Newsletter

November 2024

A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

This month’s US elections resulted in a new political environment. We do not know what the future will hold but we want to reassure you of our enduring commitment to support global health, our members, and policies backed by science that improve the wellbeing of people and the planet. CUGH remains steadfast in supporting US government institutions and agencies such as the NIH, CDC, HHS, EPA, USAID and others with missions consistent with ours. We will continue to advance equitable partnerships with colleagues around the world and we will work with all parties to achieve our mission. Please see our statements below on: the US elections; and the nominee for HHS Secretary, a vital position that impacts the health of everyone in the US and worldwide. 

Globally, we are witnessing heart wrenching humanitarian disasters in Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine and other areas. We sincerely hope that political leaders will act with speed and determination to protect civilians and end these conflicts which have destroyed so many lives.

Also in this newsletter are:

• CUGH2025, Feb. 20-23 Atlanta, GA. See some of the exciting workshops, panels, and speakers. REGISTER now and take advantage of our lowest rates and discounted hotel rooms ( www.cugh2025.org) 
•  The taped sessions for our Virtual Global Health Week Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. See the link 
• The online symposium hosted by CUGH and the US State Department’s Office of Global Health Security and Diplomacy on how academia can impact policymaking. The session is here. 

Our conferences, webinars, advocacy efforts, educational products, training workshops and convening activities benefit people around the world and in the US. Once a year we hold a fundraiser. If you believe in our work, please donate to Our Annual Fundraiser and help us reach our $50,000 goal by Dec. 31.  

This newsletter also contains news, events, job opportunities, funding, and training resources that we hope are useful to you. Please forward this newsletter to your networks so others can benefit from it.  

Thank you.

Keith

Keith Martin MD, PC

Executive Director, CUGH 

CUGH'S Statement on the US Election.

CUGH Calls for Evidence-Based Evaluations of Nominees for Key Public Health Leadership Roles.

Register for our 16th annual global health conference, February 20-23, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. 230 speakers, 40 + sessions, 500 abstracts, keynotes, Debates, Lightning Rounds, Pulitzer Global Health Film Festival, networking, advocacy and communication training and more. Pre-conference workshops begin on February 20, which are free and open to all, even if you are not attending CUGH2025. If you are from academia, an NGO, government, the private sector, from a biomedical or non-biomedical discipline, researcher, educator, implementer, policymaker, advocate or student, attend CUGH2025 & and join colleagues from more than 50 nations as we collaborate to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.

Participants will be inspired, challenged, acquire new skills, expand their networks, and explore new innovations. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to engage with leading experts and colleagues from around the world.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION + HOTEL

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SPEAKERS INCLUDE

• Paige Alexander, President, The Carter Center
• Kathleen M. Neuzil, Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health
• Monika Kosinska, Global Head of Economic and Commercial Determinants, World Health Organization
• Nelson Sewamkambo, President, African Forum for Research and Education in Health
• Jorge Saavedra, Executive Director, AHF Global Public Health Institute
• Heini Utunen, Head, Learning & Capacity Development, Health Emergencies, WHO
• Stephen O’Connor, Chief, Suicide Prevention Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health
• Roger Glass, President, China Medical Board 
• Patricia J Garcia, Former Minister of Health, Peru
• Phil Landrigan, Director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, Boston College
• Stacy Rasmus, Director, Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Launette Woolforde, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Northwell Health
• Calae Phillipe, Focal Point for Climate Resilient Health System, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Bahamas
• James Hospedales, Director, Earth Medic/Earth Nurse
• Michele Barry, Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University
• Prabhat Jha, Editor, Disease Control Priorities, University of Toronto
• Olawale Mayeigun, Former Ambassador to the African Union, and Architect of the Africa CDC, African Union (Humanitarian, Health & Social Development)
• Leo Anthony, Celi Senior Research Scientist (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Agnes Kiragga, Head, Data Science Program, African Population Health Research Council

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Click below to watch the sessions held during CUGH’s 2024 Virtual Global Health Week, Sept 30- Oct 3. 

On September 17th, the Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy and CUGH co-hosted this virtual symposium. Watch the symposium below!

NCI Center for Global Health ae now accepting submissions for scientific sessions, abstracts, & Pearline Award nominations for the 13th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research! hashtag#ASGCR25 aims to highlight research focused on elevating the voices of patients and providers throughout the cancer research continuum. Learn more & submit by January 17th.

Boston College Conference in Ending Plastic Pollution

Watch the Boston College October 4-5 conference on Joining Science and Theology to End Plastic Pollution, Protect Health, & Advance Social Justice. This conference is based on the recognition that the plastics crisis is more than an environmental challenge. Click here to watch the video.

Please share and sign the Declaration to reduce plastic pollution at the following link: https://sites.bc.edu/pcha/. Share this with your International Relation

On 11 December 2024, 13:00-14:15 CET to mark the release of the WHO book Health inequality monitoring: harnessing data to advance health equity. 

The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) and the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) established an expert panel to assess Canada’s role in global health and to identify opportunities for Canada to enhance its leadership. See the link below for more information.

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is an international research and policy non-profit that creates and shares evidence while equipping policymakers to use evidence to reduce poverty. We are one of the largest implementers of randomized evaluations in the field and partner with over 700 academics globally. You can find more information about partnering with them as a researcher here on their website.

The Office of Global & Border Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson is offering the Global Health Intensive Course, a 3-week course (classroom/in-person) that prepares those in healthcare for the clinical and public health problems that may be encountered abroad. They welcome physicians, residents, final year medical students and other health professionals or students with clinical background in any medical or public health field.  You can apply here

The IUCN is a UN body and the world’s largest environmental network that works with 1400 member organizations and 16,000 experts worldwide to identify what we can do to protect our natural world.  Click below to SEE, UNDER THE RESOURCES TAB an array of useful, open access resources any organization or government can use to address the environmental challenges the world is facing.

Jobs & Funding Opportunities

(see our new Jobs Board for the latest listings)

PROFESSOR & CHAIR, GLOBAL HEALTH - THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH

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DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH

The John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proudly supports and facilitates global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators; build partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad; and train the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. The FIC is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Director, Division of International Training and Research (DITR)

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