The 4th Global Summit of Schools of Public Health met in Accra, Ghana on December 9 and 10, 2012.
Launched in 2008 as a joint initiative of the Association of Schools of Public Health in Europe (ASPHER) and its counterpart in Asia and the Pacific Region (APACPH), this global summit was eventually joined by the North American Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), the Alliance in South America (ALASAG) and the Association in Africa (ASPHA). The Summit took place in Taipei (2009), Amsterdam (2010), Washington DC (2011), and this year in Accra.