The Global Health Interest Group (GHIG) champions the movement towards “affordable, accessible and equitable health care enabling people worldwide to increase control of and improve their own health.” In partnership with the CNA, they have participated in the planning and implementation of conferences and workshops over the years, focusing on International Health, women and government.

The organization formed in the fall of 1990 when a group of seven nurses began meeting to share their experiences working in developing countries. After forming an alliance with Oxfam Canada, the group decided to apply for membership as a Professional Practice Group in what was then the Registered Nurses Association of BC (now the College of Registered Nurses of BC). The group developed a mandate, Terms of Reference and objectives, and began examining the possibilities of international partnerships. In May 1991, the group held their first Annual General Meeting as a PPG of RNABC.

GHIG participated in workshops in collaboration with RNABC, Oxfam, and the Canadian Society for International Health. In 2007. GHIG proposed the creation of the Canadian Association for International Nursing (CAIN) in order to affiliate with groups in other provinces who are interested and involved in international nursing and global health.” The GHIG became a chapter of CAIN in June 2008. Subsequently membership declined and executive positions remained unfilled. In June 2009 the operations of the BC GHIG were closed down.