YIGH co-sponsored lecture series spotlights conversations with global health decision-makers

12/06/22

The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Conversation Series features pivotal decision-makers in the world of global health. Co-sponsored by the George Herbert Walker, Jr. Lecture in International Studies at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, the series aims to cultivate potential areas of collaboration with leading institutions in global health, connect with audiences around the world and foster dialogue regarding the challenges facing global health and wellbeing.


Conversation Series - 2022-23 Academic Year

HIV, COVID-19, and Gender Inequality - A Call to Action

On November 17th 2022, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanima discussed the ongoing importance of combating the AIDS epidemic and shared her expertise and insights on preparing for future global health outbreaks. Byanima explained how the AIDS health crisis, which is especially prevalent in sub-Saharan African countries such as her home country of Uganda, is exacerbated by underlying social factors of inequality. According to Byanima, only by challenging the status quo and tackling global injustices can we work towards mitigating the outcome in health disparities. She says, “Where inequalities intersect is where we see the most vulnerable people.” The discussion was moderated by Luke Davis, MD, Associate Professor of Epidemeology at Yale. 

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Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19 

On October 24th 2022, YIGH welcomed Dr. Faisal Sultan (former Special Assistant Prime Minister of Pakistan on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, and Minister of Health). He discussed the challenges of a pandemic response in a country with a federally devolved health system and the necessity to make data driven decisions, focusing on overcoming these challenges as well as how we can learn to respond to future pandemics. The discussion was moderated by Saad Omer, Director, Yale Institute for Global Health.

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Preparing for Future Pandemics and Other Biological Catastrophes

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical need to better prepare for future pandemics and other biological threats. During this panel event, the central elements to an effective response were presented and discussed, including: building workforce and surveillance capacity; accelerating and expanding R&D and manufacturing for the equitable distribution of vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics; and, establishing the global structures and institutions necessary to rapidly respond.

Sept 16th panel

The panel discussion was moderated by Saad Omer, Director, Yale Institute for Global Health. Panelists included: Dr. Wilmot James, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University; Dr. Elizabeth Cameron, Professor, Brown University School of Public Health; and Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Inaugural Director, Brown University School of Public Health Pandemic Center.

September 19th from 4:30 – 6:00PM

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Conversation Series - 2021-22 Academic Year

Smallpox, Big Achievement: Lessons from Disease Eradication - Dr. Bill Foege

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Reforming the CDC and U.S. Public Health: Reflections from Former Directors of the CDC

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Sustaining Health and Wellbeing in the Face of Disaster: David Miliband, IRC

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Congressional Response During a Pandemic: Chris Murphy, United States Senator

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Global HIV/AIDS Program Helping in the Fight Against COVID-19’

December 2, 2021

Speaking at an event commemorating World AIDS Day, Angeli Achrekar, acting U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, said the extensive public health infrastructure created through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) over the past 18 years is helping many African countries conduct widespread COVID-19 screening, testing and infection control during the pandemic. Saad Omer, director of YIGH, said PEPFAR’s impact in Africa illustrates how a country’s investment in global health can have far-reaching implications – not only in addressing HIV/AIDS, but other major public health issues as well.

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‘Ensuring an Equitable Response to COVID-19 and Beyond’

May 11, 2021

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, joined the Yale Institute of Global Health this week to discuss the status of COVID-19 and its variants around the world and what needs to be done to manage this and future pandemics. More than 500 people joined the virtual conversation to hear how the WHO works with countries around the world on preparedness and response to not only arrest COVID-19, but other diseases and potential health threats.

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‘Higher Education in a Post-COVID World’ 

April 14, 2021

This panel discussion with university presidents featured; Peter Salovey, President of Yale University and the Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology; Elizabeth Bradley, President of Vassar College; and Firoz Rasul, President, Aga Khan University. The conversation shed light on changes they made to ensure there was a healthy, safe atmosphere for students, staff and faculty on their campuses. They also shared their views on the impact the pandemic will have on the future of higher education. The conversation was moderated by Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. 

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‘Planet, People, and Prosperity’

March 30, 2021

Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme, discussed the nexus of the planet’s and people’s wellbeing, and how COVID-19 offers a glimpse of our future. 

Introduced by Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Dean Ann Kurth, the conversation was moderated by LaRon Nelson, YSN Associate Dean, Global Affairs and Planetary Health, and Rob Dubrow, Professor of Epidemiology and Faculty Director of the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health. 

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Watch the all of the videos in the conversation series on the YIGH YouTube here.

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