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SUMMARY:2026 Global Health Symposium
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) for its 4th Annual Global Health Symposium\, Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation and Collective Action. This hybrid event convenes experts from Harvard and around the world to examine pressing global health challenges and explore innovative\, collaborative solutions. \nDate: Thursday\, April 16\, 2026 \nTime: 9:00am – 4:00pm Eastern Time (ET) \nDesigned for students\, faculty\, practitioners\, policymakers\, and global health leaders\, the symposium features keynote remarks\, expert-led discussions\, and panels addressing issues such as global health governance\, emergency preparedness\, and the global health workforce. \nThe 2026 symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. Sania Nishtar\, CEO of Gavi\, the Vaccine Alliance\, whose leadership has advanced vaccine equity\, strengthened health systems\, and fostered global cooperation in health. \nAdditional details\, including the full agenda and speaker list\, to be shared on the 2026 Symposium page as they become available. \nFormat & Registration\nThe symposium will be held in a hybrid format and livestreamed worldwide. The event is free and open to the public; in-person attendance is by invitation only. \nRegister
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/event-2026-global-health-symposium/
LOCATION:Livestream
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SUMMARY:2026 Harvard Global Health Student Research Showcase
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us at the 2026 Harvard Global Health Student Research Showcase\, a university-wide poster session highlighting global health research conducted by Harvard undergraduate and graduate students. We encourage members of the Harvard community to join us to view posters\, learn about ongoing research across the University\, and support student scholarship. \nThe Harvard Global Health Student Research Showcase celebrates student research and promotes interdisciplinary exchange\, bringing together perspectives from research\, practice\, and policy across Harvard. The event provides an opportunity to engage with emerging work on pressing global health challenges and to foster dialogue and collaboration across disciplines and sectors. \nDate: Friday\, April 17\, 2026Time: 9:30am – 11:30am ETLocation: Kresge Cafeteria\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nOpen to current all members of the Harvard community with an HUID. Registration is not required\, but strongly encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. \nThis event is held in partnership with the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \nRegister
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/event-harvard-global-health-student-research-showcase/
LOCATION:Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, 677 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person
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SUMMARY:Measuring Impact: How Do We Know AI Is Improving Health Outcomes and Addressing Local Priorities in Global Health?
DESCRIPTION:As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in health systems\, how can we know whether these tools are delivering meaningful health benefits? AI tools can be updated and redeployed faster than the evidence validating them\, raising the question of whether current evaluation frameworks are built for the speed of adoption. \nThis session explores what rigorous impact assessments for AI tools should address. Key questions include: How do we comprehensively evaluate whether these tools deliver meaningful health benefits? How should we think about data ownership\, accountability\, and sovereignty? How can we design evaluation frameworks that are both locally relevant and rigorously sound? The conversation will connect these frameworks to the broader needs of health systems. We will discuss how governments and donors can leverage evaluations to make evidence-based decisions and embed accountability into the scale-up process. \nHosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute and co-organized by the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School. \nThis webinar is free and open to the public and will conclude with a live Q&A session. \nRegister \n  \nSpeakers\n \nJude Kong\, B.Ed.\, B.Sc.\, M.Sc.\, Ph.D.\, CRC\, MRSC   \nExecutive Director\, Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modelling Lab (AIMM Lab)\, University of Toronto\nExecutive Director\, Global South AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) \nProf. Kong\, Canada Research Chair in Community-Oriented AI and Mathematical Modeling at the University of Toronto and member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)\, pioneers equitable\, mathematical and AI-driven solutions for global health crises. He founded and directs AI4PEP\, ACADIC\, AIMMLab\, and REASURE2\, advancing community-led innovation across the Global South and Canada. With 201+ publications and multiple awards\, including the 2025 DLSPH’s Excellence in Research\, he shapes health policy\, empowers underrepresented STEM scholars\, and drives inclusive\, Southern-led scientific collaboration. \n  \n \nChaitali Sinha\, M.A. \nSenior Program Specialist at International Development Research Centre (IDRC) \nChaitali Sinha is a Senior Program Specialist in the Global Health Division at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). She has over 20 years of experience with research for development in Africa\, Asia\, Latin America and the Caribbean\, and the Middle East\, with a focus on global health\, sexual and reproductive health\, and rights\, health information systems\, refugee health\, feminist research and gender analysis\, and digital innovation. Chaitali has published peer-reviewed articles\, book chapters\, and blogs on issues of gender and digital health\, health equity\, gender transformative research\, and health systems strengthening. She holds a Master of Arts in International Development Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions is a virtual series of timely conversations on wide-ranging topics at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. The series brings together global health experts\, policymakers\, and practitioners from Harvard and beyond for dynamic\, forward-looking discussions. \nAll sessions are hosted virtually via Zoom\, recorded\, and available afterward on our YouTube Channel. \nThe Harvard Global Health Institute provides a platform for different perspectives and debates within the field of global health through a variety of media. The views expressed in these events and programs are solely those of the speakers\, authors\, researchers\, and participating audience. As such\, they do not speak for the institute or the university.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/coffee-session-measuring-impact-is-ai-improving-health-outcomes/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Addressing the Global Challenges of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
DESCRIPTION:Neisseria gonorrhoeae\, the cause of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea\, causes a high burden of disease and has become resistant to each of the first-line antibiotics used to treat it\, including increasing resistance to ceftriaxone\, the mainstay of treatment globally. With two new antibiotics recently approved for treatment\, the increasing use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial sexually transmitted infections\, and development of new diagnostics\, we have new tools to deploy. But how best to do so remains unclear. \nIn this presentation\, Professor Yonatan Grad will review recent advances in the diagnosis\, treatment\, and prevention of gonorrhea\, and discuss emerging frameworks for optimizing implementation and rollout strategies in diverse healthcare settings. \nThis webinar is free and open to the public and will include time for audience Q&A. \nRegister \n\nSpeaker\n \nYonatan Grad\, MD\, PhD\nProfessor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Director\, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Faculty\, Division of Infectious Diseases\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \nYonatan is Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, and faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Grad lab focuses on how to prepare and respond effectively to infectious disease threats through understanding interacting processes from microbial evolution through human ecology. The lab uses interdisciplinary methods\, including microbial genetics\, population genomics\, and mathematical modeling to move across these scales\, with goals of advancing clinical and public health practices. He works with public health institutions locally\, nationally\, and internationally\, including serving on WHO guideline committees for sexually transmitted infections. \n\n  \nGlobal Health Research and Innovation Speaker Series\nThe Harvard Global Health Institute’s Global Health Research and Innovation Speaker Series showcases the latest scholarly and scientific advancements in global health across Harvard and beyond\, to make cutting-edge research accessible to a diverse global audience\, and to spark innovative solutions in the pursuit of health equity and improved health outcomes worldwide. The public series takes place virtually on the second Tuesday of each month from 12:00 to 12:45 pm ET. Each session will include a presentation by a featured speaker showcasing their innovative research in global health\, followed by a moderated Q&A. \nThe Harvard Global Health Institute provides a platform for different perspectives and debates within the field of global health through a variety of media. The views expressed in these events and programs are solely those of the speakers\, authors\, researchers\, and participating audience. As such\, they do not speak for the institute or the university.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/research-innovation-global-challenges-drug-resistant-gonorrhea/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Malaria in a Changing World: Past Lessons\, Present Challenges\, and Future Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Event Description\nMalaria is one of the oldest human diseases\, having sculpted human biological evolution and history in many regions. Yet it remains a heavy burden on global public health in today’s changing world\, where migration\, climate change\, and shifting mosquito vectors are influencing the global stage for this disease. New insights and innovative control methods\, however\, may help turn the tide against the scourge of malaria. \nThe program will feature expert talks\, panel discussions\, and Q&A sessions with leading researchers\, including special guest Dr. Fitsum Tadesse from the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Ethiopia\, who will share insights on the challenges facing malaria control in the Horn of Africa. \nA reception will follow the symposium\, where attendees will also have the opportunity to view Harvard student research posters on malaria. \nThis symposium is part of the Environmental Pressures on Malaria Scholarly Working Group\, supported by the Harvard Global Health Institute\, and is co-sponsored by the Defeating Malaria: From the Genes to the Globe Initiative\, the Nigerian Student Association at Harvard Chan\, and the Harvard Undergraduate Premedical Society. \nPlease note: This event is in person and registration is required (space is limited). 
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/malaria-in-a-changing-world-symposium/
LOCATION:Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center\, 1350 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person
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SUMMARY:Global Health Coffee Session
DESCRIPTION:About the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions is a virtual series of timely conversations on wide-ranging topics at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. The series brings together global health experts\, policymakers\, and practitioners from Harvard and beyond for dynamic\, forward-looking discussions. \nAll sessions are hosted virtually via Zoom\, recorded\, and available afterward on our YouTube Channel. \nThe Harvard Global Health Institute provides a platform for different perspectives and debates within the field of global health through a variety of media. The views expressed in these events and programs are solely those of the speakers\, authors\, researchers\, and participating audience. As such\, they do not speak for the institute or the university.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/global-health-coffee-session-3/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
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SUMMARY:Research & Innovation Series Session
DESCRIPTION:Global Health Research and Innovation Speaker Series\nThe Harvard Global Health Institute’s Global Health Research and Innovation Speaker Series showcases the latest scholarly and scientific advancements in global health across Harvard and beyond\, to make cutting-edge research accessible to a diverse global audience\, and to spark innovative solutions in the pursuit of health equity and improved health outcomes worldwide. The public series takes place virtually on the second Tuesday of each month from 12:00 to 12:45 pm ET. Each session will include a presentation by a featured speaker showcasing their innovative research in global health\, followed by a moderated Q&A. \nThe Harvard Global Health Institute provides a platform for different perspectives and debates within the field of global health through a variety of media. The views expressed in these events and programs are solely those of the speakers\, authors\, researchers\, and participating audience. As such\, they do not speak for the institute or the university.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/research-innovation-series-session-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
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