Connecting for innovation and equity in global health
Join Alliance member Rise Up and Black Girls CODE for a free, virtual event "Transforming Tech" on Thursday, June 8 from 9–10 AM PT featuring influential leaders from India, South Africa, and the U.S. who are changing the tech landscape for women and girls. At the event, you'll hear directly from women leaders who are advancing gender equity by supporting women and girls in tech for economic success.
During this session, Sarah Francis, Founding Partner, Campaigns & Impact and co-Founder Drew Bernard at Upswell, and Alliance member, led a session on the types of research that can be deployed through social media and how to use social media as a tool for survey recruitment. Sarah and Drew shared insights on how to understand one’s audience, measure the impact of ads on the perception of a brand, and use in-app polls. They also shared information on ads targeting options and strategies to create engaging content to help recruit participants through online surveys.
Join Alliance member CUGH at a webinar on building LMIC-LMIC partnerships that strengthen training programs in LMIC nations. This panel of global experts will share with the audience why these partnerships can be highly effective, the gaps that exist in creating them, their benefits, how they can be created and innovations in strengthening and retaining training capacity in LLMICS.
Join Alliance member UCSF’s Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action for a webinar on the role of exposure notifications for future pandemic response. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 40 countries and 28 US states deployed the Google-Apple Exposure Notification (EN) smart-phone system. Malekinejad and Skehan will discuss EN’s potential utility for responding to outbreaks of similar infectious diseases.