditional academic coursework with peer, experiential, and blended online learning organized around two themes: Health Equity and Leadership.

The experience goes beyond traditional academic coursework with peer, experiential, and blended online learning organized around two themes: Health Equity and Leadership.

The experience goes beyond traditional academic coursework with peer, experiential, and blended online learning organized around two themes: Health Equity and Leadership.

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Speed Meet A Fellow

Adisorn Juntrasook is the Dean of the Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education at Thammasat University, where he leads initiatives focused on education, leadership, and social transformation. A long-time advocate for LGBTQI+ rights, he has championed anti-discrimination policies in higher education and led national studies on LGBTQI+ exclusion and healthcare access.

Speed Meet A Fellow

Sandra is a physician and the founder of Doctors Without Stigma, a platform addressing discrimination in healthcare across Indonesia through education, outreach, and advocacy. Her work focuses on mental health, sexual and reproductive rights, and gender-based violence, with a growing network of over 140 professionals promoting equitable care.

Speed Meet A Fellow

Binh is the Director of Survival Skills Vietnam, a social enterprise providing first aid education to over 120,000 people, sparked by his own life experiences and passion for emergency preparedness. With a background in grassroots innovation and health equity, he now works to scale SSVN’s impact and bridge gaps between medical experts and communities.

Launched in 2016, the Equity Initiative, also known as the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia

Empowering The Next Generation Of Leaders For Health Equity