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The History of Aids, Global Health
and Brazil, 1996 - 2005
When : 12th January, 2017 : 12.45 - 14.00 Where : London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine What : During the past few decades, Brazil has had a complex and contradictory relationship with Global Health marked by achievements but also by discontinuity and fragmentation. In 1996, it was a pioneer in providing free access of antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS challenging pharmaceutical companies. The Brazilian AIDS program strengthened testing, surveillance, counselling and articulated treatment with broad prevention programs that fought homophobia and stigma. The Brazilian response to AIDS inspired programs at the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and other international agencies. However, many of these adaptations overemphasized treatment, paid little attention to prevention and decriminalization of homophobia and, some, mixed health goals with religious priorities (such as the Abstinence and Fidelity programs of evangelical Christians that guided US bilateral aid during the early 21st century). The presentation will discuss the role played by the Brazilian AIDS program in global health and what was lost its translation to global agencies. In addition, it will examine the difficulties encountered by the Brazilian AIDS programs towards the end of the first decade of the 21st century when evangelical Christians became important in Brazilian politics. More information
Topics in Infection
When : 25th January, 2017 : 09.00 - 17.00 Where : School of Oriental and African Studies, London What : This annual event is organised by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in association with Public Health England, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and brings together over 300 microbiologists, consultants in infectious disease, infection control nurses and biomedical and clinical scientists to hear updates on recent 'hot topics' in all aspects of infectious disease. The programme will cover several topics including Hepatitis C, the interaction between Dengue and Zika, antimicrobial resistance and Yellow Fever More information and to register
Sanitation and Child Health in India
When : 25th January, 2017 : 12.30 - 14.00 Where : London International Development Centre What : This seminar is part of a seminar series ‘What works in international development’. In each seminar one or two researchers present their results of impact evaluations, systematic review or methodological contribution followed by discussion and questions. The seminar is usually held on Wednesday evenings (with some exceptions), between 5.30pm and 7pm and is hosted by LIDC or one of its member colleges in central London (Bloomsbury). Abstract : Our study contributes to the understanding of key drivers of stunted growth, a factor widely recognized as major impediment to human capital development. Specifically, we examine the effects of sanitation coverage and usage on child height for age in a semi-urban setting in Northern India. We address endogeneity of sanitation coverage through an instrumental variable approach. Doing so, we find that sanitation coverage plays a significant and positive role in height growth during the first years of life and that this causal relationship holds particularly for girls. Our findings suggest that a policy that aims to increase sanitation coverage in a context such as the one studied here, is not only effective in reducing child stunting but also implicitly targets girls. More information
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. Find out more
Digital Health 2017: Global Public Health, Personalised Medicine, and Emergency Medicine in the Age of Big Data
When : 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. More information
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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