The world is faced with unprecedented water-related challenges which impact our ability to meet many of the UN sustainable development goals. Climate warming and human actions are altering precipitation patterns, reducing snow levels, accelerating glacier melting, intensifying floods, and increasing risk of droughts, while pollution frompopulation growth and industrialization is degrading water systems. This poses…
Read MoreReinventing global health in Africa and the developing world: Webinar recording
On, Thursday, February 3, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative hosted CUGH Executive Director Dr. Keith Martin and other eminent experts in global health for a discussion of strategies for self-sufficiency in the health sector in the Global South.
Read MoreCUGH Call for Committee Applications
CUGH members, please apply to join one of CUGH’s committees or subcommittees. Application Criteria & Instructions: Applicants must be a CUGH institutional member or an individual member. See a list of CUGH member organizations. Unless otherwise specified, terms will be for 2 years. New members are elected from the applicants by the relevant committee members….
Read MoreBan the Poaching of Health Care Workers from Low-Income Countries
A lack of access to healthcare professionals is an enormous and growing global challenge. The WHO estimates a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030. The situation, however, is most dire in low-low middle-income countries (LLMICs) where the disease burden across noncommunicable diseases and infectious diseases is the highest. Some of these countries…
Read MoreCONGRATULATIONS TO THE CUGH 2022 LEADERSHIP AWARDEES
The CUGH Distinguished Leader Award: Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, MBBS, MMed, PhD, Professor of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University James Tielsch, PhD, MHSc, Chair of the Department of Global Health, George Washington University The CUGH Dr. Thomas Hall-Dr. Nelson Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award: Ashti Doobay Persaud, MD, Co-Director, Institute for Global Health Center for Global…
Read MoreCUGH’s Road to COP27 Summary Report Available
On Oct 15th, CUGH held a very successful half day symposium on climate change and health. It included specific solutions from leaders in the health and climate change fields. If you were unable to attend our symposium, CUGH has put together a summary report of the speakers and their recommendations for a healthy planet and population.
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