Call for Members: CUGH Capacity Building Subcommittee
The CUGH Capacity Building Subcommittee is recruiting new members. The Capacity Building Subcommittee is part of the Education Committee.
Oral Abstracts from CUGH2020 Published in a Special Edition of The Lancet Global Health
This year's CUGH conference may have been cancelled, but The Lancet Global Health published the abstracts that were due to be presented orally. Find them in a special issue here. Thank you to The Lancet Global Health and the journal’s editor, Zoë Mullan, for publishing the abstracts.
CUGH Denounces Decision to Halt Funding to the WHO
In a letter from CUGH's leadership to U.S. Congress, CUGH denounces President Trump's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization. Cutting funding to the WHO will eviscerate its capacity to address the current pandemic and the many other public health challenges the world faces. This is the time to support the organization, not undermine it. Read the full letter here.
Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences from Asia
The SARS-CoV-2 virus spilled over from an animal host to a person late last year in China creating a pandemic that is raging around the world. Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong responded decisively and effectively to curb the spread of the virus, saving thousands of lives. There are many lessons the international community can learn from them. This webinar features three leading global health experts from the region who will share what worked in their battle against the virus.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 8:30pm to 9:30pm
April 2020 Bulletin Now Available
Read about recent CUGH activities as well as other global health updates and opportunities in the April 2020 edition of our monthly Bulletin: https://conta.cc/2VDG7BA
Press Release | Withholding Funding from the World Health Organization is a Death Sentence
CUGH denounces President Trump's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization. Cutting funding to the WHO will eviscerate its capacity to address the current pandemic and the many other public health challenges the world faces. This is the time to support the organization, not undermine it. Read the full press release here.