Interconnected and sistemic health problems lead to challenges on global health. High numbers of drugs resistance, challenge to overcome burden of the non-communicable diseases, HIV/AIDS and TBC outbreaks, clean water availability, and adequate sanitation closely relate to  poverty, starvation, qualified education, economic growth and proper works, energy, industry, and infrastructure problems. To face all of these issues, global health needs to move forward in an integrated, transparent, and holistic action to achieve a better global solution.

Universitas Indonesia as one of the biggest universities in Indonesia truly understands of the importance of global health. This awareness encourages UI to actively involve to seek global solutions by holding The 1st International Conference on Global Health. The conference is a collaboration of 5 faculties of Health Sciences Cluster within Universitas Indonesia: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Nursing, and Faculty of Pharmacy.