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Global Health Career Panel
Join the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and Stanford University's Center for Innovation in Global Health on Wednesday, May 15 from 9-10am PT for this co-hosted global health career panel. Attendees will hear global health leaders from our multi-sector Alliance and...
Building Bridges, Uniting for Impact: 2024 Annual Meeting
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s Annual Meeting will bring together members to discuss pressing global health issues, including women’s health investments, the impact of climate change on health, and how to design effective multi-sector partnerships. Key stakeholders from major organizations like the Wellcome Trust, Google, and Roche Diagnostics will participate. This annual event is a prime opportunity for members of the Alliance to connect, reflect on our achievements, and strategize for the future.
Global Health Career Panel
Join the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and Stanford University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health on Wednesday, May 15 from 9-10am PT for this co-hosted global health career panel. Attendees will hear global health leaders from our multi-sector Alliance and will gain insights on their diverse career journeys.
How AI Can Improve Healthcare Outcomes
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Building Bridges, Uniting for Impact: 2024 Annual Meeting
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s Annual Meeting will bring together members to discuss pressing global health issues, including women’s health investments, the impact of climate change on health, and how to design effective multi-sector partnerships. Key stakeholders from major organizations like the Wellcome Trust, Google, and Roche Diagnostics will participate. This annual event is a prime opportunity for members of the Alliance to connect, reflect on our achievements, and strategize for the future.
Healthcare’s AI transformation is already underway
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Harnessing Tech and Social Media to Educate and Save Lives | December 9, 2020
A panel hosted by the Bay Area Global Health Alliance at the Global Digital Health Forum in which experts discuss the efforts of tech, social media and digital and public health to educate, inform and keep people safe. Alliance board members Praveen Raja (Facebook) and Hema Budaraju (Google) joined Andy Pattison (WHO), Heidi Larson (Vaccine Confidence Project) and Rachel Sibande (Digital Impact Alliance, UN Foundation) on the panel moderated by Ben Plumley (A Shot in the Arm podcast).
Fireside Chat with Paulin Basinga, Gates Foundation Director for Health in Africa | January 27, 2021
At the Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s Annual Meeting, held on January 27, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Paulin Basinga, Director, Health, Africa, served as the keynote speaker. He spoke in a fireside chat on “Solidarity in Vaccine Access” with Alliance board member Stefano Bertozzi, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Health Policy & Management, UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Read more about the Annual Meeting.
Advancing Global Health Initiatives with Technology | February 24, 2021
A panel discussion on global health and technology featuring Bay Area Global Health Alliance members. This panel served as part of the UC Berkeley Haas Healthcare Association two-day conference, “Finding New Breath: Emerging Stronger Through Health Crises.”
Building Community Resilience Against the Health Effects of Wildfires and Air Pollution | September 8, 2022
Bay Area Global Health Alliance members Americares, Stanford University, Public Health Institute, UCSF, and Google had a virtual conversation exploring the impact of wildfires and air pollution on the health of communities in the United States. The discussion co-hosted by the Alliance and Americares highlighted the most important concerns in this space and each panelist shared how their organization is working to build resilience, support preparedness/disaster management efforts, and address the health inequities resulting from climate change. At this virtual event, attendees had the opportunity to learn from leading experts in climate health, contribute ideas, and leave with action items to further climate resilience in their communities. Learn more.
YTH Live Global 2022: Despair and Hope | The Global Mental Health Crisis | October 12, 2022
Alliance Events, Member Events
At YTH Live Global, an annual event hosted by ETR, the Alliance organized a panel discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities of addressing the global youth mental health crisis. Experts from Google, Hopelab, and UCSF discussed fostering community on tech platforms and collaborating to create effective digital interventions for youth mental health. Learn more.
Google Health @ WHA76: Cocktail Reception
Join Alliance member Google Health on May 22, 5:00pm – 7:00pm CEST for a cocktail reception at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google’s Chief Health Officer and Dr. Catharina Boehme, Assistant Director-General for the World Health Organization will be presenting on the impactful, collaborative work that Google and the World Health Organization have accomplished together and will be sharing the next steps to expanding their promising collaboration.
Bio — Megan Ryskamp
Megan RyskampMegan Ryskamp has worked at the intersection of technology, partnerships, and social impact for more than twenty years and currently leads Google’s global Social Impact Partnerships team. She connects nonprofit organizations, governments,...
Google’s AI-Powered Search Feature Goes Global with a 120-Country Expansion
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Insights to Action: Ideation on Implementation for Equity Convening
Too often, promising health interventions do not reach the world’s most vulnerable or are not effectively adapted to community needs and constraints, resulting in critical needs remaining unmet and growing health inequity. On Thursday, October 26, 2023, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance’s Insights to Action event explored practical solutions to close the gap between what we know and what we do, using the lens of implementation science to advance health equity.