Connecting for innovation and equity in global health
The 43rd Annual Healthcare Conference will take place on January 13-16, 2025 in San Francisco, CA. This premier conference is the largest and most informative health care investment symposium in the industry which connects global industry leaders, emerging fast-growth companies, innovative technology creators and members of the investment community.
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance is honored to be hosting a panel discussion, Realizing Returns: Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets, at the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 15 at 1:30 PM PT in San Francisco. The discussion will convene a high-impact panel to showcase investment prospects in global health technologies and explore partnerships using innovative financing models to drive both business and social returns in emerging markets.
To kick off the new year and gather our multi-sector global health community together, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance invites its members to join us for a conversation focused on catalyzing increased private sector investment toward achieving health equity for underserved communities across emerging and frontier markets, followed by an in-person networking reception on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 3–6 PM PT near Union Square in San Francisco.
Take a deep dive into the world of systematic reviews in this two-day interactive workshop from January 16-17, 2025 -- Mastering the Art of Evidence Synthesis: A Workshop on Systematic Reviews. Designed for researchers and practitioners from disciplines including medicine, public health, and psychology, this workshop will walk you through the steps to craft a meticulous review protocol based on best practices in evidence-based decision-making. With hands-on practice, you’ll master the art of developing protocols tailored to your research questions and build the skills to conduct meta-analysis using real datasets. The workshop offers a thorough theoretical foundation and practical skills.
On January 22, UCSF, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the Alliance are co-hosting the Bay Area launch of the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health report, "Global Health 2050: The Path to Halving Premature Death by Mid-Century." This event will bring together Bay Area students, researchers, and other key stakeholders to explore the significant findings of the Lancet report, discuss next steps, and outline the priorities for follow-up studies.
The recent lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic set the stage for a regional conversation on global health security. Convened by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Jumuiya Ya Kaunti Za Pwani, the East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit (EARGHSS) 2025 will convene a diverse group of stakeholders and serve as a road map for countries across East Africa to work together to facilitate preparedness and response for pandemics and bioterrorism, bolster biosecurity, strengthen health systems, advance health equity, and accelerate innovative health technologies.
Join the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health for the 11th Annual Stanford Global Health Research Convening, which takes place Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the Arrillaga Alumni Center on Stanford University campus. The theme is One Health: Highlighting interdisciplinary research that recognizes and promotes the interconnected health of humans, animals, and the environment.
Join Alliance member Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) for their annual conference CUGH 2025. With the theme of 'Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a Sustainable Future', this conference will provide an excellent venue to learn, share research, collaborate, and develop partnerships to address the global health challenges we are facing.
Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Global Health's Infectious Diseases Across a Woman's Lifespan Course is a unique, intensive four-day in-person course on sex differences in global infectious diseases, host immunology across the woman's lifespan, treatment, prevention, and social determinants that contribute to poorer health outcomes for women. Apply by January 15; The course is from May 19–22, 2025.
The Rx One Health Field Institute at UC Davis is a transformative, field-based experiential learning opportunity focused on One Health core competencies for graduate students and early career professionals from all disciplines. Biodiverse and magnificent landscapes will provide a backdrop for immersive One Health learning! Through hands-on experiences, case studies, group discussions and field exercises, Rx One Health develops participants’ skills for addressing complex challenges using the One Health approach, which recognizes that the health of people, animals, and their environments are interconnected, and that problem solving to address complex challenges is best achieved through transdisciplinary collaboration.
RxOH 2025 will be held Sunday, June 22, 2025 - Saturday, July 5, 2025. Applications due January 31, 2025.
Join Keystone Symposia for a conference on Climate Change & Infectious Disease Threats from June 23-26, 2025 at Herrenhausen Palace, HannoverGermany. This conference will explore emerging research around how climate change is and will impact vector-borne disease and emerging zoonoses, from tropical to arctic regions around the globe. The program will span molecular to epidemiological insights, integrating our understanding of how environmental changes promote the emergence and spread of various infectious diseases with strategies for how to monitor and control such outbreaks.
Join African Health Business (AHB) for the Leveraging Innovation to Advance UHC in Africa Conference from June 26-27, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. AHB will convene health sector leaders from across the continent in Lagos to discuss strategies for accelerating the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The conference will focus on enhancing government funding for healthcare, advancing regulatory harmonization efforts, and leveraging the growing interest of the private sector in Africa.
