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The Global Fund in the COVID-19 Era: Views from Local Civil Society
Organized by the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria The Global Fund in the COVID-19 Era: Views from Local Civil Society December 9, 2021 RSVP Are you hosting an event soon? Share your event with us by emailing events@globalhealth.org. And, stay up-to-date with the news from the global health community by…
Read MorePriorities for the Care of Critically ill Patients with COVID-19: Lessons From Tanzania and Kenya
Organized by Center for Global Development Priorities for the Care of Critically ill Patients with COVID-19: Lessons From Tanzania and Kenya December 7, 2021 RSVP Watch online here. OPENING REMARKS Tim Baker, Associate Professor, Ifakara Health Institute Dar es Salaam and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development PANELLISTS Angela Kairu, Research…
Read MoreHIV/AIDS and Covid-19: Prospects for an Integrated Response
Organized by CSIS HIV/AIDS and Covid-19: Prospects for an Integrated Response November 12, 2021 RSVP People living with HIV/AIDS are at greater risk of being infected with Covid-19, due to a range of factors, including co-morbidities. The Covid-19 pandemic has been disruptive of societies and health systems globally, as wave after wave of infections have…
Read MoreWhat We Know and Still Don’t Know: Progress and Challenges in the Quest for Transparency to Ensure Equity in the COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
Organized by Center for Global Development What We Know and Still Don’t Know: Progress and Challenges in the Quest for Transparency to Ensure Equity in the COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment November 4, 2021 RSVP PRESENTER Karen Hussmann, Independent Expert and Researcher, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre FEATURING Arne Strand, Director, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Eduardo Bohórquez, Executive…
Read MoreThe LGBTQI+ COVID-19 Experience
By Alexa Wilder, Eliana Monteforte, Director of Special Projects, Global Health Council Left out of much of the initial research and conversations surrounding pandemic response, the LGBTQI+ community banded together to address the social, economic, and health gaps left by their governments. While these civil society-led efforts were able to address many challenges that emerged…
Read MoreEconomic and Programming Implications for the COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out in Africa
OPENING REMARKS John N. Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Javier Guzman, Director, Global Health Policy and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD) John Ataguba, Director, Health Economics Unit at University of Cape Town and Deputy Director, African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) KEYNOTE ADDRESS Donald Kaberuka, African Union (AU) Special…
Read MoreDistributing and Allocating Scarce COVID-19 Vaccines Within Low-And-Middle Income Countries: How Modelling Can Help
Organized by Center for Global Development Distributing and Allocating Scarce COVID-19 Vaccines Within Low-And-Middle Income Countries: How Modelling Can Help November 5, 2021 RSVP Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have been using epidemiological and operational modeling to predict the spread of the novel coronavirus as well as estimate the impact…
Read MoreWhat Next? Looking Beyond the Covid-19 Summit
Organized by CSIS What Next? Looking Beyond the Covid-19 Summit October 12, 2021 RSVP Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security on Tuesday, October 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT, for an important virtual event featuring Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to discuss how to…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Stocktake and the Hurdles to Vaccine Access Across Africa
Organized by Center for Global Development COVID-19 Stocktake and the Hurdles to Vaccine Access Across Africa October 5, 2021 RSVP FEATURING Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance of Ghana John Nkengasong, Director of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vera…
Read MoreAllocating Scarce COVID-19 Vaccines Based on Epidemiological and Operational Considerations
Organized by Center for Global Development Allocating Scarce COVID-19 Vaccines Based on Epidemiological and Operational Considerations November 5, 2021 RSVP Presenters Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Imperial College London Sarang Deo, Indian School of Business Sripad Devalkar, Indian School of Business Moderator Hiral Anil Shah, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Global Development Chair Javier Guzman, Director, Global Health Policy…
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