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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.

Smart Health, Smart Choices: Leveraging AI for Behavior Change in Global Health

Smart Health, Smart Choices: Leveraging AI for Behavior Change in Global Health

As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand across industries, its potential to revolutionize health behavior change programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is becoming a focal point of global health conversations. Join us on December 3 for “Smart Health, Smart Choices: Leveraging AI for Behavior Change in Global Health,” organized by the Alliance in collaboration with Population Services International (PSI). The event will serve as the final convening of the Alliance’s 2024 AI and Global Health Discussion Series. The event will bring together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to examine when and how AI and SBC can be most effectively and responsibly deployed in LMICs.

PATH, Pfizer, and the Bay Area Global Health Alliance Partner to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Senegal and Tanzania Using an Outcomes-Based Financing Mechanism

PATH, Pfizer, and the Bay Area Global Health Alliance Partner to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Senegal and Tanzania Using an Outcomes-Based Financing Mechanism

During the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting, PATH, in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and Pfizer, announced a Commitment to Action: Outcomes-Based Financing as a Tool to Curb AMR in LMICs. This commitment aims to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and incentivize antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) through an innovative outcomes-based financing mechanism.

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.

ICM Regional Conference Africa & Eastern Mediterranean

ICM Regional Conference Africa & Eastern Mediterranean

Join the International Confederation of Midwives for the ICM Regional Conference Africa and Eastern Mediterranean from September 24-26 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Africa and Eastern Mediterranean conference will bring together in Rwanda midwives and stakeholders from the region, with the goal of creating a supportive and adaptable community in today’s ever-changing world. 

Mpox Outbreak Declared a Global Emergency, Alliance Members Take Action

Mpox Outbreak Declared a Global Emergency, Alliance Members Take Action

“World health leaders must deploy rapid support and flexible funding to countries affected in Africa to stop mpox from spreading further,” wrote Vanessa Kerry, Seed Global Health.

In response to the mid-August declaration by WHO that mpox is a global emergency, Alliance member organizations are mobilizing.

MWC Kigali 2024

MWC Kigali 2024

The African continent’s most influential connectivity event, MWC Kigali, is taking place from October 29-31, 2024. With 5G connections growing from two million in 2022, to a predicted 358 million by 2030, connectivity is rapidly transforming the African continent. Only at MWC Kigali can you mix with international business leaders and high-level government ministers, who are shaping our connected future. MWC Kigali will provide opportunities to find out about key growth areas like mobile money and the evolution of AI. Learn how you can be part of Africa’s ongoing digital transformation and leave with fresh ideas, qualified business leads and a wealth of knowledge to keep you one step ahead. 

Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) 2024

Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) 2024

Join The Global Digital Health Network for the 2024 Global Digital Health Forum hybrid convening, with the primary in-person conference taking place in Nairobi, Kenya from December 4-6, 2024. GDHF is the leading global public health industry networking and relationship-building opportunity for technology vendors, donors, researchers, government representatives, and implementing organizations working in low- and middle-income countries.