Creating equity and reducing health disparities everywhere
Supporting health research to improve health outcomes globally
Date: November 4th and 5th, 2019
Time: 8:00AM - 5:30PM - EDT
Location: 1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Last year, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) secured a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to work with the US academic community to increase support for US leadership and funding for global health. To achieve this objective, we are collaborating with our members to inform members of Congress, State legislators and the public about the value of global health to their community, state, nation and the world.
April 18-20, 2020 (Satellite Sessions, April 17th)
Washington D.C. | Washington Hilton Hotel
Calls For Proposals:
Program Submissions: Panel Proposals, Abstract Proposals, Satellite Sessions
Nominations & Submissions: Awards, Bursaries, Competition
More than 1,900 faculty, students, implementers, government representatives and leaders from more than 55 countries will explore how we can address the pressing global challenges before us through research, education, service, and advocacy. The forum will allow attendees from academia, NGOs, government and the private sector to collaborate, learn, and share cutting edge solutions to improve the health of people and the planet in an increasingly unstable global political environment.
Submit Your:
Panel Proposals
Submission Deadline: September 5th, 2019 CLOSED
Abstract Proposals
Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2019 CLOSED
Satellite Session Applications
Application Deadline: November 15, 2019 OPEN
Encourage your network of colleagues,
faculty, and students to send in their submissions.
In our efforts at CUGH to reduce our environmental footprint, we will share opportunities on ways we can all do this. Please see the list of airlines that offer carbon offsets when flying with them and other resources for reducing your carbon footprint in the attachments section below.
CUGH is seeking applicants willing to serve a two-year term on its Subcommittee on Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health (SMUDGH). Applications from individuals working in undergraduate global health education are especially welcome.
CDC’s Mission in DR Congo
Provide support to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to eliminate the transmission of Ebola in the affected health zones and region and by strengthening the public health planning, preparedness and coordination within DRC.
How can you help?
To assist in controlling the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CDC is in need of experienced French-speaking public health professionals with the following skill sets to deploy to Goma and other locations in DRC:
1. Epidemiologists
