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SUMMARY:Combining Evidence from Observational Studies and Population Surveys to Better Predict Cardiovascular Disease Risk
DESCRIPTION:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death worldwide. Although CVD mortality declined substantially over the past five decades\, progress in the United States has slowed since 2010. Reviving these gains will require more effective implementation of prevention strategies\, including improved methods for identifying individuals at highest risk. \nIn this presentation\, Dr. Goodarz Danaei will discuss emerging approaches to cardiovascular risk prediction and prevention\, including the use of causal inference methods and nationally representative data to develop more accurate risk models. He will explore the limitations of existing prediction tools\, which often rely on outdated cohort studies or nonrepresentative electronic medical record data\, and present new research aimed at improving population-level prevention strategies in the United States and globally. \nThis webinar is free and open to the public and will include time for audience Q&A. \nRegister \n  \nSpeaker\n \nGoodarz Danaei\, MD\nBernard Lown Professor of Cardiovascular Health\, Global Health and Population\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Faculty Director\, Bernard Lown Scholars in Cardiovascular Health Program \nDr. Goodarz Danaei is the Bernard Lown Professor of Cardiovascular Health in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His global health research focuses on quantifying the population-level impact of risk factors and preventive interventions on cardiovascular disease globally\, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. He led the team that developed the only country-level risk prediction model for cardiovascular disease (www.globorisk.org) that has since been used by dozens of researchers and clinical groups worldwide. His epidemiological research applies advanced methods of causal inference to emulate the design and analysis of target trials using electronic health records and other observational data. As a member of CAUSALab\, he has helped develop and apply marginal Structural Models and the G-formula to quantify causal effects of lifestyle changes or medications on long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases. \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-goodarz-danaei/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Can AI Transform Global Health? Promise\, Progress\, and Reality
DESCRIPTION:This session examines the state of AI in global health through a central question: with governments and donors now actively shaping AI policy for health\, how do we ensure the evidence base and frontline capacity keep pace with the speed of deployment\, and where does hype outpace the evidence? Speakers will explore persistent gaps in health systems\, from workforce shortages and delayed diagnostics to fragmented data systems and outbreak preparedness\, alongside the growing landscape of AI applications designed to address them. The discussion will critically examine recurring misalignments between donor priorities\, technology development\, and frontline health worker needs\, while also considering the practical realities that shape implementation. \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 \nRose Nakasi\, PhD\nHead of the Makerere Artificial Intelligence Health Lab \nDr. Rose Nakasi\, an Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist and Lecturer at Makerere University\, is breaking new ground in health technology as the Head of the Makerere Artificial Intelligence Health Lab. She spearheads innovative projects like the Lacuna-funded initiative for Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health and the Google-funded “Ocular” project\, focusing on AI-driven mobile microscopy diagnosis of Malaria\, Tuberculosis\, and cancer. Her dedication to healthcare is evident through her work with the NIH DS-I Africa consortium on the DS-I Malaria project in Uganda. With a PhD in Computer Science from Makerere University\, Rose is making significant strides in AI and health technology. Rose also leads the ITU/WHO/WIPO Topic Group on “AI based detection of Malaria” under the Global Initiative AI for Health (GIAI4H) and a committee member on the CODATA International Data Policy Committee. \n  \n \nSameer Pujari\nAI Lead\, Global Digital Health Strategy & Governance\, World Health Organization; Vice Chair\, ITU–WHO Focus Group on AI 4 Health \nSameer Pujari is currently leading  WHO AI for Health Programme and heads the WHO Secretariat for the Global Initiative on AI for Health\, a joint initiative with WHO\, ITU and WIPO where he is convening global AI labs\, leading development and deployment of standards\, policies\, and norms on AI for health\, building benchmarking and evaluation frameworks for verifiable AI in health\, and shaping AI readiness for WHO and its Member States.  He previously led the development and negotiations of the WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health across all 194 Member States. He has also served as Vice Chair of the WHO–ITU Focus Group on AI for Health. \nSameer joined WHO Headquarters in Geneva in February 2008. Over his career\, he has worked extensively on digital health — spanning mHealth\, big data\, and AI — and has established several global digital health initiatives. He has provided in-country support across 75+ countries in all WHO regions and has contributed to close to 100 publications\, guidance documents\, and reports on digital health and AI. He is a recipient of the WHO Director-General’s Award for Excellence (2016) and the Greenpeace Innovations Award (2018). \n  \nModerator\n \nMatthew Bonds\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Co-Founder & Scientific Director of PIVOT \nProfessor Matthew Bonds has a PhD in economics and a PhD in (disease) ecology from the University of Georgia. He is an associate professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School\, and co-founder & scientific director of PIVOT. His research focuses on 1) the ecology of poverty and economic development; and 2) the science of implementing global health delivery systems. PIVOT works with the Madagascar government to establish a district level model health system for over 200\,000 people. With novel data systems at all levels of care (community\, primary and secondary care)\, this partnership is pioneering a new science of health system transformation\, with some of the most rigorously evaluated population level impacts in the world. His work has been supported by a K01 Award from the NIH Fogarty International Center\, a Scholar Award in Complex Systems Science from the James S. McDonnell Foundation\, and a Rainer Arnhold Fellowship from the Mulago Foundation. \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-can-ai-transform-global-health/
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/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260327T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260327T100000
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SUMMARY:Deploying AI in Global Health: Partnerships\, Power\, and Public Value
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute and co-organized by the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School. \nAs artificial intelligence expands across global health\, a new wave of partnerships between technology companies\, philanthropies\, and governments is reshaping how AI is deployed in low-resource settings. Initiatives such as the OpenAI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Horizon1000 Partnership and a recent memorandum of understanding between the government of Rwanda and Anthropic\, aim to accelerate AI adoption across sectors. \nThis webinar will examine the opportunities and tensions surrounding global AI deployment through the lens of Rwanda. The panel will bring together a leading researcher on AI governance and safety and one of the architects of Rwanda’s national AI strategy. They will reflect on practical insights that can inform how governments and funders can build equitable and locally driven partnerships to deploy AI-driven innovation in global health. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nSpeakers\nChinasa T. Okolo\, Ph.D.\nFounder and Scientific Director\, Technecultura \nChinasa T. Okolo\, Ph.D.\, is the Founder of Technecultura\, a Policy Specialist at the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)\, and a recent Computer Science Ph.D. graduate from Cornell University. Her research focuses on AI governance and safety for the Global Majority\, datafication and algorithmic marginalization\, and the geopolitical impacts of AI. Dr. Okolo has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential people in AI by TIME\, honored in the inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30 AI list\, and advises numerous multilateral institutions\, national governments\, corporations\, and nonprofits. She is a former Fellow at the Brookings Institution and has worked in research-based roles at Apple and Microsoft. Her research has been covered widely in media outlets and published at top-tier venues in human-computer interaction and sociotechnical computing. Learn more about Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo at www.chinasatokolo.com. \n  \nEsther Kunda\nDirector General\, Innovation & Emerging Technologies\, Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Innovation of Rwanda \nEsther Kunda is the Director General in charge of Innovation and Emerging Technologies at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation where she drives policy initiatives and interventions to support the Rwandan innovation ecosystem and development of new emerging technologies in the country. She recently spearheaded key initiatives such as the National AI policy\, the fintech strategy\, and Hanga Pitchfest\, among others. She is also a councilor representing Rwanda in the ITU Council. Before joining the Ministry of ICT and Innovation\, Esther Kunda was the Policy\, Innovation and Community of Scientists Manager at the Next Einstein Forum (NEF). She managed the development of NEF policy initiatives and worked closely with the NEF Community of Scientists on science engagement activities\, such as the NEF Africa Science Week across Africa. Before joining NEF\, she was at Intel as Education Support Manager and as product development for Tigo Rwanda. She has experience in product development\, business strategy\, policy and innovation. \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/deploying-ai-in-global-health/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260310T120000
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SUMMARY:Building Cancer Research Capacity in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Africans suffer from disproportionately high rates of cancer\, and cancer mortality is expected to more than double in Africa in the next 25 years. To address this pending public health crisis\, capacity for research\, workforce\, and clinical care must be developed. \nIn this presentation\, Dr. Rebbeck will offer an exposition of the problems and suggestions to address them. Examples include the development of research and clinical translation by the Men of African Descent and Carcinoma of the Prostate (MADCaP) Network that builds an African knowledge base around factors driving prostate cancer disparities in Africa. Additional initiatives like the African Oncogenetics Network and the STARS Training Program further enhance research capacity by training African scientists\, establishing biobanks\, supporting mentorship\, and ensuring sustainable\, high-impact cancer research infrastructure that benefits both African communities and the global scientific community. \nThis event is free and open to the public and will include time for audience Q&A.  \nRegister \n  \nSpeaker \n \nTimothy R. Rebbeck\, PhD\nVincent L. Gregory\, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention\, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Dana Farber Cancer Institute \nTimothy R. Rebbeck is the founding director of the Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention at Harvard Chan School and director of the Center for Global Health Equity at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He directs large\, multi-center studies and international consortia that have identified genetic\, molecular\, and epidemiological factors associated with cancer risk\, outcomes\, and disparities. He leads the international Men of African Descent and Carcinoma of the Prostate (MADCaP) network and has led a number of consortia studying hereditary cancer risk and prevention. He also directs the NCI-funded African cancer STARS training program that supports career development for African cancer researchers and project managers. Dr. Rebbeck has mentored over 65 trainees\, most of whom hold positions in academia. He has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1994. Dr. Rebbeck joined the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Harvard Chan School in 2015 as the Vincent L. Gregory\, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention. \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/event-building-cancer-research-capacity-in-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260227T090000
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SUMMARY:Frameworks for Advancing and Governing Ethical AI in Global Health
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding across global health\, with growing investment and use in research\, service delivery\, and health systems strengthening. While these technologies offer significant potential\, they also raise important questions about equity\, accountability\, and ethical implementation. \nThis webinar will explore how governance and ethical frameworks can keep pace with innovation\, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The discussion will highlight emerging approaches to transparent\, inclusive governance and practical strategies to ensure AI supports public health priorities and advances health equity rather than reinforcing existing disparities. \nHosted in partnership with the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. This event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nSpeakers\n \nGabriela Ramos\, MPA\nFormer Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO \nGabriela Ramos is an accomplished international leader dedicated to building a more prosperous\, just\, and sustainable world. An economist\, diplomat\, and policy expert from Mexico\, she brings over 30 years of global leadership experience. Throughout her career\, she has played a pivotal role in advancing global agreements and implementing impactful reforms in artificial intelligence\, gender equality\, international taxation\, inclusive growth\, education\, and climate action. From 2020 – 2025\, she served as Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO\, delivering transformative results. Under her leadership\, UNESCO emerged as a global leader on AI ethics\, anti-racism\, and gender equality. She also advanced youth empowerment\, science-policy dialogue\, and the role of sport in development\, with a 143% budget increase\, strong internal restructuring\, and renewed team motivation. Previously\, at the OECD\, she served as G20 Sherpa and Chief of Staff\, leading major reforms including global tax reform\, inclusive growth\, education (PISA)\, and the Paris Agreement. She also helped expand OECD membership and tripled its budget. \n  \n \nAlessandro Blasimme\, PhD\nSenior Scientist\, Department of Health Sciences and Technology\, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) \nDr. Alessandro Blasimme holds a MA in bioethics from La Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)\, as well as a PhD in bioethics from the University of Milan – European School of Molecular Medicine (Italy). He has held research appointments at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) as well as the University of Zurich (Switzerland)\, before joining the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) as a senior researcher in bioethics in 2017. In 2013 he received a Fulbright-Schuman Scholarship to undertake research at Harvard University (USA). His activities revolve around ethical and policy issues in biomedical innovation and biotechnology. His areas of expertise include stem cell biology\, regenerative medicine\, genetic engineering\, digital health and ageing. \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/event-coffee-session-ethical-ai-global-health/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Aging in Place: The Care Challenge
DESCRIPTION:  \nAround the world\, most people\, when asked\, say that as they age they want to stay at home in their own community rather than move into an institution. This preference raises a challenge once people need additional care and assistance: how can it be provided? Much work has focused on maintaining people’s health and increasing the supply of caregivers\, but this session examines how environments might be supportive and provide settings for both mutual support among older adults and care technologies. \nIn this webinar\, Professor Ann Forsyth examines aging in place through the lens of the built environment. Moving beyond traditional approaches focused on health maintenance and caregiver supply\, she explores how physical environments can support older adults and address the care challenges of an aging population. \nThis event is free and open to the public and will include time for audience Q&A. \nRegister \n  \nSpeaker\n \nAnn Forsyth\, PhD\, MA\nRuth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Planning\, Harvard University \nTrained in planning and architecture\, Ann Forsyth is a professor of urban planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design\, focusing on the social aspects of physical planning and urban development. The big issue behind her research and practice is how to make more sustainable and healthy cities. Professor Forsyth’s current research focuses on developing healthier places in a suburbanizing world\, with overlapping emphases on aging and planned communities. Her education includes a B.Sc. in architecture from the University of Sydney\, M.A. in urban planning from UCLA\, and Ph.D. in city and regional planning from Cornell. \n  \n  \nAbout the Global 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-ann-forsyth/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Strategies for Improving Maternal Healthcare Delivery: Insights from Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa
DESCRIPTION:Across the globe\, maternal healthcare systems face shared challenges: shortages of skilled providers\, fragmented care pathways\, and overburdened frontline workers. Addressing these gaps requires approaches that strengthen both sides of the care relationship\, empowering women to navigate their health needs while equipping clinicians to deliver respectful\, high-quality care. \nThis webinar highlights two complementary strategies that reflect distinct but aligned approaches to improving maternal care delivery. Dr. Maryam Mustafa of Awaaz-e-Sehat in Pakistan will speak on her experience building an AI-powered\, voice-based assistant designed to give women an accessible entry point into the health system. The tool helps women triage symptoms\, understand when and how to seek care\, flag risks such as pre-eclampsia\, and maintain their own digital health records\, enabling more informed\, timely interactions with providers. Julie Mann of Seed Global Health will share a clinician-focused approach through a “low-dose\, high-frequency” midwifery preceptor model being scaled across sub-Saharan Africa. This program strengthens the backbone of maternal care by supporting midwives to build clinical competence\, listen closely to patients’ concerns\, and deliver care grounded in trust and respect. \nTogether\, these perspectives illustrate how “high-tech” tools that amplify women’s voices and “high-touch” training that centers compassionate\, patient-responsive care can address different challenges within maternal healthcare systems. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \nSpeakers\n \nMaryam Mustafa\, PhD \nAssociate Professor\, Department of Computer Science\, Lahore University of Management Sciences\nDirector\, Gender and Technology Cluster and the Saida Waheed Gender Center\, Lahore University of Management Sciences\nFounder\, Awaaz-e-Sehat \nDr. Maryam Mustafa is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Saida Waheed Gender Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)\, Pakistan. She is also the founding Director of the National AI and Maternal Newborn Child Health Hub at LUMS\, funded by the Gates foundation. Her work leverages artificial intelligence to address structural barriers in access to healthcare and information systems\, with a focus on creating inclusive\, contextually grounded AI tools and technologies. She is the founder of Awaaz-e-Sehat\, a speech-based AI system designed to improve maternal health outcomes in Pakistan. Her work in AI-driven innovation has won the  Gates Global Grand Challenges Award\, the Google Academic Research Award in AI and Society\, awards from PATH and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. \n  \n \nJulie Mann\, CNM\, MSN\, MPH\nAssociate Director of Midwifery\, Seed Global Health\nDirector of Obstetrics at Mount Auburn Hospital \nJulie Mann\, CNM\, MSN\, MPH is the Director of Obstetrics at Mount Auburn Hospital and Director of Midwifery at Seed Global Health where she guides midwifery programming and supports maternal health initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. With over 20 years of experience as a midwife in clinical practice and public health\, she specializes in program design\, implementation\, and evaluation to improve maternal health outcomes. \nPreviously\, she worked as the co-director of women’s health for Partners in Health in Haiti and as a MGH Global Health Nursing Fellow at Lira University in Uganda. Julie has also practiced midwifery in the rural southwest while living on Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. Julie earned her MSN from Yale University and her MPH from John Hopkins University and has been recognized as a Fellow in Medical Education at Harvard Medical School and Mount Auburn Hospital. \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/event-strategies-for-maternal-healthcare-delivery/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Neuropsychiatric Genetics in African Populations: Lessons from the Past Decade and Future Directions
DESCRIPTION:  \nOver the past decade\, the Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations (NeuroGAP) initiative has transformed how scientists understand the genetic foundations of mental health. In this talk\, Dr. Karestan Koenen will share insights from this landmark research effort\, which spans Ethiopia\, Kenya\, South Africa\, and Uganda\, and reflects deep collaboration across institutions and communities. She will discuss what the field has learned about neuropsychiatric disorders through more inclusive research\, how these findings are reshaping global mental health science\, and where the next decade of discovery may lead. \nThis event highlights Dr. Koenen’s research and perspectives on expanding the global reach of psychiatric genetics to advance equity and understanding in mental health science and will include time for audience Q&A. This event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \nSpeaker\n \nKarestan Koenen\, PhD\nProfessor of Psychiatric Epidemiology; Director of the Population Health Lab at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health\, Director of the Broad Trauma Initiative at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard \nKarestan C. Koenen\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical psychologist\, epidemiologist\, and author. She is Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health where she aims to reduce the population burden of mental disorders. Dr. Koenen directs the Broad Trauma Initiative at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard where she is an Institute Member. She is passionate about using science to overcome violence and trauma\, which are major preventable causes of health problems globally.  She has written for the Boston Globe\, the Washington Post\, the Huffington Post\, Thrive Global and Psychology Today.  Her most recent book is Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma\, Second Edition: STAIR Narrative Therapy with Drs. Marylene Cloitre\, Kile Ortigo\, Lisa Cohen and Christie Jackson. \n  \nModerator\n \nGregory Fricchione\, MD\nDirector\, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine; Director Emeritus\, Division of Psychiatry and Medicine; Director Emeritus\, Pierce Global Division of Psychiatry; MGH Department of Psychiatry; Co-Director\, McCance Center for Brain Health\, Department of Neurology; Mind Body Medicine Professor of Psychiatry\, Harvard Medical School. \nA graduate of New York University School of Medicine and the NYU-Bellevue Psychiatry Residency and Chief Residency and the MGH Fellowship in Consultation Psychiatry\, Dr Fricchione has served on the staffs of Stony Brook University\, Auckland University in New Zealand\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.  From 2000 to 2002\, he served as The Carter Center Mental Health Program Director for President and Mrs. Carter while on leave of absence from Harvard Medical School. He specializes in neuropsychiatry and psychosomatic medicine and for over 40 years has helped care for patients with severe medical\, neurological and surgical illnesses as a Consult Liaison psychiatrist. He has published more than 350 peer reviewed publications and has authored or co-authored 6 books including the 2011 Compassion and Healing in Medicine: On the Nature and Uses of Attachment Solutions for Separation Challenges (Johns Hopkins University Press) and the 2016 The Science of Stress (University of Chicago Press). He is also the medical editor of the Harvard Medical School Special Report on Stress Management. His research interests include study of the catatonic syndrome\, the neurophysiology of stress and resilience and how the comparative neurology of brain evolution illuminates our concepts of health and illness and medical caregiving. Dr. Fricchione was the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine ACLP Hackett Award winner in 2017. \n  \nAbout the Global 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/neuropsychiatric-genetics-in-african-populations-lessons-from-the-past-decade-and-future-directions/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Global Health Coffee Session
DESCRIPTION:The 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/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251104T124500
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SUMMARY:Rethinking American Indian Mental Health Services: Explorations in Alter-Native Psy-ence
DESCRIPTION:  \nSince the early stages of his career\, Joseph P. Gone has been examining depression and problem drinking within his own community on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. During this work\, he interviewed a cultural traditionalist named Traveling Thunder\, who linked substance abuse challenges to the historical and ongoing impacts of Euro-American colonization on community life. \nBuilding on these insights\, Professor Gone proposes an alternative Indigenous mental health discourse\, an “alter-Native psy-ence”\, that contests and recasts mainstream psychiatric concepts and reframes “mental health” problems as postcolonial disorders. \nThis event will highlight Professor Gone’s research and perspectives on rethinking American Indian mental health services and will include time for audience Q&A. This event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \nSpeaker\n \nJoseph P. Gone\, PhD \nProfessor of Anthropology and of Global Health and Social Medicine; Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program \nJoseph P. Gone is Professor of Anthropology and of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University\, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program. An international expert in the psychology and mental health of American Indians and other Indigenous Peoples\, Professor Gone has collaborated with tribal communities for 30 years to critique conventional mental health services and to harness traditional culture and spirituality for advancing Indigenous well-being. As a clinical-community psychologist and action researcher\, he has published over 100 scientific articles and received recognition in his fields through more than 25 fellowships and career awards\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. Professor Gone is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Illinois\, and he also trained at Dartmouth College and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He taught at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for sixteen years\, where he directed the Native American Studies program prior to joining the faculty at Harvard. An enrolled member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation of Montana\, he also served briefly as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. He is currently a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science\, and of seven divisions of the American Psychological Association. In 2023\, Gone received a Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. \n  \nModerator\nVikram Patel\, M.B.\,B.S.\, Ph.D.\nPaul Farmer Professor and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Blavatnik Institute’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School \n  \nAbout the Global 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/event-rethinking-american-indian-mental-health-services/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Models of Global Collaboration: Practical Approaches to Vaccine Access
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe evolving landscape of global health funding and shifting priorities are redefining how we work together. Countries are reshaping how they address the direct impact on critical health infrastructure by strengthening new and existing collaborations between governments and the private sector. Vaccine delivery is one area where these partnerships are already achieving positive results. \nJoin us for a focused discussion on how nations are advancing local vaccine manufacturing to accelerate health equity. Our panel of experts will offer insights into what national ownership looks like for vaccine development and distribution today\, especially as traditional donor support declines. Whether you are a current or future health professional\, policymaker\, advocate\, or researcher\, you will gain valuable perspectives on how countries are shaping the future of vaccines and health systems amid shifting global support. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \nSpeakers\n \nJuliet Nabyonga-Orem\, MBChB\, MSc\, PhD\nHealth Systems Advisor\, Participatory Governance & Policy\, WHO Namibia\nProfessor Juliet Nabyonga-Orem is a health economist and health systems expert with experience spanning over two decades. She currently serves as Health Systems Advisor in Participatory Governance & Policy at the World Health Organization and has been instrumental in transforming health systems across numerous African countries. Professor Nabyonga-Orem has published extensively in the areas of health systems and services\, health financing\, health economics\, policy analysis and knowledge translation. She serves as editor for several prestigious public health journals and was previously the Editor in Chief of the journal\, Health Services Insights. \nShe is a member of several scientific committees including the Africa Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA); Health systems Global (HSG); the Scientific committee of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Joint Undertaking. She was also formerly a member of the Portfolio Board for Global Development of the Research council of Norway. Professor Nayonga-Orem is currently a Professor at North-West University (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus\, South Africa. \n  \n \nWilliam K. Ampofo\, PhD\nExecutive Director\, African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative\nProfessor William K. Ampofo is Executive Director of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative and has been a leading advocate for local vaccine manufacturing in Africa for over a decade. Professor Ampofo is the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Vaccine Institute and has led extensive vaccine research\, development\, and manufacturing in Ghana. An accomplished virologist\, he is also an Associate Professor at the University of Ghana’s College of Health Sciences\, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research\, and the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences\, where he teaches graduate courses and conducts research on viral diseases. Professor Ampofo serves on numerous national\, regional\, and global committees dedicated to vaccines\, viral diseases\, and health security\, and has served on several WHO advisory groups focused on influenza vaccines\, immunization\, pandemic preparedness\, and Ebola emergency response. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions virtual series pivots with a new lineup of timely conversations at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. Held on the last Friday of each month from 9:00–10:00 AM ET\, this 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/event-coffee-session-models-of-global-collaboration/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Bridging Disciplines\, Advancing Solutions: Harvard’s Global Health Collaborations
DESCRIPTION:  \nAs part of Harvard Worldwide Week\, this event showcases the impact of the Harvard Global Health Institute’s Scholarly Working Group (SWG) Program\, an initiative that brings together faculty across Harvard’s schools\, departments\, and centers to collaborate on pressing global health challenges. Harvard faculty from current and past SWGs will share how the program has fostered interdisciplinary dialogue\, generated key research deliverables\, and sparked innovative events and convenings. From advancing health justice in conflict zones to responding to the health threats of climate change and beyond\, these working groups exemplify how cross-campus collaboration enhances Harvard’s global health efforts.  Join us to learn how the SWG Program supports intellectual partnerships\, builds research communities\, and drives forward-thinking solutions in global health within Harvard and beyond. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \n  \nAgenda\nNetworking Health Care Providers Confronting Climate Change\nMegan Murray\, MD\, MPH\, ScD \nChoose Your Future: Climate Change\, War\, and Health in the Next 50-100 Years\nTina Duhaime\, MD \nIncreasing the Resilience of Threatened Health Systems\nMargaret Bourdeaux\, MD\, MPH \n  \nRegister \n  \nFeatured Panelists\n \nMegan Murray\, M.D.\, Sc.D.\nRonda Stryker and William Johnston Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health \nMegan Murray\, MD\, MPH\, ScD is an epidemiologist and an infectious disease physician with over 25 years of experience in the management of TB programs and TB epidemiology\, as well as the transmission dynamics of emerging infectious diseases. She is a Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School\, where she leads the Global Health Research Core\, a multidisciplinary group of researchers who work with the Global Health Delivery Partnership faculty and staff to develop its mission to link research to the teaching and service activities of the Partnership. She is also a Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health and the Director of Research at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Division of Global Health Equity and its sister organization\, Partners In Health. Dr. Murray has conducted field studies in Peru\, Rwanda\, South Africa\, Ukraine\, Russia and the US\, and has previously worked in Kenya\, Niger and Pakistan. Her current interests include identifying ways to reduce the suffering caused by the health impacts of climate change\, especially in low and middle income countries. Dr. Murray led the Harvard Global Health Scholarly Working Group titled the Climate Change and Health Collaborative. \n  \n \nAnn-Christine Duhaime\, M.D.\nNicholas T. Zervas Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School \nDr. Duhaime is a pediatric neurosurgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. Her research has focused on traumatic brain injury and recovery in children\, and more recently on climate change\, war\, and health. Her longstanding interest in the relationship between brain\, behavior and environmental issues was explored in her 2022 book\, Minding the Climate (Harvard University Press). She serves as Associate Director of the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health\, as Faculty Associate at Harvard Salata Institute and at the Harvard Global Health Institute\, and as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Climate Change and Health. Dr. Duhaime led the Harvard Global Health Scholarly Working Group on Climate Change\, War\, and Health: Effects of Intergenerational Global Health Adaptation. \n  \n \nMargaret Bourdeaux\, MD\, MPH\nAssistant Professor at Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital \nMargaret Bourdeaux\, MD\, MPH\, is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, where she also serves as the Director of the Health Security Policy Academy in the Division of Global Health Equity. Her professional affiliations extend to being a Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for the Internet and Society and a member of the Steering Committee for the Massachusetts Consortia of Pathogen Readiness. Dr. Bourdeaux conducts research and fieldwork focused on health systems and institutions in conflict affected states. Her research interests lie at the intersection of health\, international security\, and domestic and global health policy. Dr. Bourdeaux leads the Harvard Global Health Scholarly Working Group titled Increasing the Resilience of Threatened Health Systems. \n  \nAbout the Harvard Global Health Institute’s Scholarly Working Groups\nThe Harvard Global Health Institute’s Scholarly Working Groups are designed to encourage a collaborative environment\, promote inter-faculty gatherings\, and explore and accelerate research areas in topics critical to the advancement of “Health for All”. Each Scholarly Working Group includes faculty from at least two schools across Harvard University. Through these working groups\, we aim to catalyze ideas\, inspire the writing of grants\, policy briefs\, or working papers\, or build networks to advance a program of work. \nThrough our events and programs\, the 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/event-bridging-disciplines-advancing-solutions-harvards-global-health-collaborations/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The Ethics of Priority Setting in Global Health
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nProfessor Ole Norheim will discuss the ethical challenges of priority setting in global health\, with a focus on advancing universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries. Despite significant progress in reducing child and maternal mortality over the past 25 years\, many nations continue to face difficult choices about how to allocate limited health resources fairly and effectively. This session will examine frameworks for balancing equity\, efficiency\, and ethical responsibility in health policy decision-making. By highlighting approaches that promote fairness while addressing real-world constraints\, the discussion will shed light on how global health systems can move toward more just and sustainable coverage for all. A Q&A will follow the presentation. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \n \nOle Norheim\, MD\nMary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health at the Department of Global Health and Population\, HSPH \nOle Norheim is a physician and Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health at the Department of Global Health and Population\, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He co-founded the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health at the University of Bergen\, Norway\, and is an Adjunct Researcher at the centre. He is the Lead Series Editor of Disease Control Priorities (fourth edition) and a member of the Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare. Norheim chaired the World Health Organization’s Consultative Group on Equity and Universal Health Coverage (2012–14) and its Technical Advisory Board on Health Benefit Packages (2019-21). \n  \n  \nAbout the Global 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-and-innovation-ole-norheim/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Global Health as a Moral Imperative: The U.S. Role in Advancing Equity and Partnership
DESCRIPTION:  \nAs a global leader with substantial resources and influence\, the United States holds a moral responsibility to advance health equity worldwide. This responsibility is rooted in shared human dignity and the ethical imperative to address suffering where it exists. Contributing to the reduction of preventable disease burdens\, rapid response to infectious outbreaks\, strengthening maternal and child health\, and confronting the health impacts of climate change and displacement are all areas where sustained engagement is essential. Meeting these challenges requires deep\, sustained partnerships with governments\, multilateral institutions\, and communities to build more just\, resilient\, and healthy societies globally. \nThis session will examine these urgent ethical questions and the role of the U.S. in advancing equity\, with time for audience Q&A. This event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \nSpeakers\n \nCraig Spencer\, MD\nAssociate Professor of Health Services\, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health \nCraig Spencer\, MD\, MPH is an emergency medicine physician and Associate Professor of the Practice at Brown University School of Public Health. With nearly two decades of experience in global health and humanitarian response\, he has worked on critical public health issues across Africa\, Southeast Asia\, and beyond\, including leading epidemiological responses during the West African Ebola outbreak and providing clinical care onboard a search-and-rescue vessel in the Mediterranean. Dr. Spencer’s work focuses on the historical foundations of public health\, humanitarian response\, and pandemic preparedness. He frequently shares his insights on public health and policy through writing\, with pieces featured in The New England Journal of Medicine\, The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, The Washington Post\, Politico\, Los Angeles Times\, Think Global Health\, USA Today\, and more. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Advisors for Doctors Without Borders USA. \n  \n \nDr. Wesler Lambert\, MD\, MPH\nExecutive Director\, Zanmi Lasante / Partners In Health Haiti \nWesler Lambert\, MD is the Executive Director of Zanmi Lasante (ZL)\, bringing over two decades of leadership in global health and program implementation in resource-limited settings. Since joining ZL in 2002\, he has advanced initiatives in HIV\, TB\, maternal health\, primary care\, and medical education\, while forging strategic partnerships with government and international stakeholders. Previously\, Dr. Lambert served as Deputy Executive Director\, Senior Director for Education\, Research\, and Strategic Information\, and in other senior roles where he led policy reform\, organizational restructuring\, crisis management\, and the establishment of ZL’s Project Management Office. \n\n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions virtual series pivots with a new lineup of timely conversations at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. Held on the last Friday of each month from 9:00–10:00 AM ET\, this 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-global-health-as-a-moral-imperative/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250909T124500
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SUMMARY:Randomized Trial of Single-Dose HPV Vaccination in Young Women: 54-Month Efficacy and Durability
DESCRIPTION:  \nProfessor Ruanne Barnabas will present findings from the KEN SHE Study\, a randomized trial in Kenya assessing the efficacy of a single-dose HPV vaccine among young women. At 54 months of follow-up\, the study demonstrates lasting protection against HPV infection\, providing key evidence that shaped the World Health Organization’s updated guidelines recommending one or two doses for adolescents ages 9–20. The session will explore how a simplified vaccination schedule could transform cervical cancer prevention worldwide\, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to multi-dose regimens is limited. By reducing barriers to vaccination\, this approach has the potential to expand coverage\, promote equity\, and accelerate progress toward global cervical cancer elimination. A Q&A will follow the presentation. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \n \nRuanne Barnabas\, MBChB\, PhD\nChief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at MGH; Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nDr. Ruanne Barnabas is a South African physician scientist\, the Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)\, and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \nOver that last 15 years her research has focused on interventions for HIV and STD treatment and prevention\, and\, more recently on COVID-19 prevention. She is the Protocol Chair of the KEN SHE Study to assess the impact of single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Kenya. The ultimate aim of her work is to identify effective and scalable HIV\, HPV\, and infectious disease treatment and prevention strategies to increase access across diverse communities and promote equity in health. \nIn addition to leading clinical trials and companion health economic modeling as an independently funded investigator\, she also serves as an advisor to the World Health Organization and UNAIDS on cervical cancer elimination and treatment and prevention of HIV. She was honored as a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2020. She has over 130 peer reviewed publications. \n\nAbout the Global 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-and-innovation-ruanne-barnabas/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Financing Global Health's Future: Beyond the Budget Cuts
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nU.S. overseas development assistance (ODA) and other forms of global health funding face major reductions that threaten decades of progress in disease prevention\, health equity\, and pandemic preparedness. Proposed US government changes include deep cuts to the President’s Malaria Initiative\, elimination of support for Gavi and reduced support for the Global Fund\, the elimination of USAID and an uncertain future for PEPFAR. These changes are projected to leave millions vulnerable to preventable diseases and premature death. Alarmingly\, this retreat from global health assistance is not isolated—similar declines in health-focused aid are underway in Britain\, Canada\, and European Union states\, among others. \nResponding to this abrupt change requires considering new approaches to how global health can be and arguably always should have been financed. The current model\, which relies heavily on unpredictable donor funding\, often leaves health systems fragmented and politically vulnerable. It also largely places the power outside the impacted communities. This webinar will explore other mechanisms for global health financing and how long-term investments in health workforce development\, strategic partnerships\, and fiscal policy reforms might support a more sustainable\, equitable\, and locally owned global health future. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \n \nVanessa Kerry\, MD\, MSc \nWHO Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health; Co-founder and CEO\, SEED Global Health \nDr. Kerry is the co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health\, a non-profit organization focused on health systems strengthening and transformation through long-term investments and training of the health workforce. Under her leadership\, Seed has helped educate more than 45\,000 doctors\, nurses\, and midwives in seven countries\, helping to improve health care for more than 76 million people. \nIn June 2023\, Dr. Kerry was appointed WHO Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health. She has spoken and written about the effects of climate change on human health and health systems and the need to integrate a health-centered response into climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. Dr. Kerry supported the UAE COP28 Presidency to shape the first-ever COP Day of Health on December 3\, 2023 and continues to lead efforts globally to build advocacy around the impact of climate change on health and ensure equitable and just climate action. \nAs co-chair of a workstream on the World Health Organization’s Public Health and Emergency Health Workforce Roadmap\, she is helping to galvanize consensus for investment in surveillance\, detection\, and treatment for the next pandemic. \nDr. Kerry is a critical care-trained physician and the director of Global and Climate Health Policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She also serves as the director of Global Public Policy at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health. She has two children. \n  \n \nJayati Ghosh\, PhD\, MPhil\, MA\nProfessor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst \nProfessor Ghosh currently works as a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. Previously\, she taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi for nearly 35 years. She has authored and/or edited 20 books and more than 200 scholarly articles. Ghosh has been awarded several prizes\, including the International Labor Organization’s Decent Work Research Prize for 2011; and most recently\, the 2023 Galbraith award of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association\, “in recognition of breakthrough discoveries in economics and outstanding contributions to humanity through leadership\, research and service.” \nProfessor Ghosh has advised governments in India and other countries and consulted for various international organizations. For two decades\, from 2002 to 2021\, she was the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates. Ghosh is a member of several international boards and commissions\, including the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs\, the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All\, and the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions virtual series pivots with a new lineup of timely conversations at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. Held on the last Friday of each month from 9:00–10:00 AM ET\, this series brings together global health experts\, policymakers\, and practitioners from Harvard and beyond for dynamic\, forward-looking discussions. \nThis spring\, we’ll explore how the U.S. engages with global health institutions\, what its budget priorities say about its global health commitments\, and how misinformation is reshaping public understanding. The series will continue with new topics and speakers throughout the year. \nFrom multilateral health governance to budget breakdowns and media literacy\, each session aims to spark thoughtful conversation\, highlight real-world challenges\, and offer actionable insights into the future of global health. \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-sessions-financing-gh-funding/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Stating The Facts: The Rise of Misinformation and Distrust in Science
DESCRIPTION:  \nAs part of our ongoing event series\, this session is dedicated to navigating the complexities of health information\, misinformation\, and trust. We’ll explore how to distinguish between misinformation\, disinformation\, and legitimate differences in opinion. Participants will gain practical tools for fact-checking health claims and evaluating sources\, while also examining how shifts in media coverage influence public understanding and discourse. We’ll discuss the rise of misinformation and why and how its been impactful on health in the US and around the globe. Don’t miss this opportunity to sharpen your critical thinking skills and better understand the evolving landscape of health communications. Presented in partnership with the Harvard Center for International Development. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \n \nHeidi J. Larson\, PhD\nFounder and Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project\, and Professor of Anthropology\, Risk and Decision Science\, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine \nProfessor Heidi J. Larson\, PhD is Professor of Anthropology\, Risk\, and Decision Science and Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Professor Larson holds a concurrent position as Clinical Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the University of Washington. She was previously an Associate Professor in International Development at Clark University and a Research Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Population and Development Studies. \nProfessor Larson previously headed Global Immunization Communication at UNICEF\, chaired Gavi’s Advocacy Task Force\, and served on the WHO SAGE Working Group on vaccine hesitancy. She is author of STUCK: How Vaccine Rumors Start – and Why They Don’t Go Away (Oxford University Press\, 2020). In 2021\, she was awarded the Edinburgh Medal and BBC named her as one of the 100 most influential women in the world. \n  \n \nSeth Mnookin\nProfessor of Science Writing and Director of the Graduate Program in Science Writing\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; New York Times Bestselling Author and Journalist \nSeth Mnookin is a longtime journalist and science writer and was a 2019-2020 Guggenheim Fellow. Mnookin is a Professor of Science Writing and the Director of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT. His most recent book\, The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy\, won the National Association of Science Writers “Science in Society” Award and the New England chapter of the American Medical Writers Association’s Will Solimene Award for Excellence. He is also the author of the 2006 New York Times bestseller Feeding the Monster: How Money\, Smarts\, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top. Seth’s 2014 New Yorker piece on rare genetic diseases won the American Medical Writers Association prize for best story of the year and was included in the 2015 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology. His work has appeared in numerous publications\, including STAT\, New York\, Wired\, The New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, Spin\, Slate\, and Salon.com. A former music columnist for The New York Observer\, he began his journalism career as a rock critic for the now-defunct webzine Addicted to Noise. He graduated from Harvard College in 1994 with a degree in History and Science and was a 2004 Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions virtual series pivots with a new lineup of timely conversations at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. Held on the last Friday of each month from 9:00–10:00 AM ET\, this series brings together global health experts\, policymakers\, and practitioners from Harvard and beyond for dynamic\, forward-looking discussions. \nThis spring\, we’ll explore how the U.S. engages with global health institutions\, what its budget priorities say about its global health commitments\, and how misinformation is reshaping public understanding. The series will continue with new topics and speakers throughout the year. \nFrom multilateral health governance to budget breakdowns and media literacy\, each session aims to spark thoughtful conversation\, highlight real-world challenges\, and offer actionable insights into the future of global health. \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-june-27/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250610T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250610T124500
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SUMMARY:Sentinel: Strengthening Surveillance Capacity in West Africa for Preparedness and Response
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nDr. Al Ozonoff\, Senior Advisor to the Director of Pandemic Preparedness at the Broad Institute and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School\, will present an overview of Sentinel\, a collaborative initiative between the Broad Institute and the Institute of Genomics and Global Health in Nigeria. This program aims to strengthen outbreak preparedness and response in West Africa by building local capacity in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Through the deployment of low-cost diagnostics\, real-time data systems\, and genomic surveillance training\, Sentinel empowers local scientists and public health leaders to respond more effectively to infectious disease threats. The session will highlight how strategic investments in regional surveillance networks can drive more resilient\, equitable global health systems. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n  \n \nAl Ozonoff\, PhD\nSenior Advisor to Pardis Sabeti\, Director of Pandemic Preparedness at the Broad Institute; Associate Professor at HMS \nDr. Al Ozonoff is a researcher trained in mathematics\, statistics\, epidemiology\, and data science\, focused on improving population health through better surveillance of disease. His work spans public health\, infectious disease\, and hospital-based surveillance. He has over two decades of research experience and has co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Ozonoff completed his doctoral training in mathematics at UC Santa Barbara and his postdoctoral work in biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has led multiple federally funded projects\, including a CDC project on methods for syndromic surveillance and an AHRQ-funded project to conduct patient safety surveillance using machine learning. During the COVID-19 pandemic\, he directed the Clinical and Data Coordinating Center for IMPACC\, a national immunophenotyping study funded by the NIH. At the Broad\, he directs the Sentinel program which aims to strengthen surveillance capacity in West Africa. \n  \n\n\nAbout the Global 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-and-innovation-dr-ozonoff-june/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250530T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250530T100000
DTSTAMP:20260614T073612
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SUMMARY:U.S. Global Health Funding: Breaking Down the Budget
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nJoin us for a timely conversation on the evolving landscape of U.S. global health funding. This session will provide a critical assessment of the current operating status of major programs including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)\, the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)\, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS\, Tuberculosis\, and Malaria. We’ll explore how each organization is functioning amid shifting political and fiscal conditions\, where key vulnerabilities lie\, and what operational challenges may impact their ability to deliver on global health commitments. Framed by the broader policy environment\, the discussion will also examine the long-term implications for U.S. leadership in global health and humanitarian response—while spotlighting emerging proposals for reform\, innovation\, and structural resilience. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \n \nAngeli Achrekar\, MPH\, PhD\nDeputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch\, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); Assistant Secretary-General\, United Nations \nAngeli Achrekar is the Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and an Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. Prior to joining UNAIDS in January 2023\, Dr. Achrekar served as the Principal Deputy U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).  Over the past 20 years with the U.S. government and PEPFAR\, she has held prominent positions helping to lead the largest global health effort of the U.S. government to ensure life-saving HIV prevention and treatment services to millions of people around the globe and strengthen health and community systems across 50 countries.  She is a passionate public servant\, dedicated to advancing global health and development\, across sectors\, especially for women and girls. Over the years\, she has helped evolve UNAID’s program for more person-centered care\, protecting and increasing HIV/AIDS gains while also capacitating countries for broader healthcare delivery.  Her deep program\, policy and partnership development experience at the global and country levels has cultivated strong multi-sectoral partnerships for large-scale and transformational impact\, fundamental to ending the AIDS pandemic. She holds a Doctorate of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, a Master of Public Health from Yale University\, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of California\, Los Angeles. \n J. Stephen Morrison\, PhD\nSenior Vice President and Director\, Global Health Policy Center\, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) \nJ. Stephen Morrison\, PhD\, is a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and directs its Global Health Policy Center. Through several high-level commissions\, he has shaped decisions in Congress and the administration on HIV/AIDS\, reproductive health and gender equality\, and health security\, including pandemic preparedness. Since 2018\, Morrison has led global health security at the annual Munich Security Conference. He directed The New Barbarianism\, an award-winning documentary on violence against the health sector and seven episodes of the CSIS video series Ukraine: The Human Price of War. He cohosts the weekly podcast series The CommonHealth. From 2021 to 2023\, he served as the James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. He is a trustee of the China Medical Board\, a member of the board of the Rostropovich Vishnevskaya Foundation\, and a member of advisory boards to the International Division at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Humanitarian Health. He served in the Clinton administration on the secretary of state’s Policy Planning Staff and\, on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. He taught for 12 years at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies\, holds a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, and is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale College. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions virtual series pivots with a new lineup of timely conversations at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. Held on the last Friday of each month from 9:00–10:00 AM ET\, this series brings together global health experts\, policymakers\, and practitioners from Harvard and beyond for dynamic\, forward-looking discussions. \nThis spring\, we’ll explore how the U.S. engages with global health institutions\, what its budget priorities say about its global health commitments\, and how misinformation is reshaping public understanding. The series will continue with new topics and speakers throughout the year. \nFrom multilateral health governance to budget breakdowns and media literacy\, each session aims to spark thoughtful conversation\, highlight real-world challenges\, and offer actionable insights into the future of global health. \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-sessions-2-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Reflections on Mental Health Work in Post-Conflict Aceh\, 2004-2024
DESCRIPTION:Professor Byron Good will present “Reflections on Mental Health Work in Post-Conflict Aceh\, 2004–2024\,” drawing on two decades of experience in the region. Following the devastating 2004 tsunami that struck Aceh and revealed an ongoing civil conflict to the international community\, a peace accord was signed in 2005 that ended much of the violence. In the years that followed\, Professor Good and Professor Mary-Jo Good partnered with the International Organization for Migration to lead mental health initiatives in the post-conflict areas. This included a large-scale Psychosocial Needs Assessment and the development of mental health outreach teams serving 75 villages. In this session\, Professor Good will share insights from the program’s implementation and outcomes\, and reflect on the enduring role and impact of mental health interventions in post-conflict recovery. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \n Byron Good\, PhD\, BD \nProfessor of Medical Anthropology\, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School\, and Department of Anthropology\, Harvard University \nProfessor Good is a medical\, psychological and psychiatric anthropologist. Professor Good has been carrying out research focused on subjectivity\, culture and mental illness in Indonesia since 1996 – on studies of psychosis and the development of mental health services in Yogyakarta\, Java\, and on humanitarianism and mental health responses to traumatic violence in Aceh. He has conducted and led studies of early experiences of psychosis in Indonesia\, as well as comparative projects of first episode psychosis in Indonesia\, China\, Hong Kong\, and the United States. \nProfessor Good gave the 2000 Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures and Oxford University’s 2010 Marett Lecture. He was awarded the Society for Medical Anthropology’s Lifetime Mentoring Award in 2000 and the Society for Psychological Anthropology’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. He was the President of the Society for Psychological Anthropology 2013-2015. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Culture\, Medicine and Psychiatry 1986-2004. \n  \nAbout the Global 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-and-innovation-professor-good/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250425T100000
DTSTAMP:20260614T073612
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SUMMARY:Global Health Institutions and U.S. Membership
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a compelling session where we unpack the roles and operations of key multilateral organizations like the WHO\, Gavi\, CEPI\, and agreements such as the Paris Agreement and pandemic accord negotiations\, and how they work to address global health and security challenges. This event will explore how these entities function\, the dynamics of global collaborations during crises\, and the considerable influence of U.S. policies on their effectiveness. We will also examine the impact of U.S. participation and withdrawal from such agreements\, referencing recent historical shifts\, and discuss the legal and practical timelines for these changes. Engage with experts to gain insights into the future of international cooperation and the strategic role of the U.S. in fostering global stability. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nAbout the Speakers\n  \n \nDr. Stephanie Psaki\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished Senior Fellow\, Brown School of Public Health  \nDr. Stephanie Psaki is a public health leader with expertise at the intersection of national security\, global health\, and equity. Psaki has held leadership positions across government\, NGOs\, and research institutions. She previously served as special assistant to the president and the inaugural U.S. coordinator for global health security at the White House\, a role that included overseeing the federal government’s response to emerging global health threats such as mpox\, Ebola and Marburg. While on staff at the National Security Council\, Psaki also coordinated U.S. Government engagement on issues ranging from ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat\, investing in health workers\, expanding access to sexual and reproductive health services and protecting human rights. She previously worked for 20 years at NGOs and research institutions\, including Partners in Health\, FHI 360\, and the Population Council\, where she led a research center focused on expanding opportunities for young people around the world. Psaki holds a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\, and an M.S. from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \n  \n \nDr. Tom Frieden\, MD\, MPH\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\, Resolve to Save Lives \nPresident and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives\, Dr. Tom Frieden is a physician trained in internal medicine\, infectious diseases\, public health\, and epidemiology. He is former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and former commissioner of the New York City Health Department. He also helped start Mike Bloomberg’s global health philanthropy\, particularly the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use\, which has helped countries implement measures that will prevent more than 35 million deaths. As Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, Dr. Frieden oversaw the work that helped end the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic. Dr. Frieden founded Resolve to Save Lives in 2017 and leads the organization’s efforts to partner with countries to prevent 100 million deaths from cardiovascular disease and to make the world safer from epidemics. In the organization’s first 7 years\, these efforts prevented nearly 8 million deaths. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions\nThe Global Health Coffee Sessions virtual series pivots with a new lineup of timely conversations at the intersection of health\, policy\, and global cooperation. Held on the last Friday of each month from 9:00–10:00 AM ET\, this series brings together global health experts\, policymakers\, and practitioners from Harvard and beyond for dynamic\, forward-looking discussions. \nThis spring\, we’ll explore how the U.S. engages with global health institutions\, what its budget priorities say about its global health commitments\, and how misinformation is reshaping public understanding. The series will continue with new topics and speakers throughout the year. \nFrom multilateral health governance to budget breakdowns and media literacy\, each session aims to spark thoughtful conversation\, highlight real-world challenges\, and offer actionable insights into the future of global health. \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/april-coffee-session-global-health-institutions/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250408T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250408T124500
DTSTAMP:20260614T073612
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SUMMARY:LEAPS: A 2-Generation Approach for Early Childhood and Youth Development
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nIn Pakistan\, millions of young children lack access to quality early childhood education\, while young women face limited opportunities for training and employment. LEAPS\, a youth-led program led by Professor Aisha K. Yousafzai\, trains female youth to deliver early education in underserved communities — creating a powerful two-generation impact. In this session\, Professor Yousafzai will share key findings from LEAPS\, highlighting how this innovative approach strengthens child development\, empowers young women\, and offers valuable lessons for global health\, education\, and workforce development programs. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nAbout the Speaker\n \nAisha K. Yousafzai\, PhD \nProfessor of Child Development and Health in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nProfessor Yousafzai’s research focuses on promoting the well-being of children and the stability of families among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries\, with a special focus on south Asia\, and east and southern Africa. She examines both child development and systems as a whole\, specifically showing how interventions that can promote early childhood development can be mainstreamed effectively into these existing systems. One of Professor Yousafzai’s most significant studies is the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale-Up (PEDS) trial\, a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions to strengthen early child development and growth outcomes. Professor Yousafzai has written extensively about early childhood interventions in low- and middle-income countries including recent articles in Annals of the New York Academy of Science\, Annual Review of Psychology\, Lancet\, Lancet Global Health\, and Pediatrics. She also serves on a number of Advisory Groups on early child development for international organizations including UNICEF and the Early Childhood Development Action Network. \n  \nAbout the Global 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. \nSpeakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/research-and-innovation-professor-yousafzai/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:StITCH: Transforming Hepatitis Care Through Shared Partnership and Leadership
DESCRIPTION:In this dynamic three-way dialogue\, representatives from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Primary Health Care\, the University of the Philippines Manila\, and the Yellow Warriors Society of the Philippines (YWSP) share the story of StITCH\, a multi-sectoral partnership to deliver primary health care for people living with hepatitis\, rooted in person-centeredness\, shared leadership\, and community empowerment. Through an evolving collaboration\, StITCH has demonstrated how research\, project implementation\, and advocacy can be co-created with the very people most affected and provide benefits for all involved. More than a project\, it is a sustained effort to shift power\, build trust\, and embed meaningful engagement within the health system. As we reflect on its creation\, impact\, and future\, we invite you to see what’s possible when academia\, healthcare providers\, and people with lived experience come together—not just to improve hepatitis care\, but to transform how partnerships in health are built and sustained. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nAbout the Speakers\n \nBeth Holt\, MD\, MPH  \nAssociate Director of Health Systems\, Global Primary Health Care  \nDr. Beth Holt\, MD\, MPH is the Global Primary Health Care Associate Director of Health Systems at the HMS Center for Primary Care. Within the program she currently leads the co-design and implementation of Strengthening the Integrated Treatment and Care of Hepatitis (STITCH)\, a primary care system strengthening program to design and scale up a new person-centered model of care within Vietnam and the Philippines from 2022 to 2026. With over 7 years in the health and social impact sectors\, she brings a multi-disciplinary perspective as an Australian-trained medical doctor\, applying her experience as a clinician\, researcher\, and consultant in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific to reduce health disparities. Dr. Holt’s academic focus is on strengthening health systems through implementation science\, community partnership\, and participatory research. \n  \n \nJhaki Mendoza\, MA \nUniversity of the Philippines  \nJhaki Mendoza\, MA is a medical anthropologist specializing in chronic conditions and people-centered healthcare. She has led the Patient Journey Mapping research component of StITCH Philippines\, with recent research co-produced alongside the Yellow Warriors Society Philippines. Jhaki has worked on mixed-method studies exploring the lived experiences of individuals with chronic illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes\, collaborating with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine\, UCSI University in Malaysia and Duke University in China. She has also been involved in works related to early childhood care development\, nutrition and food security. She holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of the Philippines Diliman and an MA in Medical Anthropology from the University of the Philippines Manila. Her research integrates qualitative and participatory approaches to improve health systems\, particularly for socio-economically disadvantaged communities. \n  \n \nDiana Rose De Silva \nAuditor of Yellow Warrior Society Philippines  \nDiana Rose De Silva is a patient advocate and researcher based in Sampaloc\, Manila\, Philippines. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the International Electronics and Technical Institute\, Alabang Campus Metro Manila\, Philippines. Since 2019\, Diana has been a national officer and advocate for the Yellow Warriors Society Philippines\, a patient support and advocacy group for Filipinos living with hepatitis B and C. Diana also serves as one of the patient leaders for the Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations\, a national coalition of patient support groups in the Philippines. She has represented the voice of people with lived experience at international forums\, including the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva\, Switzerland\, and the APAC Liver Disease Alliance Summit in Bangkok\, Thailand. Currently\, she works as a part-time research assistant at the StITCH project\, contributing to the development of a patient-centered primary care strengthening model for hepatitis in the Philippines. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions Event Series\nThe HGHI Coffee Sessions Virtual Series takes place on the last Friday of each month from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern Time. Showcasing global health researchers and practitioners from Harvard and beyond\, this series aims to explore the role of partnership and collaboration when working to advance global health equity. A diverse range of topics will be covered; including climate change and health\, global health security\, mental healthcare\, reproductive healthcare access\, financing and governance for global health\, healthcare in conflict areas\, digital health\, and more. This series will take place online over Zoom\, and all sessions will be recorded and available on our YouTube Channel. \nThrough our events and programs\, the 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-sessions-stitch/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Innovation to Transform Underperforming Health Systems
DESCRIPTION:  \nHealth systems worldwide face multiple and converging challenges: epidemiological transition leading to rising burden of disease and disability\, rising demand for health services\, higher societal expectations\, increasing health expenditures\, slow economic growth and fiscal conservatism with austerity policies that constrain investment in health systems. Innovation is critical for fundamental transformation of health systems to overcome these challenges\, build responsiveness and resilience\, and ensure sustainability. This session will present an analysis of health systems responses to evolving challenges and identify areas of major underperformance. It will explore emerging innovations that could be harnessed to transform health systems to improve population health outcomes and societal wellbeing. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nAbout the Speaker\n \nRifat Atun\, MBBS\, MBA\, FFPH\, FRCGP\, FRCP \nProfessor of Global Health Systems in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nRifat Atun is Professor of Global Health Systems at Harvard University and the Director of The Health System Innovation Lab. In 2015-2023 he was the Faculty Chair for the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program. He is a Faculty Affiliate at the Center for International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School\, and Faculty and Member of the Harvard University Asia Center Steering Committee and Council. Professor Atun is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London\, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Fukushima University in Japan. \nProfessor Atun has published more than 450 papers in leading journals including the Lancet\, NEJM\, Nature Medicine\, Academy of Management Journal\, Lancet Global Health\, Lancet Infectious Diseases\, Lancet Oncology\, and Lancet Psychiatry. In 2020\, 2021\, 2022\, 2023\, and 2024 he was recognized by the Web of Science/Clarivate as one of the World’s Highly Cited Researchers. \nProfessor Atun has worked with more than 30 governments globally and with the World Bank\, World Health Organization\, and the UK Department for International Development (DfID) to design\, implement and evaluate health system reform initiatives. In 1999-2006 he was a member of the UK DfID Resource Centre for Health Systems. Professor Atun has led executive education programs and undertaken assignments for major organizations including Novartis\, Medtronic\, GSK\, Pfizer Inc.\, the Vodafone Group\, and Hofmann-La Roche. \n  \nAbout the Global 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. \nSpeakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/research-and-innovation-rifat-atun/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Centering Equity and Impact in Global North-South Research Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Equitable research partnerships require intentionality\, shared decision-making\, and a commitment to long-term impact. This session will bring together leading voices in global health research\, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier\, PhD\, Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Vincent Cubaka\, MD\, MMed (FM)\, PhD\, Head of Knowledge and Social Medicine Division at Partners In Health\, to discuss their global research partnership\, touching upon extractive research and exploring what their work looks like on the ground with best practices in decision-making\, equity\, and maintaining community relevance. The session will examine the development of their mobile health platform that uses AI and community health workers to detect infection in Cesarean section wounds to exemplify these principles in action. Attendees will learn actionable strategies on how academic institutions\, individual researchers\, and NGO partners can move forward to foster effective global health collaborations. \nAbout the Speaker\n \nDr. Bethany Hedt-Gauthier\, PhD \nAssociate Professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School \nDr. Bethany Hedt-Gauthier is a biostatistician specializing in health systems and implementation science research in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Hedt-Gauthier received a BS with distinction in mathematics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and her PhD in Biostatistics from Harvard. She is an Associate Professor in Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and has led global surgery and digital health research in Rwanda for the last 10 years. Dr. Hedt-Gauthier is committed to improving partnerships in global health research\, by innovating within her own practice and by leading research and advocacy on issues of power dynamics and inequitable research collaborations. \n\n \nDr. Vincent K. Cubaka MD\, MMed (FM)\, PhD \nHead of Knowledge and Social Medicine Division\, Partners in Health \nDr. Vincent K. Cubaka is a medical doctor\, health systems researcher\, and educator with a wealth of experience in various healthcare capacities. Beginning his career as a rural clinician\, he transitioned into academia\, where he served as both a lecturer and researcher. Eventually\, Dr. Cubaka assumed the leadership role of Head of the Department of Primary Health Care at the University of Rwanda (UR). In 2019\, he embarked on a new phase of his career by joining Partners in Health (PIH/IMB) as Director of Research and Training. Most recently\, he has taken on the important role of Head of Knowledge and Social Medicine Division within the organization. Dr. Cubaka’s academic qualifications include a Master of Medicine in Family and Community Medicine from UR\, as well as a Doctorate in Medicine from Aarhus University in Denmark. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions Event Series\nThe HGHI Coffee Sessions Virtual Series takes place on the last Friday of each month from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern Time. Showcasing global health researchers and practitioners from Harvard and beyond\, this series aims to explore the role of partnership and collaboration when working to advance global health equity. A diverse range of topics will be covered; including climate change and health\, global health security\, mental healthcare\, reproductive healthcare access\, financing and governance for global health\, healthcare in conflict areas\, digital health\, and more. This series will take place online over Zoom\, and all sessions will be recorded and available on our YouTube Channel. \nThrough our events and programs\, the 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-sessions-2-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The History and Challenges of Immigrant Physicians in the US Healthcare System
DESCRIPTION:  \nSince the 1960s\, the United States has relied on soliciting immigrant physicians to fill vacancies due to the shortage of U.S.-trained doctors. In this talk\, Professor Eram Alam will examine the reasons behind this physician migration and how this migratory flow continues to influence US healthcare dynamics. The widespread and essential presence of foreign physicians in the U.S. highlights not only the racial dynamics within the US healthcare system but also illustrates the broader workings of the political economy of healthcare in our globalized era. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n  \nAbout the Speaker\n \nEram Alam\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of the History of Science\, Harvard University \nEram Alam is an Assistant Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Her research is primarily concerned with the history of medicine\, with a particular emphasis on globalization\, race\, migration\, and health during the twentieth century. Her first book\, The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare\, explores the enduring consequences of post-colonial physician migration from Asia to the United States since 1965. Her next project\, Patients Without Borders\, is also inspired by mobility regimes and traces US patient movement to sites outside of the country for medical care. As access to routine care such as hip replacements or dental services becomes more convoluted and fragmented\, the project asks: how have medical travel patterns and routes to certain countries emerged and stabilized? \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Moderator\n \nDavid S. Jones\, MD\, PhD\, A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and in the History of Science at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nTrained in psychiatry and history of science\, David Jones is the Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University. His research has focused on the causes and meanings of health inequalities (Rationalizing Epidemics: Meanings and Uses of American Indian Mortality since 1600) and the history of decision making in cardiac therapeutics (Broken Hearts: The Tangled History of Cardiac Care). He is currently at work on four other histories\, of the evolution of coronary artery surgery\, of heart disease and cardiac therapeutics in India\, of the threat of air pollution to health in India\, and of the history of air pollution research in the United States. His teaching at Harvard College and Harvard Medical School explores the history of medicine\, medical ethics\, and social medicine. \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Global Health Research & 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. \nSpeakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
URL:https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/alam-research-innovation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Employing Digital Tools and Technology to Expand Access to Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Technology has the potential to revolutionize global health by improving access to care\, enhancing service quality\, and reducing costs. Telehealth\, mobile health apps\, and data analytics are some of the tools being used to improve access to care and bridge disparities. Join us for an insightful session with Dr. Jarone Lee\, MD\, MPH and Dr. Eva Regel\, DBE\, MBE\, MS\, of Health Tech Without Borders to dive deeper into this topic and discuss their work and the effective outcomes of their partnership. Attendees will gain insights into successful strategies and challenges in the various regions where Health Tech Without Borders works\, emphasizing the importance of local context\, cultural sensitivity\, and collaboration.  \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister \n\nAbout the Speakers\n  \n \nJarone Lee\, MD\, MPH\, Co-Founder\, Health Tech Without Borders\, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine  \nDr. Jarone Lee\, MD\, MPH is a dual-trained specialist in emergency and critical care medicine\, with over a decade of experience as a disaster responder. He co-founded Health Tech Without Borders\, Inc. (HTWB)\, a global non-profit dedicated to using digital tools and technology to provide immediate access to health resources in humanitarian crises. Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and serves as Director of Global Partnerships at MGB Global Advisory. Additionally\, Dr. Lee leads critical care strategy as Vice Chief of Critical Care in the Division of Trauma\, Emergency Surgery\, and Surgical Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lee graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed his residency training at St. Luke’s Roosevelt of Columbia University before completing a fellowship in Critical Care at Mass General Hospital.  \n  \n Eva Regel\, DBE\, MBE\, MS\, Clinical Director\, Health Tech Without Borders\, Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics\, Clinical ethicist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences \nDr. Eva Regel\, DBE\, MBE\, MS is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics and clinical ethicist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock\, Arkansas. She is also a clinical director at Health Tech Without Borders\, where she leads Helping Healers Heal\, a program aimed at mental health peer-to-peer support of healthcare providers and mental health clinicians working in zones of humanitarian disaster. She performs ethics consultations for adult patients\, their families\, and health care teams\, conducts research\, writes on issues in clinical ethics\, and leads and participates in medical staff debriefings\, support\, and education. Dr. Regel’s research interests include humanitarian ethics\, specifically areas of research in moral distress and moral injury in first responders working in disaster and war regions. She also has extensive clinical skills and expertise in mental health\, including crisis interventions\, trauma counseling (both physical trauma and psychosocial trauma\, including childhood trauma)\, counseling on acute and post-traumatic stress\, death and dying\, adjustment to illness\, anxiety\, and depression.   \nDr. Regel received her doctoral degree in Bioethics at Loyola University Chicago\, master’s degree in Bioethics from Harvard Medical School\, master’s degree in clinical social work from Boston College\, master’s degree in economics from Houston University\, and bachelor’s degree in Biophysics from Moscow State University.     \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions Event Series\nThe HGHI Coffee Sessions Virtual Series takes place on the last Friday of each month from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern Time. Showcasing global health researchers and practitioners from Harvard and beyond\, this series aims to explore the role of partnership and collaboration when working to advance global health equity. A diverse range of topics will be covered; including climate change and health\, global health security\, mental healthcare\, reproductive healthcare access\, financing and governance for global health\, healthcare in conflict areas\, digital health\, and more. This series will take place online over Zoom\, and all sessions will be recorded and available on our YouTube Channel. \nThrough our events and programs\, the 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/employing-digital-tools-and-technology-to-expand-access-to-healthcare/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:A Partnership to Catalyze Hepatitis Elimination in the Philippines and Strengthen Primary Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Viral hepatitis stands as a formidable global health challenge and a leading cause of preventable deaths. In this session\, we will learn about the ongoing efforts to mitigate this pressing issue and how hepatitis care has been used as a strategic entry point to fortify primary healthcare systems. Dr. David B. Duong\, MD\, MPH\, Dr. Janus P. Ong\, MD\, MPH and Dr. Todd Pollack\, MD will join us to discuss their collaboration spanning the United States\, Vietnam\, and the Philippines\, where they navigate diverse political\, social\, and health system landscapes to advance a unified goal of equitable\, people-centered care. By fostering local ownership and ensuring solutions are culturally and contextually appropriate\, the partnership exemplifies how global cooperation can drive scalable and sustainable healthcare innovations. Dr. Louise C. Ivers will moderate the session. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister \n\nAbout the Speakers\n  \n \nDavid B. Duong\, MD\, MPH\, Director\, Global Primary Health Care\, Harvard Medical School \nDr. David Duong\, MD\, MPH is the Director of Global Primary Health Care at the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care and in the Division of Global Health Equity at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Duong is responsible for the overall strategy development\, partnership engagement\, programmatic activities and donor relations for Global Primary Health Care to meet the goals and mission of Harvard Medical School as well as the local\, national and global primary health care community. His work covers primary healthcare training\, systems strengthening\, co-design\, policy and advocacy across Southeast Asia and in the United States. He has led many research studies and has published on health care systems\, including co-leading the Lancet Global Health Commission on People-Centered Care for Universal Health Coverage.  Dr. Duong is a primary care physician\, a member of the World Health Organization’s Technical Advisory Group on Integrated Clinical Care\, and previously served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare. \n  \n \nJanus P. Ong\, MD\, MPH\, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research\, University of the Philippines Manila; Project Leader\, StITCH Philippines \nDr. Janus Ong is a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist\, researcher\, and hepatitis advocate. He is head of the Liver Research Program at the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health (NIH) and serves as Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of the Philippines Manila. He is an active consultant in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at The Medical City and the Philippine General Hospital. He has published more than 70 research articles across his areas of interest in MASLD\, hepatocellular carcinoma\, hepatitis B and C\, complications of cirrhosis\, and public health. He is on the editorial board of Alimentary\, Pharmacology & Therapeutics and World Journal of Hepatology. He works with the Department of Health\, World Health Organization\, Yellow Warriors Society of the Philippines\, and various professional societies on hepatitis awareness campaigns and various projects to contribute to hepatitis prevention and control in the Philippines. \n  \n \nTodd Pollack\, MD\, Director\, Implementation Science\, Global Primary Health Care\, Harvard Medical School \nDr. Todd Pollack is the Director of Implementation Science for Global Primary Health Care at the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care. He is an infectious disease clinician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center\, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School\, and the Medical Director of the Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN)\, a Harvard University Global Program with a mission to improve healthcare in Vietnam. His work focuses on strengthening primary healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries and on improving access to quality and equitable care for people living with HIV and viral hepatitis. Dr. Pollack leads clinical training\, capacity building\, and health system strengthening projects in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries and he co-leads the Lancet Global Health Commission on People-Centered Care for Universal Health Coverage. \n  \nAbout the Moderator\n \nLouise C. Ivers\, MD\, MPH\, DTM&H\, Faculty Director\, Harvard Global Health Institute \nDr. Louise C. Ivers\, MD\, MPH\, DTM&H is the Faculty Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Executive Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Global Health. Dr. Ivers is also the David Bangsberg Endowed Chair in Global Health Equity at MGH and a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ivers has spent her career providing care to the rural and urban poor and engaging in patient-oriented investigation that offer solutions to barriers to healthcare. She works on the design\, implementation\, and evaluation of large-scale public health programs in resource-limited settings with the goal of achieving health equity. She has worked on healthcare delivery in India\, Southeast Asia\, and Africa. From 2003-2017\, Dr. Ivers served in various leadership roles for Partners in Health\, including Clinical Director\, Chief of mission\, and Director of strategic implementation. In addition to expanding access to healthcare for the poor\, Dr. Ivers has contributed to published research articles on HIV/AIDS\, food insecurity\, and cholera treatment and prevention and is involved in global policy and advocacy. \n  \nAbout the Global Health Coffee Sessions Event Series\nThe HGHI Coffee Sessions Virtual Series takes place on the last Friday of each month from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern Time. Showcasing global health researchers and practitioners from Harvard and beyond\, this series aims to explore the role of partnership and collaboration when working to advance global health equity. A diverse range of topics will be covered; including climate change and health\, global health security\, mental healthcare\, reproductive healthcare access\, financing and governance for global health\, healthcare in conflict areas\, digital health\, and more. This series will take place online over Zoom\, and all sessions will be recorded and available on our YouTube Channel. \nThrough our events and programs\, the 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/a-partnership-to-catalyze-hepatitis-elimination-in-the-philippines-and-strengthen-primary-healthcare/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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