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Global Mental Health
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Global Mental Health
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Protection and Mental Health Assistance for Communities Affected by COVID-19 in Peru

Virtual: Zoom
Carmen is a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Global Health and Population. She is also a Harvard LEAD Fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute. Currently, Carmen serves as the Director of Mental Health at Socios En Salud (Partners In Health) in Peru where she coordinates diverse research projects on the understanding and improvement of tuberculosis (TB) affected populations, community health, and mental health. She has over 25 years of experience as a public health professional. This event is open to the public. No registration is necessary!
Free

pandemics
pandemics

Promoting Vaccine Equity: A Global Perspective on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Promoting Vaccine Equity: A Global Perspective on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution is the first event in a new series focused on global vaccine equity hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute, in partnership with Ariadne Labs and the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). In this webinar, global experts will convene to lay the groundwork for understanding the current scope of the vaccine distribution crisis and the historical relevance of its challenges. Panelists will review the status of national and bilateral vaccine distribution efforts, offer insights into pertinent lessons learned from analogous public health responses, and discuss anticipated on-the-ground challenges to vaccine rollout in countries in Africa and across the globe. Join us on Thursday, March 11th from 9:00am EST – 10:30am EST as we consider the current state of global COVID-19 vaccine distribution and necessary steps for a path towards equity. Register here!  
fellowship
fellowship

Creating Women Leaders: The Missing Links of Mentorship and Networking

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) invites you to participate in a dynamic satellite session, “Creating Exceptional Women Leaders: The Missing Links of Mentorship and Networking.” This event will feature a power-packed panel discussion with HGHI’s esteemed LEAD Fellows, a skills workshop with an executive leadership coach and exclusive mentorship mini-meets. Participants will gain insights on applicable lessons learned from the professional journey of women leaders from around the world, get answers to courageous questions on cultivating leadership in your context, build networking skills and experience flash-mentorship. Join us in what will be a phenomenal opportunity to unleash your leadership potential.

health systems
leadership
health systems
leadership

Donald R. Hopkins, MD, MPH: “Eradicating the Guinea Worm: Challenges in the Beginning and at the End”

The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program began at the CDC in 1980 and has been led by The Carter Center since 1986 in cooperation with the endemic countries, CDC, WHO, UNICEF and other partners.  It has reduced the number of human cases of Guinea worm disease from an estimated 3.5 million in 20 countries in 1986 to 54 cases in 5 countries in 2019.  After successfully overcoming several challenges such as under-reporting, misunderstanding, and lack of funding at the outset, the campaign now faces end-stage challenges such as unexpected infections in some dogs and other animals, as well as insecurity and unsafe access to some endemic areas.  New or modified control measures and robust research efforts are in place to help stop transmission in the remaining areas.
Free
health systems
pandemics
health systems
pandemics

Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law: The Use of Biotech in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Join us on February 23 for the third installment of the COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact, and Legacy Seminar Series. This seminar series will consider the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting effects it may have on our society. This third seminar in the series will focus on the use of biotech in the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all aspects of life in the United States and around the world, disrupting the global economy as well as countless institutions. The issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic present a critical juncture for the U.S. and other countries around the world. Our actions now have the potential to shape responses to future pandemics, and to ensure institutions serve all of our populations. How have our institutions, including the structure of our health care system and its attendant regulations, affected the evolution of the pandemic? What lasting changes have legal responses to COVID-19 introduced? Which institutions and intersectional issues have worsened or complicated the impact of and response to the pandemic? Join us for a critical reflection on changes the pandemic has introduced and their anticipated legacy.
Free
health systems
nutrition
health systems
nutrition

Global Diet Quality Score: A New Method to Collect and Analyze Data on Diet Quality

This remote launch event will include a series of presentations to describe final results of work to develop and validate the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS), a new metric of diet quality appropriate for use in low- and middle-income countries. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about a GDQS-focused supplement submitted to the Journal of Nutrition and to preview the technology assisted data collection system that has been developed for collecting GDQS data in population-based surveys.
Free
health systems
pandemics
health systems
pandemics

Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law: What COVID-19 Teaches Us About Health Justice and the Path Forward

Join us on February 16 for the second installment of the COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact, and Legacy Seminar Series. This seminar series will consider the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting effects it may have on our society. This second seminar in the series will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all aspects of life in the United States and around the world, disrupting the global economy as well as countless institutions. The issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic present a critical juncture for the U.S. and other countries around the world. Our actions now have the potential to shape responses to future pandemics, and to ensure institutions serve all of our populations. How have our institutions, including the structure of our health care system and its attendant regulations, affected the evolution of the pandemic? What lasting changes have legal responses to COVID-19 introduced? Which institutions and intersectional issues have worsened or complicated the impact of and response to the pandemic? Join us for a critical reflection on changes the pandemic has introduced and their anticipated legacy. Join the conversation or submit questions on Twitter at @PetrieFlom using #COVIDLawPolicy.
Free
anti-racism
anti-racism

Understanding Unconscious Bias

All of us have unconscious biases that may prevent us from making equitable, inclusive decisions. In this workshop, you will explore what unconscious bias is and how it manifests in the workplace. You will leave this session with an understanding of: the different types of bias and where they originate from how biases can influence workplace decisions and interactions how to recognize bias within yourself and others strategies for mitigating bias and making more informed decisions  
Free
pandemics
pandemics

Lessons from Mexico’s COVID-19 Response

With daily reported cases reaching approximately 12,000, Mexico is among the top 15 countries with known cases of COVID-19. This high rate of infection has challenged Mexico’s leaders to adapt and respond effectively while also forcing them to spend considerable time countering criticism of their efforts. Zoé Alejandro Robledo, Director General of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, will join Ricardo Hausmann, Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, to discuss the country’s experience with COVID-19, including both the successes and the many challenges its leaders have encountered as they seek to bring the crisis to an end. Thalia Porteny, postdoctoral fellow at the Lab on Research, Ethics, Aging and Community Health (REACH Lab), will offer intro remarks and will recite the Harvard Land Acknowledgement. This conversation is part of a year-long, virtual discussion series: Crisis Leadership in a Pandemic: Lessons Learned in the Fight Against COVID-19, sponsored by the Program on Crisis Leadership and the Ash Center. Zoé Alejandro Robledo earned his Masters in Law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and also holds certificates from George Washington University and John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has served in several senior government roles including Senator for the State of Chaipas and Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior.
Free
Global Mental Health
leadership
Global Mental Health
leadership

Department of Global Health and Population Thursday Brown Bag Series

Join us on February 11th at 1PM ET for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series which features an informal talk and Q&A session. Topic: Promoting Access to HIV Services among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Malawi Speaker: Cynthia Mambo, MA Cynthia is currently a Visiting Scientist within the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is also a Harvard LEAD Fellow. Additionally, she is the Deputy PEPFAR Coordinator at the US Embassy in Malawi.
Free
anti-racism
health justice
anti-racism
health justice

Where Do We Go from Here? Making Progress Toward Racial Equity

In his inaugural address, President Biden denounced the rise of political extremism and white supremacy, stating: “A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear. And now a rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront and we will defeat.” In recognition of Black History Month, Harvard Kennedy School Academic Dean Iris Bohnet will moderate a conversation with Dr. Robert Livingston regarding the most effective path for addressing systemic racism on Wednesday, February 10th at 6 pm ET. The interview will draw from Professor Livingston’s newly published book: The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations Speakers and Presenters ​Harvard Kennedy School Academic Dean Iris Bohnet will moderate a conversation with Dr. Robert Livingston  
Free
health justice
pandemics
health justice
pandemics

From Testing to Mortality: COVID-19 and the Inverse Care Law in Switzerland

Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Speaker: Matthias Egger, Prof.Dr.med., MSc FFPH DTM&H Head of Research Group Research – HIV, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) University of Bern Abstract: Dr Egger will briefly introduce Julian Tudor-Hart’s inverse care law (“The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for the population served”), and the COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland. He will then present a comprehensive analysis of the association between neighbourhood socio-economic position and testing for SARS-CoV-2, test positivity, COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in Switzerland, based on surveillance data reported to the Federal Office of Public Health.
Free