Brexit and the NGO operating environmentWhen : 6th February, 2017 : 15.30
Where : BOND, London
What : Brexit hasn't happened yet, but already the operating environment for NGOs and businesses has been affected. Bond is bringing together policy and finance experts to discuss how NGOs in the UK can adapt to the ever-changing political and funding landscapes.
We'll look at the short term and long term, the direct and indirect implications NGOs need to consider, and how NGOs can manage uncertainty as well as practical issues, such as currency management and the need to open offices in EU member states.
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Disability goes global : The repercussions of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) for global health
When : 9th February, 2017 : 12:45 to 14:00
Where : London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
What : The presentation seeks to reflect on the impact of the International Year up to the present day by raising the question as to how the concept of disability may be understood in a multicultural world.
1981 was designated by the United Nations the International Year of Disabled Persons, to be followed by the International Decade of Disabled Persons (1982-1993). It was the first occasion to place disability into a global context by endorsing it authoritatively as a human rights issue.
It was in preparation for the International Year that, in 1980 WHO produced the first classification of disability designed for universal application. This classification was based on an ideological framework which reflected the standards of the modern ‘Western world’. It focused on the individual and assumed that equality, independence, self-reliance and personal self-fulfilment are universally desirable and applicable values and that dependence constitutes a problem.
The conscience of the international community was stirred during the International Year, spawning numerous governmental and non-governmental initiatives in ‘developing’ countries. These initiatives brought into sharp relief the notion that focusing on individual rights runs contrary to accepted norms and practices found in many developing countries, where the disabled person is seen as part of a larger whole: the care-giving family and kinship networks.
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UCL Centre for Gender and Global Health Launch
When : 18th February, 2017 : 10.00 - 17.30
Where : University College London
Web : Live streaming will be available
What : Funded by the ESRC, this event is the launch of the new UCL Centre for Gender and Global Health.
The day will bring together a range of speakers from different disciplines, and will be an opportunity for panellists and attendees to raise questions and explore and debate issues around Gender and Global Health.
The day will also include lunch and a drinks reception for all guests.
If you wish to attend, pre-booking is essential. If you are unable to attend in person we will be livestreaming the event. You can select a Livestream Viewer ticket to be sent a reminder email with the livestream link directly to your inbox.
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Global health partnerships: Buzzword or Breakthrough?
When : 22nd February, 2017 : 18.30 – 21.00 9
Where : Royal Society of Medicine, London
What : The UK government has announced its intention to boost partnerships between UK institutions and their counterparts in the developing world, but do they really work? This meeting will hear speakers from the UK and low income countries talk about their experiences of DFID’s Health Partnership Scheme.
The event will discuss the pitfalls and opportunities of health partnerships and how they can contribute to health systems strengthening. The speakers will discuss their own experiences of the Health Partnership Scheme and a broader view of development partnerships in the coming year.
Chair for the evening will be Andy Leather (Director of the King’s Centre for Global Health)
Speakers will include
- Dr Matt Halkes (Consultant Anaesthetist and Director of Education Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust)
- Opoku Ware Ampomah (Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Director of the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre at the Korle- Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
- Darian Stibb, (Executive Director of The Partnering Initiative)
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Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development New Thinking for a Better World When : 1st - 3rd March, 2017
Where : Bonn, Germany
What : The Global Festival of Ideas will be the world’s first Playable Conference. Mixing digital platforms with real-world conversations and debate, delegates will explore different ways of collaborating across sectors, test the unknown by trialling new ideas in a safe space, and ultimately find a new perspective on established ways of working.
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Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
Annual ConferenceWhen : 21st June, 2017 : 09.00 - 20.00
Where : University College London
What : This conference is free to attend and researchers, practioners, NGOs, city professionals and the interested public are welcome. In-house and guest experts will present the latest research and issues in risk and disaster reduction, through a combination of talks, panel discussion, conversation, and poster presentations.
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Digital Health 2017: Global Public Health, Personalised Medicine, and Emergency Medicine in the Age of Big DataWhen : 3rd - 5th July, 2017
Where : London
What : At Digital Health 2017, emergency and humanitarian medicine addressing acute needs of natural and manmade disasters will leverage opportunities created by geo-located big data, mobile technology and crowdsourcing for improving resilience, early warning and response to disasters and emergencies.
The conference will cover a wide spectrum of subjects including communities of practice and social networks, analytics and engagement with tracking and monitoring wearable devices, big data, public health surveillance, persuasive technologies, epidemic intelligence, participatory surveillance, disaster and emergency medicine, serious games for public health interventions and automated early identification of health threats and response.
Poster and paper submissions are now being requested.
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Resilience Conference“The Transformation we want: Towards a global policy environment for resilient futures”When : 21st - 23rd August, 2017
Where : Stockholm, Sweden
What : If you are researching policies that support resilience and social-ecological transformations to sustainability, the
UN Research Institute for Social Development(UNRISD) would like to hear from you. It is organising a session on “The Transformation we want: Towards a global policy environment for resilient futures” and is seeking abstracts on policy reforms and innovations which will produce environmentally sustainable and socially just solutions.
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Global Evidence Summit 2017 When : 13th - 16th September, 2017
Where : Cape Town, South Africa
What :
The Global Evidence Summit will be hosted by Cochrane South Africa in Cape Town on the 13-16 September and will be the first time that Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, Guidelines International Network, International Society for Evidence-based Health Care, and Joanna Briggs Institute have joined forces to create an event in evidence-based policy.
The theme of the Summit is ‘
Using evidence. Improving lives.’ and the event aims to challenge and stimulate policy-makers and practitioners on how to base their decisions on the best available evidence.
The Summit will highlight and promote evidence-based approaches to policy and practice in order to target resources to what works, therefore offering the most cost effective health interventions. With the Summit taking place in South Africa the opportunities and challenges facing low and middle-income countries will be a key focus of the Summit.
If you are interested in the event and would like to help promote it, below is a link to our latest communications package on the call for abstracts, workshops and special sessions. Included in the folder is copy that can be used in a blog or newsletter, adverts for social media and key links.
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Contact Holly Millward, Cochrane Central Executive