Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Prescription for Progress
Organized by Devex Prescription for Progress February 15, 2022 RSVP Prescription for Progress brings together leaders across sectors working on technology and innovation to advance global health. Through illuminating journalism, expert analysis, and a series of discussions, it features — and inspires — partnerships between innovators and the global health community that are essential to accelerating progress on…
Read MoreFit for Women? Safe and decent PPE for women health and care workers
Organized by Women in Global Health and The Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation Fit for Women? Safe and decent PPE for women health and care workers January 25, 2022 RSVP One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design…
Read MoreThe Global Fund in the COVID-19 era: strengthening the role of communities in health systems
Organized by Friends of the Global Fund (US), in partnership with Friends of the Global Fund Europe and Friends of the Global Fight Japan The Global Fund in the COVID-19 era: strengthening the role of communities in health systems January 24, 2022 RSVP Friends of the Global Fund (US), in partnership with Friends of the…
Read MoreImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke Care
Organized by the American Heart Association Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke Care (Live Webinar) January 12, 2022 RSVP COVID-19 has greatly affected the delivery of stroke care. A recently published paper addressed the challenges and strained resources of low- and middle-income countries and aimed to address recommendations that may be low cost but…
Read MoreFireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is the Pandemic in Transition?
Organized by CSIS Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is the Pandemic in Transition? January 11, 2022 RSVP Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security on Tuesday, January 11, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, for a fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to the President and Director of the…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Case Management Webinar Series: COVID-19 and pregnancy
Organized by the World Health Organization COVID-19 Case Management Webinar Series: COVID-19 and pregnancy January 11, 2022 RSVP The World Health Organization is pleased to invite you to the COVID-19 Case Management Webinar Series: COVID-19 and pregnancy. COVID-19 disease is associated with increased risk of severe illness and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. This webinar will focus on key…
Read MoreAdvocacy Updates ~ December 22, 2021
Administration News USAID Administrator Power hosts development ministers, announcing new initiative to accelerate global COVID-19 vaccine access and delivery On December 6, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power hosted a meeting of development ministers to discuss the global COVID-19 response. At the meeting, Power announced a new U.S. government-wide effort to accelerate…
Read MoreApplications of Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Translating Models into Policy Action
Organized by Center for Global Development Applications of Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Translating Models into Policy Action December 15, 2021 RSVP RESEARCH TALKS Hamsa Bastani, Assistant Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Benjamin Fels, CEO, MACRO-EYES Florin Ciocan, Assistant Professor, INSEAD Nita Madhav, CEO, MetaBiota POLICY KEYNOTES Marelize Gorgens,…
Read MoreThe Road to the 2022 Summit of the Americas: Vaccine Diplomacy and Engagement
Organized by CSIS The Road to the 2022 Summit of the Americas: Vaccine Diplomacy and Engagement December 14, 2021 RSVP Join the CSIS Americas Program and Project on Prosperity and Development for a virtual discussion on vaccine diplomacy and engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean leading up to the 2022 Summit of the Americas.…
Read More1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa – CPHIA 2021
Organized by Africa CDC 1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa – CPHIA 2021 December 14-16, 2021 RSVP The 1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021) comes at a critical time on the continent and in the world. COVID-19 has strained health systems globally, and with limited access to vaccines in Africa,…
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