Organized by United Nations International Youth Day 2021 More Information August 12, 2021 The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, with the aim of highlighting that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people. Are…

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This blog was written by Victoria Watson, member of NCD Child’s Governing Council as part of Global Health Council’s Member Spotlight series. Victoria has been contributing to their youth engagement work since 2015. Outside of this work, she works as a policy coordinator at Cancer Care Ontario supporting screening program design. NCD Child is a…

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By Lanice Williams, Policy Associate, Global Health Council  During the recent UN General Assembly, NCD Child, a global coalition of stakeholders focused on ensuring the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and youth with a particular focus on young people who are living with or at risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), hosted a side event…

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Young professionals weigh in on their role in the global health community Inquiring minds want to know – how do young people get started in the global health realm? What are the incentives to joining this interdisciplinary field and how can we break down barriers to entry? The younger generation and professional allies asked these…

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NOTE: This is a guest blog by Dr. Rick A. Martinez of  Johnson & Johnson I have been traveling to the Caribbean often since 2003. The trips are not for vacation, but to visit local organizations dealing each day with the HIV epidemic and its impact on the community. More to the point, I go to…

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All this week, Jade Sasser, policy advisor for the Public Health Institute, will be guest blogging for Blog4GlobalHealth from the Cancun Climate Summit in Mexico. Her reports can also be seen at Dialogue4Health, the blog of PHI. CANCUN, Mexico – Monday marked the official start to proceedings of the COP 16 conference here. This past weekend, however, international youth delegates,…

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