Connecting for innovation and equity in global health
Join Population Services International and Viamo for their Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for Remote Health Worker Training event. The event will explore how learnings from a COVID-19 IVR training program for Community Health Volunteers in Kenya can inform future digital health programming – for the better.
The Global Health Innovation XCHANGE, created by the Washington Global Health Alliance, will be hosting a webinar on global health innovation across different sectors. The event will begin with a presentation by Ricardo Silva, Vice President at the Foundation for Living, Wellness, and Health, and will be followed by a moderated panel discussion featuring Rebecca Milner, Chief Advancement Officer at International Medical Corps; Sudesh Sivarasu, DSI/NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Biomedical Engineering & Innovation at University of Cape Town & Director - Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (UCT - BMERC); Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ); and Ricardo Silva (Moderator), Vice President at the Foundation for Living, Wellness, and Health.
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Join the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health for their 10th Annual Research Convening. The convening will foster discussion among researchers across a variety of disciplines whose work impacts global health. This year's theme will focus on Partnerships and Collaborations. The Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health welcomes students, faculty, staff, and researchers working in global and planetary health – from Stanford and beyond, to share their ideas and experience with global health research, and to explore new collaborations and opportunities for student engagement in global health.
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Join the University of California Global Health Institute for an informational session on their Summer Work Experience Program, a program coordinated in partnership with the University of California Global Health Institute, the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension, and California Department of Conservation, and the California Department of Public Health. This program offers students a unique hands-on opportunity to work on projects related to conservation, natural resources, agriculture, nutrition, climate change, and environmental and health policy.
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Join Americares mental and psychosocial support (MHPSS) experts during Mental Health Awareness Month to learn how the organization addresses mental health challenges in the context of emergencies by bringing counseling, psychological first aid and other therapeutic and community mental health approaches to people facing the most devastating moments of their lives.
Unbiased metagenomics hold considerable promise in our ability to rapidly detect and respond to emerging infectious disease threats. The scientists at the Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub and UCSF are working to improve scale and access to next- generation sequencing tools around the globe. Two colleagues from CZ Biohub and UCSF will join Alliance member UCSF to talk about their work.
Join the Human and Planetary Health initiative at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and the Woods Institute for the Environment for their discussion with Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Anna Stewart-Ibarra, PhD, Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research in Uruguay, and an expert on climate and health in Latin America and the Caribbean. LaBeaud and Stewart-Ibarra will discuss the power that international partnerships hold in addressing planetary health challenges, including a Q&A with audience members. A reception will be held following the event.
Join UC Berkeley School of Public Health for their online MPH Information Session. The session will provide valuable insights into the program, curriculum, and career opportunities available to prospective students. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet with the Interdisciplinary faculty member, Dr. Evan vanDommelen-Gonzalez and the online admissions team, ask questions, and gain a […]
Join UCSF for their virtual Master’s of Science in Global Health Information Session. Program Director Chris Carpenter, MD, MPH and Associate Director Ingrid Chen, PhD, MS '13 will present an overview of the program and admissions process and have time for Q+A.
Join Hopelab for a discussion with CEO Margaret Laws and Hopelab Ventures investee, Rob Morris from Koko. The discussion will touch on Rob's journey building Koko as a for-profit company, a brilliant technology for screening social media for signs of mental health distress — and why he's now rebuilding it as a nonprofit.
Join Planetary Health Alliance, Center for the Environment & Health for their lecture on Climate, Health, & Equity: The Case for Collective Action from the Health System. This lecture will provide an overview of efforts – from the US National Academy of Medicine and others – which address the intersection of climate change and health, […]
Join Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) and the Philippine Society of Pediatric Surgeons for their co-hosted GICS V Conference. This year’s theme is Children's Surgery as an Essential Component of Global Health: Eliminating Disparities. The event’s keynote speaker will be President of the Philippines - Minister of Health.
Join Stanford University's Center for Innovation in Global Health for this Global Health Faculty in Focus lecture and Q&A with Dr. Christine Ngaruiya, MD, MSc, DTMH. Dr. Ngaruiya is Population and Global Health Research Director within the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine, editorial board member (NCD Section Co-editor) of PLOS Global Public Health journal, 2023 International Strategy Forum Fellow, Schmidt Futures, and founder of Kenyan Doctors USA.
Join PHI’s Pacific ADA Center for the 2024 Americans with Disabilities Act Virtual Conference. Sessions will explore topics such as how to comply with the ADA, be more inclusive and provide higher quality services to people with disabilities. Participants will hear from a variety of experts in the field and enjoy opportunities to network with your peers.
Join JSI and UNICEF for their Behavior Effect webinar: the first of a three-part series on the power of social norms to support girls and young women. The discussion will bring together experts working with adolescent girls and young women to discuss how social accountability plays into their work to shift norms to improve the health and […]
Join JSI, Simprints, and UNICEF for their Digital Identity in Health Care webinar. This LiveCast offers a first hand opportunity to gain trustworthy insights into a sector poised for exponential growth – potentially fueling immense demand for digital identity. The event will be hosted by internationally acclaimed identity expert, Dr. Joseph Atick, who will explore […]
Join JSI, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and PATH as they share insights from their recent report on how the HIV service platform has used integrated, person centered care to enhance accessibility and uptake of continued engagement in care across diverse populations and contexts. Attendees will also hear from governments, funders, […]
Join us for the first convening of the Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s 2024 Discussion Series on AI and Global Health, which aims to explore how organizations are leveraging the transformative power of AI to increase their global health impact.