The 2nd annual Global Health Conference, held on 17th July 2012.
‘Doing Global Health – in the context of Crisis, Conflict and Disaster’.
Hosted by: Centre for Global Health Policy, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the University of Brighton.
Venue: University of Sussex Conference Centre
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Professor Anthony Costello, Director of the UCL Institute for Global Health
Following on from last year’s ‘Talking Global Health’ event, we are hosting ‘Doing Global Health – in the context of Crisis, Conflict and Disaster’ an event held at the University of Sussex on 17th July 2012.
Doing Global Health – in a context of crisis, conflict, and disaster:
From the financial crisis and climate change, through to natural disasters like the earthquakes in Haiti and Pakistan – crises, conflicts and disasters pose new challenges for those doing global health. How do such crises shape global health? How can the challenges they give rise to be overcome? And how can global health move beyond emergency responses to a more sustainable approach? This one-day conference will explore the multifaceted connections between global health and crises, conflicts and disasters.
Bringing together experts on water and sanitation, neglected tropical diseases, food security, sexual violence, climate change and the international politics of health, the conference will share new insights from ongoing projects, will facilitate in-depth discussion through expert-led break-out sessions, and will provide a networking opportunity for those working in the field of global health. We hope to include short presentations from selected delegates (please tell us about your interests and activities on the registration form) and posters are encouraged.
The conferences keynote speaker is Anthony Costello, Professor of International Child Health and Director of the UCL Institute for Global Health, who will be discussing ‘Crisis and resilience in global health - community approaches to survival, food security and climate change'.
Other sessions include talks by leading experts on water and sanitation, neglected tropical diseases, food security, sexual violence, climate change and the international politics of health. These themes will be explored in greater detail in facilitated discussions held in the afternoon.
This event will be jointly hosted by the Centre for Global Health Policy, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the University of Brighton.
Conference Programme:
Doing Global Health – Crisis, Conflict, and Disaster. [PDF 379.66KB]
Conference Presentations:
Global Health Conference - All Presentations [PPT 39.24MB]
Global Health Conference - Keynote presentation - Prof. Anthony Costello [PPT 31.84MB]
Video's of the day:
The 2nd Annual Global Health Conference held on 17th July 2012 began with Professor Elbe discussing:
'Global Health: In Crisis, Through Crisis ... and Beyond Crisis'
Next, Professor Melanie Newport and Dr Gail Davey discussing
'How does conflict shape Neglected Tropical Diseases and the response to them?'
Prof. Huw Taylor, Professor of Microbial Ecology, University of Brighton & Professor Sharon Long, University of Wisconsin.
'Waterborne disease: From disaster response to disaster prevention'
Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Institute of Development Studies & Rob Hughes,Department for International Development.
'Nutrition and food security in contexts of conflict'
Dr Paul Boyce, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sussex with Eric Harper from the African Sex Workers Alliance.
'Young people who sell sex, sexual violence and HIV prevention in Africa'
Key Note Speaker Professor Anthony Costello discussing ‘Crisis and resilience in global health - community approaches to survival, food, security and climate change'
More videos, including the snapshot presentations from the day, can be found on our dedicated YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/GlobalHealthSussex
Photo's from the day:
