Connecting for innovation and equity in global health
The McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health has proudly offered short courses for students and professionals for nine years. With 15 in-person and virtual courses to choose from, the summer institute provides sources of professional development for those working in universities, clinical settings, research institutes, non-profit organizations and industry. They also provide supplemental material for current students looking to learn more.
Join Alliance member Stanford Institute for Biodesign for their Policy Fellows’ Research Presentations. Their inaugural policy fellows will be showcasing their work on Healthcare AI Policy for Trustworthy Innovation, Interoperability and Maternal Health, Implications of Current Policies in the Biotechnology Industry and Patient Care, and Medicare Adoption Rate of Novel Medical Devices.
Join Alliance member PATH for the opportunity to review key findings and learnings from the Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) project. Tools like Pulse Oximeters empower health workers to identify critically ill children and refer them for treatment without delay. TIMCI is a Unitaid-funded initiative led by PATH, in partnership with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and local research partners in India (Uttar Pradesh), Kenya, Senegal, and Tanzania. Between 2019 and 2024, the TIMCI project worked in collaboration with the country governments to improve access to affordable and appropriate tools to help health care providers identify and manage children who are severely ill.
The Forecasting Healthy Futures (FHF) Global Summit will convene diverse stakeholders from the climate and health communities to build our collective knowledge, strengthen new and existing partnerships, and identify opportunities to move together from awareness and political will to action and impact. The Summit agenda is designed to provide participants first with a high level view of our current understanding of climate change and its impact on health, then insights and updates on technical innovations from a series of transdisciplinary panels in fields related to health, an executive take on recent and future developments in climate financing, and finally a thoughtful view of communications and advocacy opportunities to advance investment in next generation solutions for climate and health worldwide.
The Africa Digital Health Summit 2024 will bring together key players in the health sector, and provide a platform for innovators, academics, entrepreneurs, researchers, regulators, policymakers and development partners to share knowledge and experience in digital health across Africa under the theme of Digital Transformation of Health Systems: What, Why, and How?