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Coffee Sessions
infectious disease
Virtual
Coffee Sessions
infectious disease
Virtual
Event Series Coffee Sessions

A Partnership to Catalyze Hepatitis Elimination in the Philippines and Strengthen Primary Healthcare

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. This event is free and open to the public.
Free
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Event Series Research and Innovation Speaker Series

Health System and Reform: China’s Experience

Join Professor Winnie Yip for a session on health system reform in China. She will share insights from her research on improving health systems through large-scale interventions in financing, incentives, and management. With a focus on China’s experience, she will discuss lessons learned from working with over 25 million people in low-income provinces. Dr. Louise Ivers will moderation the discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
Free

Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Event Series Research and Innovation Speaker Series

Advancing Global Adolescent Health and Nutrition: Insights from the ARISE Network

Adequate nutrition during adolescence can profoundly impact health and well-being in the present, continuing into adulthood, and extending to future generations. Evidence from our recent observational and intervention studies demonstrates the effectiveness of integrated approaches in mitigating malnutrition. The event is free and open to the public.
Free

Coffee Sessions
Virtual
Coffee Sessions
Virtual
Event Series Coffee Sessions

Overcoming Health Inequities for Maya Populations in Guatemala

Our speakers will showcase strategies for transforming lives through community-centered healthcare, highlighting their recent efforts to address high maternal-infant morbidity and mortality, heat-related injury in agricultural workers, and other critical health issues faced by Guatemala's Mayan population. This conversation will aim to inform how lessons learned in Guatemala could apply to improving the health outcomes in rural and Indigenous populations globally. This event is free and open to the public.
Free
infectious disease
Virtual
infectious disease
Virtual

Arboviruses on the Rise: Mitigating the Threats from Dengue, EEE, Zika and More in a Changing World

The growing threat of Dengue and other arboviruses, such as Zika, Chikungunya, Yellow Fever, and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), has become a critical public health concern, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical regions, where nearly 4 billion people are at risk, including in the US. This webinar will convene leading experts in virology, infectious diseases, entomology, and public health to discuss the rising frequency and severity of outbreaks. The event is free and open to the public.
Free
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Event Series Research and Innovation Speaker Series

Hunger, Food Security, and the Race to Produce New Seeds for a Climate-Changed World

Drawing on lessons from the mid-twentieth century efforts to rapidly increase food production, this session explores the urgent need for innovation in food production, highlighting the long-term impacts on the environment, health, and food security. Dr. Gabriela Soto Laveaga will discuss how this race for resilience will shape the future of global health and well-being. Dr. Megan Murray will moderate the conversation. The event is free and open to the public.

Coffee Sessions
Virtual
Coffee Sessions
Virtual
Event Series Coffee Sessions

Forging Bidirectional Accompaniment in Global Health

Drs. Mukherjee and Manzi will illustrate how bidirectional accompaniment is a cornerstone of success in global health practice, where sharing new skills, tools, and approaches is not an optional endeavor, but a crucial element. The pair will provide concrete examples of how this concept plays out in global health, defining exactly what it looks like as well as what it does not. Dr. Louise Ivers, Faculty Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, will moderate the discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
Free
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
Virtual

Coffee Sessions
digital transformation
health justice
Coffee Sessions
digital transformation
health justice
Event Series Coffee Sessions

A Partnership for a Shared Vision of Equity in Global Health

Dr. Jessica Haberer of Harvard Medical School and Professor Yap Boum II of the Institute Pasteur of Bangui will discuss their decade-long collaboration promoting global health equity through advocacy, mentorship, and empowering communities. They will present their new project, "The Village", an AI digital platform connecting researchers, clinicians and institutions worldwide without barriers. Dr. Louise C. Ivers will moderate the conversation. The event is free and open to the public.

Coffee Sessions
health justice
Coffee Sessions
health justice
Event Series Coffee Sessions

Oral Histories, Microsensors, and Parametric Insurance: When Poor Women Workers Drive the Research Agenda

SEWA members, Manshi Shah and Kapilaben Vankar, in conversation with Satchit Balsari, will describe how the 3 million-strong Self Employed Women’s Association has approached academic partnerships. Over 50 years, SEWA has partnered with a range of researchers from India and abroad; and established educational programs and exchanges with local academic institutions. Harvard faculty have collaborated with SEWA for over two decades. In this HGHI Coffee Session, the speakers will describe how a research project examining SEWA’s response to the pandemic evolved into a multi-city traveling exhibition, that will travel from Harvard to New York and DC and then the west coast. They will share how SEWA’s members, most at-risk to extreme heat, are partnering with researchers to inform cutting age climate adaptation products including the world’s first-ever parametric insurance product to protect wages when it’s too hot to work. The speakers will present their vision for what meaningful research partnerships between academic institutions and communities can look like.
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
climate change
Research and Innovation Speaker Series
climate change
infectious disease
infectious disease

H5N1: The Current State of the Avian Flu Outbreak

What is the current public health threat and what response is required to mitigate the H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus outbreak? During this event our speakers will bring expertise in veterinary health, virology, infectious disease, One Health and epidemiology to break down the answers to those questions. In a conversation led by Dr. Louise Ivers, experts will dive into the evolution of prior H5N1 outbreaks and explore why animal to human transmission of viruses poses a real threat to public health.