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Bay Area Global Health Alliance 2023 Annual Meeting | June 6, 2023

"The ambitious agenda over such a huge continent cannot be achieved unless every available resource is harnessed. And that can only be done through cross-collaboration partnerships," said Africa CDC's Chief Digital Health Adviser, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, at the Bay Area Global Health Alliance annual meeting on June 6. Attending were more than 125 members and guests, both online and in person at UCSF. Alliance board secretary Martin Dale, PSI, spoke with Nsengimana in a fireside chat that explored the rollout of Africa’s new digital partnership and how digital innovations and partnerships can advance health equity on the continent.

Transforming Tech

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.

UC Davis: Rx One Health Field Institute

Novel pathogens, climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, health disparities, antimicrobial resistance, water scarcity, pollution... our planet faces a host of interrelated serious challenges in the Anthropocene era. The Rx One Health Field Institute at Alliance member UC Davis is a transformative field-based experiential learning course focused on One Health core competencies for graduate students and early career professionals from all disciplines.

Uplift – A Week for Social Good

Join Hootsuite’s FREE week of educational sessions that will help you succeed on social media led by experts from world-leading nonprofits and more. Andy Pattison, Team Lead at Alliance member World Health Organization is a speaker.

Communications Directors Meeting #2 | Upswell – Using Social Media for Research | June 21, 2023

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.

Building Effective Partnerships for Development Between Low-Income Countries: A Powerful Opportunity for Impact

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.

The Role of Exposure Notifications for Future Pandemic Response

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.

Absenteeism in Healthcare: Poor Practice or Corruption?

Join friend of the Alliance Transparency International Global Health for the next webinar in their series in partnership with USAID and the Global Network for Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Accountability in Health as they explore why the issue of absenteeism continues to persist, whether it constitutes corruption and what strategies can be taken to address it.

An Alliance Conversation with Baraka Impact Finance: The Role for Private Sector Capital in The Funding of Global Health Solutions

On July 20 at UCSF, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance hosted Baraka Impact Finance for a conversation on innovative financing for global health in emerging markets. The discussion highlighted the potential of private capital to drive impactful health solutions, the growing interest in impact-focused investments, and the need for greater collaboration between investors, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits to address the challenges faced in global health financing.

Avibela Webinar

Join Alliance member Medicines360’s Spanish-language webinar to learn more about the hormonal IUD and Avibela™. Global access to hormonal IUDs is expanding rapidly, as the method has become more affordable and additional quality-assured brands enter the market. Wilberto Robles from Catalyst Global, an organization working closely with Impact RH360 on regulatory affairs for AVIBELA, will present the webinar in Spanish.

Salient Advisory on Innovations in Digitizing Health Supply Chains in Africa

On August 8, the Alliance hosted Salient Advisory for a presentation of the key findings, trends, and recommendations outlined in their latest market intelligence report. This report follows Salient Advisory’s pan-African landscaping of nearly 350 digitally-enabled health supply chain innovators. The discussion highlighted challenges and opportunities surrounding scale, partnerships, and access to funding within Africa’s digital health supply chain ecosystem.