About Us
The Harvard College Global Health and AIDS Coalition (HCGHAC) is a student group devoted to promoting a strong, lasting commitment to the ideals of social justice, organizing effective initiatives combating global health inequity, and fighting for health as a basic human right. Founded in 2001, the Coalition seeks to engage students in a growing movement for global health through education and awareness activities; to effect policy change through advocacy and activism, both on and off campus; and to address local and global health needs through direct service and fundraising. Through these initiatives, HCGHAC strives to build momentum for a social movement that seeks social justice, especially in pursuing health as a human right. HCGHAC hopes this movement will instill a lasting commitment to global health among members of the Harvard community, and empower these current and future leaders to carry out this commitment in their personal and professional lives.
The Harvard College Global Health and AIDS Coalition (originally named the Harvard AIDS Coalition) was the founding chapter of the Student Global AIDS Campaign, currently an 86-chapter nationwide advocacy group that has become an important part of global AIDS activism in the United States. HCGHAC allows serves as the umbrella organization for the Harvard Chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and the Harvard College Global Health Review, Harvard’s first global health publication.
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