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Updated
Newsletter
April 2023
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A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
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April 8th, 2023
Dear Colleague,
Over 1500 members of the global health and development community will be attending CUGH2023 next week at the Washington Hilton Hotel. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Don’t miss the free, in-person satellite sessions on April 13 (open to all), the World Health Summit Regional Meeting on April 13, and of course our main in-person meeting April 14 to 16. At CUGH2023 you can meet with one of the most diverse collections of outstanding speakers we have ever hosted.
There will be a communication workshop, and the annual global health film festival led by the Pulitzer Center.
On April 11, 50 colleagues will meet with congresspersons’ offices to advocate for funding global health programs around the world. You can register HERE.
PLEASE ATTEND AND ENCOURAGE COLLEAGUES FROM ALL DISCIPLINES AND SECTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN CUGH2023. YOU CAN REGISTER AT WWW.CUGH2023.ORG
Best wishes,
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Keith Martin, MD, PC
Executive Director
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CUGH 2023 Conference App Now Available!
This app for your mobile device can be your guide for CUGH 2023! It has the program agenda, and a full list of speakers and posters for you to reference! Download the 'Eventmobi' app from the app store and then enter the code CUGH2023 to find the conference app.
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In 2021, we created a new feature we call our ‘Global Leader Interviews’. In them, you will hear from international leaders and innovators from diverse organizations on a broad range of contemporary challenges.
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The Minderoo-Monaco Commission Report on Plastics and Human Health, led by CUGH Board member, Dr. Phil Landrigan, Director of the Global Public Health Program at Boston College, was just published in the Annals of Global Health. This report addresses an important and neglected global threat to the health of people and that of our planet. Please see, use, and share this important report which can be found here.
Implementing what we know can be done across the life cycle of plastic to reduce the amount of plastic in our environment is critically important to reducing the impact of this substance on our health and that of the global biosphere.
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Access to quality geriatric care is a global challenge but especially so in low-resource settings. These two reports created by CUGH’s Workforce Capacity Building Subcommittee Members Dr. Barbara Kamholz & Dr. Suraj Bhattarai contain a wealth of information, recommendations, and links that can assist health systems and policymakers strengthen care for the aged. Please use and share them widely.
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The President’s Budget for FY2024 has been released. Now, the US Congress has begun the long process of negotiating over what will be spent next year. Funding for programs at NIH, CDC, etc are at grave risk, so now is the time to approach your congresspersons (repeatedly) and seek their support for federally funded global health programs. Here are our asks and talking points you can use when you meet with your congresspersons' offices in your state. We will be meeting with congressional offices on Capitol Hill on April 11.
Contact, write and call your representatives’ offices repeatedly over the next month. Feel free to use our talking points.
See IDSA’s action points on AMR and the infectious disease workforce here.
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Winners of the CUGH-Pulitzer Center Annual Global Health Video Competition Awards
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On April 25 and 26, 2023, World Sepsis Congress will return. Over the course of two days and 16 highly relevant and diverse sessions, more than 85 speakers from more than 30 countries will speak on all aspects of sepsis, including the link to pandemics and AMR, the role of AI, ML, big data, patient safety, the impact of policy, novel trial design, the latest research, and much more.
World Sepsis Congress will take place entirely virtually and participation is free of charge, so you can join from wherever you have an internet connection.
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Please see and share this paper which discusses the public health issue of traffic accidents in South Africa and the inequitable protection provided to a large proportion of road users, especially in low- and middle income countries like South Africa. This paper examines the differentiated risk of road traffic crashes and injuries to vulnerable road users in South Africa, including pedestrians, females and users of some modes of public. Read the paper here.
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These are critical investments that strengthen our ability to prevent, detect and respond to potential pandemics.
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McGill is pleased to partner with the Pegasus Institute to offer courses for students interested in how migration, conflict, and the environment shape human health. Courses will explore connections between larger events of the world and the health of populations and individuals. Our new course “Introduction to Migration and Health” will be offered in Spanish and English and the course “Environment and Global Health” returns this year with a French language option. Soyez des nôtres!
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WOMEN LIFT: STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL HEALTH
Applications for this Women Lift leadership project will open this summer. Find more info for your region below.
North America – Women leaders who work in Global Health (not US or Canada public health) and live in the US or Canada. They do not have to be citizens of the US or Canada but must live and work in either of the two countries
South Asia – Women leaders who work in Global or Public Health and live in India. They have to be Indian nationals who live and work in India.
East Africa – Women leaders who work in Global or Public Health and live in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Sudan. They must be nationals of one of these 5 countries and live and work in one of these 5 countries.
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Jobs & Funding Opportunities
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The University of Minnesota's Global Health Seed Grant program fosters interdisciplinary collaborations to advance new global health research.
Every spring, the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR) requests proposals for annual awards of up to $25,000 to catalyze innovative global health research projects. CGHSR prioritizes projects that advance new research opportunities, particularly those based in Africa, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean. Learn more about the grants.
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See the latest Fogarty International Center global health research funding opportunities. Fogarty also offers a variety of resources for those seeking global health research funding across NIH, and from other organizations.
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The following three resources from Johns Hopkins University are continuously updated repositories of federal and private funding opportunities for individuals in various stages of their careers.
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Featured Reading & Listening |
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Global Health Journals & Newsletters |
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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