Ministerial Program ‘Alumni’ Regroup in Addis Ababa
June 6, 2023
For the first time since the pandemic, more than 30 Ministers who previously participated in the Harvard Ministerial Program and are still in office were
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Apply Now: Tessa Jowell Fellowship for Doctoral Research
November 16, 2022
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program established the Tessa Jowell Student Research Fellowship providing up to $15,000 in support of doctoral or post-doctoral level research. Research
Ministerial Forum Asks Ministers to Consider their Legacy
August 19, 2022
Ministers invited to participate in the June Ministerial Forum are required to identify a ‘legacy goal’ before coming to Harvard. The idea of a legacy
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Marks Ten Years
August 18, 2022
In June the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program marked the tenth anniversary of its series of Harvard Ministerial Forums. Over the past ten years the Program
Dr. Muhammad Pate Leads Effort to Re-charge Public Health in Africa
August 18, 2022
Efforts to reboot health care in Africa are not new most notably dating back to the landmark 1978 Alma Ata Declaration charting the road to
Building Back from Civil War: Hon. Raymonde Coffie Awarded Medal of Achievement
August 18, 2022
In the aftermath of Côte d’Ivoire’s civil war, the country’s health system was devastated. Infrastructure and supply chains were in ruins, many health facilities were
Accepting Applications for the 2026 Tessa Jowell Student Research Fellowship
November 3, 2025
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program established the Tessa Jowell Student Research Fellowship, providing up to $15,000 in support of doctoral or post-doctoral level research. Research
Policy with Purpose: Ministerial Perspectives on Development
October 2, 2025
What does it take to design development policies that truly deliver for people on the ground? This question guided a dynamic panel the Harvard Ministerial
A Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Alumnus: A Case Study with the former Minister for Education, Ghana, Dr. Matthew Prempeh
October 2, 2025
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program is a unique, non-prescriptive Program designed to support appointed Ministers in doing what they do, serving their countries. The Program
Driving Meaningful Transformation in Challenging Times
October 2, 2025
We are living through challenging times. Around the world, countries are grappling with political uncertainty, economic instability, social unrest, climate risks, and rapid technological shifts,
Tessa Jowell Fellow to Address the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria
May 20, 2025
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program’s 2025 Tessa Jowell Fellowship for Doctoral Research was awarded to Tosin Adebola, a DrPH student at the Harvard T.H. Chan
Leaders Convene to Tackle Urgent Development Challenges
May 20, 2025
High-level government leaders from across Africa and Asia, including Vice Presidents, Vice Prime Ministers, Finance Ministers, Planning Ministers, and Heads of Presidential Delivery Units, gathered