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November 2019
Women Leaders in Global Health Conference, Rwanda
This seminal two-day event series is taking place in Rwanda this year, with 100+ speakers from diverse sectors of global health to advance opportunities for emerging female leaders, and improve access to female healthcare in Africa, and globally. Learn more about the conference here. Register for the conference email list here.
Find out more »ASTMH 68th Annual Meeting!
"The ASTMH Annual Meeting draws tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, government, non-profits, philanthropy, NGOs, industry, military and private practice. The meeting is designed for researchers, professors, government and public health officials, military personnel, travel clinic physicians, practicing physicians in tropical medicine, students and all health care providers working in the fields of tropical medicine, hygiene and global health. The Annual Meeting is a five-day educational conference that includes four pre-meeting courses and draws approximately 4,800 attendees." View…
Find out more »World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. Over 101,000 people are living with HIV in the UK. Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who have the virus. Despite the…
Find out more »January 2020
Duke University Conference on Decolonizing Global Health 2020
For anyone interested in global health, public health, or diversity training. Livestream the conference at the link below. As described by Duke: "Global health as we know it today – in our research, our practice, and our programming – is the newest configuration of what was once ‘tropical health’ and ‘colonial medicine’. Yet in most major institutions and organizations today, global health is practiced in a depoliticized and ahistorical manner. Oppressive roots of global health, such as colonialism, slavery, and…
Find out more »March 2020
Spring 2020 Introduction to Global Child Health Course
Held biannually, the Global Child Health Course is geared specifically towards residents but is open and accessible for all of CNH. This course is designed with a view to improving access to healthcare internationally and advancing the quality of care in both our local and global communities. The program is organized around issues central to global health and draws on the personal experience of our providers. At the GHI at CNH, we recognize that effective global health care must be…
Find out more »April 2020
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference
The Consortium of Universities for Global Heath (CUGH) Conference is being held this spring in D.C. from April 18th - 20th. The abstract submission deadline of August 25th, 2019 is rapidly approaching. Additionally, there is a category for panel discussions. We would love to see the wonderful global health work being done by Children's National staff represented at the conference this year. Here is the conference registration link: https://cugh2020.org Please let us know if you apply: globalhealth@childrensnational.org
Find out more »10th Annual Research, Education, and Innovation Week
Each year, Children’s National Research Institute (CNRI) hosts Research, Education and Innovation (REI) Week to showcase the wide array of research and education programs occurring throughout the institution. This week-long celebration includes over 300 poster presentations, guest lectures, educational workshops and panel discussions. REI Week began in 2000 as a Research Day in order to showcase the breadth of translational, clinical, and community research and educational projects performed in our hospital. The inaugural Research Day hosted approximately 100 research projects.…
Find out more »Global Health Speaker at Research, Education, and Innovation Week
Mickey Chopra, MD, PhD, MPH Global Solutions Lead for Service Delivery, the World Bank Dr. Mickey Chopra is the Global Solutions Lead for Service Delivery in the Health Nutrition and Population global practice of the World Bank. He leads its work around the organization, management and quality of health services. He served as the Chief of Health and Associate Director of Programs at UNICEF’s New York Headquarters and chaired both the Evaluation and Research Group at the Global Fund and…
Find out more »REI Mix and Mingle Co-hosted by GHI and CHAI
Take a break from REI Week and stop by to enjoy coffee and healthy snacks, network with community and global health colleagues, and learn about current CHAI and GHI programs and how you can get involved. There will be games and giveaways! Hosted by the Child Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI) and the Global Health Initiative (GHI). All are welcome and encouraged to attend! View the REI Week Program.
Find out more »September 2020
Pediatric Global POCUS Webinar Series 2020-2021– TB or not Tb: Tuberculosis in children
Join us online for this special webinar series on tuberculosis with speakers from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Baylor College of Medicine.
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