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Scaling Innovations for Health Equity: A Conversation With Global Strategies

Scaling Innovations for Health Equity: A Conversation With Global Strategies

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Join Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Bay Area Global Health Alliance, and Stanford Global Health Club for the November session in the Innovation & Health Equity Discussion Series: Scaling Innovations for Health Equity: A Conversation With Global Strategies. Global Strategies, the nonprofit behind one of the largest neonatal digital health platforms in the world, NoviGuide, will join us, together with their partners from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, to discuss their pediatric innovation journey and the importance of diverse user testing and cross-country partnerships.

Understanding and Responding to the Current Mpox Outbreak

Understanding and Responding to the Current Mpox Outbreak

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The recent, rapid spread of the new clade 1B strain of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in Central Africa has prompted the second Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) since the global outbreak of mpox in 2022.  Join Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health to learn the latest about the current epidemic in this panel conversation with experts representing a variety of perspectives. In a conversation hosted by the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and moderated by CIGH Director Michele Barry, expert panelists will discuss the various strains of mpox currently causing outbreaks; epidemiological drivers of the various clades; strategies for containment; vaccine equity; and implications for the U.S. response.

Global Health Research Methods Workshop

Global Health Research Methods Workshop

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Join Stanford for a two-day intensive workshop that provides a basic overview and introduction to developing research skills applicable to global health. The workshop aims to provide a basic overview and roadmap to help people interested in conducting global health research develop their study question into a concept note that can form the basis for a study proposal. Fundable global health research proposals require a scientifically sound approach to answer a high-value question within a competitive budget envelope. The workshop focuses on essential skills to develop a competitive proposal and budget, including how to approach global health research opportunities, how to engage with collaborators, consideration of sample size, and analytical approach.

Health Equity Brown Bag Lunch | Design for Health Equity & Lessons

Health Equity Brown Bag Lunch | Design for Health Equity & Lessons

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Join the Alliance, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, and Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health for another session in the Health Equity Brown Bag Lunch series, Design for Health Equity & Lessons: Learn more about Equalize Health, the design and impact of med devices to address equity gaps, and important lessons along the way. This session features Krista Donaldson, PhD, who is an engineer, designer, and entrepreneur recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. She is the Director of Innovation to Impact at Stanford’s Byers Center for Biodesign and helps establish the East Africa Biodesign Program. Krista founded Equalize Health, which developed medical devices treating over 2 million patients in 80 countries. In her talk she’ll cover the good, the challenges, and the big lessons from her work and Equalize Health.

Health Equity Brown Bag Lunch | Geography and Inequity: Key Structural Determinants of Health in the US

Health Equity Brown Bag Lunch | Geography and Inequity: Key Structural Determinants of Health in the US

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Join the Alliance, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, and Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health for Geography and Inequity: Key Structural Determinants of Health in the US, a Health Equity Brown Bag Lunch Session. This session features speaker Sarah Hooper, JD, Professor of Practice at UC Law San Francisco and Associate Dean of the UCSF-UC Law SF Master of Science in Health Policy & Law. She focuses on health justice, aging, and complex care. She has been involved in clinical interventions like the Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors Clinic and research projects such as the Dementia Care Ecosystem clinical trial. Sarah has co-developed tools for decision-making among older adults with dementia, including PREPARE and Plan for Clarity.

Global Health Career Panel

Global Health Career Panel

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Registration has closed. Read key takeaways. 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...

2024 Stanford Global Health Conference

2024 Stanford Global Health Conference

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Join Stanford University Center for Innovation in Global Health and Stanford University Byers Center for Biodesign for their Annual Global Health Conference. The 2024 conference, titled Beyond Health Innovation: Scaling Meaningfully to Create Equity, will highlight...

Global Health Faculty in Focus with Christine Ngaruiya

Global Health Faculty in Focus with Christine Ngaruiya

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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.

Our Members

Collaboration across sectors is necessary to solve global challenges We believe in the catalytic power of shared knowledge and collaboration across our sectors. The Bay Area Global Health Alliance is a membership organization and central network hub, bringing together...

Bio — Michele Barry

Michele BarryMichele Barry, MD, FACP, FASTMH is a Professor of Medicine and Tropical Diseases at Stanford University. She is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health and Senior Associate Dean for Global Health. She is also a Senior Fellow at...