CORE Group Connect: Global Health Technical Sessions

Antimicrobial Resistance, Artificial Intelligence

& Nutrition Integration

November 6, 2026 | Hybrid Event

Join CORE Group on Friday, November 6, 2026, for a day of learning, dialogue, and collaboration, exploring three featured technical sessions in community and global health.

Through a research seminar and two expert discussions, participants will explore emerging evidence, practical approaches, and solutions to today's global health challenges, with a particular focus on the growing role of artificial intelligence in community health and opportunities for integrating nutrition across health systems.

Artificial Intelligence in Community Health | 1:00–3:00 PM ET
Nutrition Integration Across the Health Sector | 3:30–5:00 PM ET
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Seminar | 11:30 AM–12:15 PM ET

Can't join us in Washington DC? Virtual attendance is available.

In-Person Location: CORE Group Office, 1828 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 | Grand Canyon Conference Room.

Complimentary Lunch for In-Person Attendees!

Join us in person and connect with fellow global health professionals over a complimentary boxed lunch.

MEET OUR FEATURED SPEAKERS

Meet the experts bringing fresh perspectives, practical insights, and innovative ideas to CORE Group Connect on November 6.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Community Health for Development & Fragile/Humanitarian Contexts

1:00–3:00 PM ET | 9:00–11:00 PM EAT | 8:00–10:00 PM CAT

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming health systems, from clinical decision support and diagnostic tools to community health worker support in development and humanitarian settings.

Yet important questions remain about effectiveness, accountability, government ownership, and sustainable financing.

This panel will bring together perspectives from donors, developers, implementers, governments, and the private sector to examine what is working, what challenges persist, and how AI can be used responsibly and effectively to strengthen community health.

Moderator:

Joy kamunyori, Senior Program Manager/Project Lead, SecondMuse

Speakers:

Andrea King, Vice President of Strategy & Operations, Connect Division, Dimagi

Margaret Odera, Community Health Worker, Ministry of Health, Kenya

Elizabeth Devine, Head of Program Technical Team, GOAL

Wayan Vota, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Intelehealth

Dr. Cecilliah Mbaka, Senior Technical Advisor, Health - Global, CARE Kenya

Shawna Cooper, Director of Clinical AI Products, Audere

Uzma Sulaiman, Associate Director, Community Jameel

Adele Waugaman, Senior Program Officer- AI Innovations Advocacy, Gates Foundation

Nutrition Integration Across the Health Sector

3:30–5:00 PM ET | 11:30 PM–1:00 AM EAT | 10:30–12:00 AM CAT

Malnutrition remains a major global health challenge, yet nutrition services are often delivered through fragmented programs rather than integrated into broader health systems.

This panel will explore practical approaches to embedding nutrition within primary health care, financing, workforce development, supply chains, and health information systems.

Drawing on perspectives from development and humanitarian settings, panelists will discuss challenges, lessons learned, and opportunities to strengthen nutrition integration across maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, WASH, and other health sectors.

Moderator:

Albertha Nyaku, Senior Fellow, Results for Development (R4D)

Speakers:

Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins, President & CEO, Population Action International (PAI)

Dr. Mohamed Sheikh Omar, Head of Health & Nutrition Department, Action Against Hunger- ACF Somalia

Dr. Afua Aggrey, Chief of Party, Ghana, Project HOPE

Rania Elawassi, Social Behavior Change for Primary Healthcare Specialist, UNICEF Health Practice Centre of Excellence

Jen Burns, Technical Director, Helen Keller Intl

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Seminar

11:30 AM–12:15 PM ET | 7:30–8:15 PM EAT | 6:30–7:15 PM CAT

The AMR-LQAS Surveillance System and Reliability Study, and Initial Findings on Local AMR Drivers

This seminar will explore AMR-LQAS (Lot Quality Assurance Sampling), an innovative surveillance approach informed by research in Uganda, Malawi, and Zambia. The seminar will highlight findings on the system's reliability, local drivers of antibiotic use and resistance, and opportunities to strengthen antibiotic stewardship.

Speakers:

Dr. Joseph Valadez, Professor of Global Health, International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Dr Kennedy Uadiale, Medical Doctor and Public Health Specialist, Médecins Sans Frontières

Dr. Robert Anguyo Onzima, Sr. Health Systems and Global Health Scientist, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, & Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine