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UC Global Health Day

On Saturday, May 2, join health care leaders from around the world at the UC Global Health Day 2020 Virtual Conference. This year’s conference will focus on topical insights related to COVID-19, including animal-to-human transmission of viruses and resulting pandemics, and gender and socioeconomic disparities. Registration is free: Sign up today!

Here’s a video introduction of what to expect at this fascinating event: 

 

Featured speakers

COVID-19:  Blueprint for Hope

Jonna Mazet, Executive Director, One Health Institute, and Project Director, One Health Workforce: Next Generation Project 

COVID-19: Mapping and Addressing Gender and Socioeconomic Disparities

Ndola Prata, Professor, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, UC Berkeley, and Director, Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability

Panelists

COVID-19: Updates from Kenya

Elizabeth Bukusi, Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and Co-Director, KEMRI-UCSF Infectious Disease Research Training Program

COVID-19: Updates from India

Ramaran Laxminarayan, Director and Senior Fellow, The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, and Affiliate Professor, Global Health, University of Washington

COVID-19: Updates from Peru

Andres Lescano, Professor de Salud Publica, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Join us!

What: UC Global Health Day 2020 Virtual Conference

When: Saturday, May 2, 9-11 a.m. PT

Register now

For questions regarding the event, contact ucghi@globalhealth.ucsf.edu.

 

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