Connecting for innovation and impact for all in global health
1 in 10 people worldwide will need a hip or knee replacement in their lifetime. For 5 billion people, this essential, lifesaving surgery isn't available. Harvard Global Orthopaedics Collaborative and SONA Global Academy are proud to present Arthroplasty in Africa 2026: a free, three-session virtual education conference bringing together international faculty dedicated to improving arthroplasty in resource-limited settings.
Communicating about public and global health has never been more challenging — or more important. Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health is hosting a panel of global health communications experts that will discuss the current challenges, including disinformation, the rise of AI, and declining public trust, and highlight solutions and best practices, based on a new commentary in Nature Health and insights from the Stanford Global Health Media Fellowship.
The Insights Learning Forum (ILF) 2026 is eHealth Africa’s flagship convening platform, bringing together government leaders, development partners, innovators, investors, researchers, healthcare professionals, private sector actors, and ecosystem builders shaping the future of health systems transformation across Africa. As digital transformation accelerates across the continent, ILF 2026 will focus on the urgent need for stronger collaboration, sustainable financing, interoperable systems, inclusive innovation, and coordinated action capable of moving Africa from fragmented pilots to scalable impact. Hosted in strategic partnership with key continental stakeholders, ILF 2026 will convene high-level conversations, practical learning exchanges, investment dialogues, and cross-sector partnerships designed to strengthen resilient and people-centered systems across health and development sectors.
The MERL Tech Initiative's Climate, AI and MERL Learning Group is hosting another event in its series about the socioenvironmental impacts of data centers, organized by Madhuri Karak and Cathy Richards.
Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine is now calling for submissions for its 2026 conference, an annual event bringing together students, researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to explore and discuss the latest advancements in healthcare. It provides a platform for presenting cutting-edge research, networking with peers, and engaging with key figures in the medical community.
Every six minutes, a woman dies from postpartum hemorrhage — a condition that is largely preventable with the right knowledge and tools. SONA Global Academy, in partnership with the Rwanda Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RSOG) and the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership, is proud to present Safe Labor & Delivery 2026: a free, four-day virtual education conference focused on postpartum hemorrhage.
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is a global network of universities and partners working together to improve health worldwide. It connects academic institutions, health professionals, researchers, and organizations who share a common goal: finding practical and sustainable solutions to today’s most urgent health challenges. By bringing people from different countries and disciplines together, CUGH creates a space where ideas are exchanged, collaborations are formed, and real-world impact begins. CUGH's 18th Annual Conference is taking place in Lima, Peru from February 25-28 under the theme, TRANSFORMING GLOBAL HEALTH: Partnerships, power, leadership, and technology in a rapidly changing world. Abstract Submissions for CUGH 2027 are now open.