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At the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity, the fellowship year is just the beginning. Once fellows complete their program year, they step into a lifelong role as Senior Fellows. Senior Fellows are part of a global community that thrives on connection and collaboration. They come together at annual convenings, guide the evolution of the fellowship and its impact worldwide, and spark conversations that matter, whether through fellow-led events, publications, or collective action initiatives that ripple across communities.

Becoming a Senior Fellow means stepping into a community that sustains you, challenges you, and expands your reach. Together, we continue the work of building a healthier, more equitable world.

Past Senior Fellow Convenings

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AFHE Sweden Convening (Stockholm & Luleå)

May 2026

The 2026 AFHE Thematic Convening in Sweden centered on sustainability, innovation and collaboration. Fellows engaged with themes such as gender equity, refugee and migrant health, and universal healthcare, as well as innovations in technology that support these priorities.

Collective Action: Opinion Piece on Bundibugyo Ebola Virus

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AFHE Ethiopia Convening (Addis, Ababa)

April 2025

The 2025 AFHE Senior Fellow Convening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, focused on connection, collaboration, and health innovation, exploring topics such as maternal and child health, digital health, social enterprise, and social innovation. As part of the programming, fellows engaged in fellow-led discussions, community site visits, and networking with local leaders.

Ethiopia Highlights

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AFHE Convening on Community Health (Lima, Peru)

September 2024

This convening focused on Community Health Workers and their role in improving the health of communities. Fellows visited community-focused initiatives in improving maternal and child health, tuberculosis, mental health, and noncommunicable diseases.

Collective Action: Opinion Piece on Care for Children with Advanced Developmental Needs

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AFHE Cuba Convening (Havana, Cuba)


September 2023

In partnership with The Care Lab, AFHE Senior Fellows community came together to engage in dialogue with the Cuban people and learn about their experiences with a health system that has been lauded internationally for its achievements, while bearing witness to the complex realities of life in Cuba.

Reflections from Cuba Site Visits

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AFHE Convening on Displacement & Health (Thessaloniki, Greece)

September 2022

Using Greece as “the refugee gateway to Europe,” Senior Fellows examined the effects of forced displacement on the psychological and physiological health of refugees and shared approaches that promote good health and healing within displaced communities.

Reflections from Greece

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AFHE All Fellows Convening (Miami, United States)

February 2022

This convening explored health through the lens of gender, sexuality, and identity. Together, fellows explored issues around women’s health, LGBTQ health, gender-based violence, and transformative grassroots efforts that are addressing inequities in these spaces.

Miami Presentations & Keynotes

Lifelong Fellowship

After graduation, Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity also become Global Atlantic Fellows and join the lifelong Atlantic Fellows network who amplify the influence and impact of the Atlantic Fellows and the Atlantic Fellows programs by supporting lifelong community among Atlantic Fellows, with access to resources and opportunities to connect, learn and work together.

Atlantic Fellows, through the Atlantic Institute, promotes collaboration and shared approaches across all seven programs, with virtual and face-to-face platforms for sharing knowledge. It extends community by connecting Atlantic Fellows and the programs to a broader global network of equity-focused leadership initiatives and raises global awareness of the work of the Fellows and of the programs.

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