Upcoming CUGH Events

Webinar | Gun Violence in the Americas: Local Solutions to a Hemispheric Challenge
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Webinar
12th Annual CUGH Conference: Addressing Critical Gaps in Global Health and Development
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 8:00am to Sunday, March 14, 2021 - 5:00pm
Annual Conference
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The US Defunding and Departing from the WHO is a Threat to Global Security

On June 15th, 2020, Johns Hopkins Nursing published “The US Defunding and Departing from the WHO is a Threat to Global Security.” This piece was written by Dr. Michele Barry, Chair of the Board of CUGH and Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford University, Dr. Patricia Davidson, Dean School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University and Co-Secretary-General World Health Organization Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery, and Dr. Keith Martin, Executive Director for CUGH. Overall, this article underscores the importance of the World Health Organization not only to the United States, but also worldwide.

Webinar | The WHO - Reforms, COVID-19 and the US Departure

Several big issues have rocked the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest public health challenge in a century. It has also laid bare global weaknesses in dealing with an outbreak of a deadly infectious disease. In the midst of this US President Donald Trump decided to defund and remove the United States from the organization.

What does this mean for the WHO? How can we improve our response to COVID-19 and future pandemics? What reforms are required? What is happening in Congress regarding the WHO?

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

CUGH and BHGI Webinar: Improving Breast Healthcare Through Resource-Stratified Phased Implementation

The Breast Health Global Initiative is marking the launch of a Cancer supplement featuring 14 original manuscripts resulting from the "The BHGI Global Summit on International Breast Health and Cancer Control: Improving Breast Health Care through Resource Stratified Phased Implementation." This supplement represents the culmination of over two years of collaborative work by more than 50 authors from around the world including healthcare providers, health economists, epidemiologists, public health professionals, implementation scientists, advocates and policymakers.

Friday, June 26, 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

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