GHP Weekly NewsletterMarch 22, 2024Welcome back to another edition of the GHP weekly newsletter! Please keep reading for new community updates, events, publications, and open opportunities in GHP.
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Wigilya Mikomangwa, MSc, joined GHP as an HIS Fellow on March 1. Wigilya is an assistant lecturer and junior researcher in the department of clinical pharmacy and pharmacology at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). His research interests lie in infectious diseases of the poor, such as HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and other emerging diseases, and his research focuses on the effective implementation of health care interventions such as the use of mHealth technology, vaccinations, and preventive therapies. Wigilya can be reached via email at wmikomangwa@hsph.harvard.edu.
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Upcoming Events
Speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
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Spring Qualathon
March 25 & 26 / 4–6 pm / Kresge G1 on March 25 & Kresge G2 on March 26
The Qual-a-thon is an intensive two-day workshop aimed at helping students cultivate their qualitative methods skills by participating in a group-based mini-qualitative research project. Students will develop a research question and interview guide, conduct interviews, and develop a coding scheme, then present their findings to the other attendees. There will be pizza and a prize for best presentation! Questions? Please contact Ana Luiza Penna.
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How Leaders Communicate Effectively and Build Trust
Thursday, March 28 / 1–1:50 pm / Kresge 502 & Zoom / Lunch provided
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Safeguarding Health in Gaza and the West Bank
Thursday, March 28 / 2–3:30 pm / Zoom
Please join the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) for a panel discussion with health and human rights experts, moderated by Sean Kivlehan, director of HHI's Emergency Health Systems Program. The event will focus on the ongoing attacks on health care and critical civilian infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank through the lens of international humanitarian and human rights law.
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Digital Safety DiscoTech
Thursday, March 28 / 5:30–7:30 pm / FXB Atrium / Dinner provided
This interactive workshop will provide attendees with the space and instructions to take action to protect their digital safety. Attendees will rotate through tables that will assist them in taking steps to protect themselves, such as making data deletion requests. This event will be led by Sam Mendez, who recently launched the Center for Health Communication’s new digital safety kit.
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Ensuring Nutrition Equity for Women and Children Within the Context of Food Systems Transformation
Monday, April 1 / 1–2 pm / Kresge 502 & Zoom
The UN food systems summit in 2021 galvanized significant interest in supporting low- and middle-income countries to transform their food systems. In this talk, Shibani Ghosh, PhD, will examine the current status of maternal and infant nutrition and the evidence linking nutrition, health, and agri-food systems in relation to supporting optimal nutrition for these vulnerable populations and what are likely to be challenges in achieving equitable nutrition outcomes. Shibani Ghosh is a research associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University.
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When Youth Sue to Protect the Planet and Their Health: Inside a Bold Legal Strategy to Fight Climate ChangeMonday, April 1 / 6–6:50 pm / The Studio, 10th Floor Kresge / Pizza & wine reception to follow in FXB Atrium
Last summer, 16 young plaintiffs won a pioneering lawsuit against the state of Montana for violating children's rights to a clean and healthful environment by failing to consider the climate impact of fossil fuel projects. The lawsuit is represented and supported by the public interest nonprofit law firm Our Children's Trust, which has filed a similar case in Hawaii, as well as federal lawsuits. Panelists will discuss the novel legal strategy and share insights on new tactics for protecting the planet and our collective health and wellbeing from climate change, drawing on examples from the U.S. and Latin America. The discussion will be moderated by Chris Golden, faculty affiliate in GHP and director of the Program on Nutrition and Planetary Health.
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Career Trajectories in Public Health: Public Health Outside the U.S.
Friday, April 5 / 1–2 pm / Zoom
Join us for a conversation featuring Nadeem Alduaij, MD, MPH, and Henry Mwebesa, MBCHB, MPH, moderated by Rashad Massoud, MD, MPH, FACP, visiting faculty. Nadeem Alduaij is the co-founder of Baraka Impact Finance and Henry Mwebesa is Director General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Uganda. Nadeem and Henry will share their experiences working in public health outside the U.S. and hold a Q&A with attendees. We hope to see you there!
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Confronting State Violence Across the Globe
Friday, April 5 / 1–6:30 pm / 110 Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA & Zoom
Join this free, hybrid conference fostering cross-border, interdisciplinary dialogues examining the mechanisms and manifestations of state violence experienced by racialized communities across the world and identifying pathways for enacting reforms in law, policy, and practice that center on principles of justice, intersectionality, and racism. This constitutes the FXB Center Roma Program’s 12th Roma conference marking the annual International Roma Day celebrated worldwide every April 8. This conference aims to interrogate the genesis and sources of power and the mechanisms and manifestations of state violence experienced by racialized communities across the world. It will unpack the concept of “ungrievable lives”; the narratives of the Other, the Oriental, or the Oriental within; and the politics of death that validate state-sponsored violence and injustices. Discussing lives deemed ungrievable will be this year’s keynote speaker, Cornel West.
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Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab 5th Health Systems Innovation HackathonApril 5 & 6 / Harvard Medical School Campus
This year’s theme is “Building High-Value Health Systems: Harnessing Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence.” This hackathon will have three tracks: cardiovascular disease and diabetes, cancer, and mental health. All students, postdocs, and young professionals with an interest in innovation, digital solutions, and health systems are welcome to apply as individuals or as teams. Questions? Contact Bukhtawar Azhar, Caroline Bulstra, or the Health Systems Innovation Lab.
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Predatory Extractivism: Brazil’s Mining Catastrophes in a Global Context
April 11 & 12 / Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, Cambridge, MA
What happens when millions of cubic tons of mining waste engulf entire communities and ecosystems? You are invited to join DRCLAS for a panel series that will focus on Brazil’s worst environmental and humanitarian disasters, both resulting from the collapse of mining tailings dams: the Samarco-operated Fundão dam in 2015 and Vale’s Córrego do Feijão dam in 2019, located in the state of Minas Gerais. Cases from other countries dealing with the harms of predatory extractivism will provide a wider view of the global issue beyond Brazil. Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography and chair of GHP, will moderate several panels. This event is presented in collaboration with DRCLAS, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Extractives@Clark, and the Center for International Development.
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HUM SAB EK (We Are One) – Exhibition Opening and ReceptionMonday, April 15 / 6 pm / Room Belfer S020, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
HUM SAB EK, We Are One, is a multi-media exhibition based on a survey of over 1,000 households in Gujarat, India, and 30 hours of oral histories. It captures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor working women and families and how they navigated the greatest public health emergency of our times. Join us for the opening talk and reception with members of the research team, including project leader and curator Satchit Balsari.
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Global Health Week Symposium and Poster DayFriday, April 26 / 1:30–5 pm, Reception 5–6:30 pm / Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA
Join us for the Global Health Week Symposium and Poster Day! The symposium will feature a keynote address from Natalia Kanem, MD, MPH, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), along with two panel discussions and the announcement of the poster day winner. Additional speakers and events during Global Health Week will be announced shortly!
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Open Calls for Applications
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International Health Systems Program Course: Strengthening Human Resources for Health
This in-person, one-week program offers the necessary tools and skills to understand, assess, and formulate effective strategies aimed at enhancing human resources for health. Throughout the course, which will take place from May 1 to 7, 2024, participants will craft a strategic plan for human resources and crisis management tailored to their country or organization's needs. Addressing the critical need for skilled health workers across all levels and the strengthening of educational and management systems, this course employs a financial perspective to achieve these objectives. Applications are due April 1, 2024. For more information, please contact ihsp@hsph.harvard.edu.
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Call for Abstracts: Global Health Week Poster Day
We are collecting abstracts for the Global Health Week Poster Day! Current Harvard students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit a poster presentation on global health and population studies. We particularly encourage submissions with topics related to population and development issues; however, we welcome submissions from many different disciplines and schools at Harvard University. For submission requirements and details, please see the call for abstracts. All abstracts must be submitted via email to ghp@hsph.harvard.edu by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, April 7. Accepted abstracts will be presented as part of the Global Health Week symposium and poster awards will be announced at the symposium on April 26. One of the authors must be present at this session. If you have any questions, please contact ghp@hsph.harvard.edu.
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