Harvard Global Health Institute

#SpeakerSpotlight We’re honored to have Tlou Sheila, Co-Chair of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition, Special Ambassador for the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), and a global health advocate, as one of our esteemed panelists in our plenary session, "Impact and Influence: Examining the U.S. Role in Global Health." From serving as Botswana’s Minister of Health, where she led groundbreaking HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, to directing UNAIDS’ regional response across 21 African countries, Dr. Sheila Tlou has been a driving force in global health, nursing education, and policy, earning over 30 international awards for her leadership. Click here to learn more & register to join us virtually: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp #HGHISymposium2025 Nursing Now Challenge, Botswana Open University, Pontifical Academy for Life, Society for AIDS in Africa

?? HGHI is pleased to announce the 2024 – 2025 cohort of Visiting Research Scholars! ??? This newly launched program provides Harvard faculty with an opportunity to strengthen collaboration with international researchers in global health. Our 2024 – 2025 Scholars are: Professor Camila Gianella | Peru Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Director of the Master’s in Political Sciences and International Relations at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru - PUCP Wonderful T. Choga, MSc(Med) | Botswana A medical researcher and bioinformatician at the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership In partnership with Professor Alicia Ely Yamin at The The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and Professor Yonatan Grad in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the 2024 – 2025 research scholars will advance their global health research work, which ranges from a project that examines how forms of institutional corruption affect the delivery of mental health care to advancing bioinformatics for comprehensive pathogen detection and analysis using metagenomic data. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dy6VGnFC

We’re thrilled to celebrate today’s release of John Green’s latest nonfiction book, Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection ??. This powerful new work dives into the history, science, and global impact of tuberculosis, a disease that affects millions worldwide. ?? Order now at everythingistb.com or in-person! ?? And don’t miss John Green at our Global Health Symposium on April 10th, where he’ll discuss how online social movements can advance global health equity in conversation with Dr. Carole Mitnick (Harvard Medical School). Click here to view the full agenda & register to join us: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp #HGHISymposium2025

#SpeakerSpotlight Our 2nd panel at the 2025 Global Health Symposium will examine the United States' role in Global Health. We’re thrilled to have Loyce Pace, MPH, Former Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Biden-Harris COVID-19 Advisory Board Member, as one of our panelists. With more than 20 years of experience in policy, programs, and funding, she has lobbied?decision–makers?worldwide on the value of investing in emerging priorities. Click here to learn more & register to join us virtually: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp #HGHISymposium2025

#ICYMI The full recording is now available for Innovation to Transform Underperforming Health Systems! Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, presents an analysis of health systems responses to evolving challenges and identify areas of major underperformance. ?? Watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/gdSHgXkN

Join us for Panel 2 at our Global Health Symposium, Impact and Influence: Examining the U.S. Role in Global Health! ?? April 10th, 2025 ?? 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM ?? More details & register to join us virtually: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp For decades, the United States has been a leader in global health, driving impactful initiatives that have saved millions of lives. From PEPFAR, PMI, and USAID to global health security efforts, U.S. investment has played a crucial role in tackling infectious diseases and strengthening health systems worldwide. But what happens when the U.S. global health presence shifts? Speakers: ?? Loyce Pace, MPH – Former Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Biden-Harris COVID-19 Advisory Board Member ?? Eric Goosby, MD – Professor of Medicine and Director of Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy, UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences ?? Tlou Sheila, PhD, RN, FAAN., FCAN – Co-Chair, Global HIV Prevention Coalition; Special Ambassador, African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) ?? Moderated by: Ole F. Norheim, MD – Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Jennifer Leaning, MD, SMH, a senior fellow at the Harvard FXB Center and a Professor of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will be our moderator for the plenary Displacement and Disparities: Navigating Health Challenges Amid Conflict. Dr. Leaning is also an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She previously served as director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University (2010-2018) and co-directed the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. She has extensive field experience in crisis situations globally, including?the Middle East,?Afghanistan,?and?Somalia, and her research focuses on?public health, international law, and responses to war, disaster, and mass atrocities. Register and join us at the 2025 Global Health Symposium: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp #HGHISymposium2025

What’s happening in global health this week? 1) Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak? 2) Harvard professors simulate and study Phoenix heat emergency 3) Harnessing AI to model infectious disease epidemics 4) NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns 5) A Cheaper Way to Make Drugs? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJVwMNnk #GlobalHealthNews

#SpeakerSpotlight Our 1st panel will explore the critical issues of healthcare access in conflict zones. We’re excited to have Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee as our panelist. Dr. Keshavjee has led Harvard Medical School's Center for Global Health Delivery since 2014, focusing on improving healthcare delivery systems and patient outcomes across the UAE, Middle East, North Africa, and surrounding regions. Register: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp #HGHISymposium2025

#SpeakerSpotlight Very excited that Dr. Dick Chamla will be joining the 2025 Global Health Symposium on April 10th! Dr. Chamla leads emergency preparedness at the World Health Organization African Region, overseeing investments to strengthen member states’ compliance with International Health Regulations (IHR), the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), Pandemic Fund, and regional disease elimination strategies. He plays a key role in Africa’s engagement in Pandemic Treaty negotiations, supporting the Africa Group Plus Egypt, and has 27 years of experience in development and humanitarian crises across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Register to learn more from Dr. Chamla and other global health experts: https://lnkd.in/eAsvDzyp In partnership with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative #HGHISymposium2025