MILLION STRONG MEN INITIATIVE
Supported Charities & Global Initiatives
The Global Health Forum proudly partners with the following mission-driven charitable organizations and humanitarian initiatives. Each of these efforts is led by a physician, scientist or visionary committed to healthcare access, education and community empowerment at the grassroots level.
Million Strong Men Initiative
Founder: Dr. Ash Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Million Strong Men Initiative was founded by Dr. Ashutosh (Ash) K. Tewari, one of the world's foremost urologists and prostate cancer specialists. Dr. Tewari holds the Milton and Carroll Petrie Chair of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he also serves as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Tisch Cancer Hospital and Director of the Center of
Excellence for Prostate Cancer. He has performed over 10,000 robotic radical prostatectomies and was part of the team that performed the first robotic radical prostatectomy in the United States at Henry Ford Hospital. He has over 250 peer-reviewed publications to his name and has received the American Urological Association's Gold Cystoscope Award (2012). The initiative began with the launch of the Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit, a fully equipped mobile clinic described as a doctor's office on wheels, offering point-of-care PSA testing, imaging, and Wi-Fi connectivity to reach men who face barriers to traditional healthcare. Within three years of operating in just two regions, the program has screened over 13,000 men, including more than 6,000 Black men, one of the highest-risk populations for prostate cancer. The Million Strong Men Initiative is the global expansion of this effort, with an ambitious goal to screen one million men between the ages of 45 and 70 over the next ten years. Mobile units are currently planned for Atlanta, Georgia, and Delhi, India. The initiative also promotes overall healthy living and includes a He for She program supporting women who accompany men through screening and treatment. Dr. Tewari led Project Heal India during the COVID-19 crisis, coordinating the donation of over $4 million in oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and PPE equipment shipped to hospitals across India.
Areas of Focus
Mobile prostate cancer screening for underserved men
Early detection and preventive PSA testing (ages 45 to 70)
Special focus on high-risk populations including Black men
International expansion to Atlanta and Delhi
He for She: supporting women as partners in men's health journeys
AI-based prostate cancer detection research
Mentorship and leadership development for future urologists
Notable Recognition
Dr. Tewari received the American Urological Association Gold Cystoscope Award in 2012. He is listed among America's Top Doctors and New York Magazine's Best Doctors. His Million Strong Men Initiative has already reached over 13,000 men across two sites in just three
years.
GHF Partnership
Global Health Congress supports the Million Strong Men Initiative through health forums, physician engagement panels, and public awareness campaigns. Global Health Foundation
helps expand the initiative's reach through outreach, screening awareness, and community partnerships focused on men's preventive health, especially in underserved populations in the United States and internationally.
Global Health Congress supports the Million Strong Men Initiative through health forums,
physician engagement panels, and public awareness campaigns. Global Health Foundation helps expand the initiative's reach through outreach, screening awareness, and community partnerships focused on men's preventive health, especially in underserved populations in the United States and internationally.