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Welcome to the Hub Discussion Forum, our space for you to engage in dialogue on global health issues. Join this public group to participate in and initiate insightful discussions on latest trends, challenges and innovations in the landscape of global health. We kindly remind all members to adhere to the principles of our netiquette, ensuring that discussions remain respectful and constructive.

The interprofessional Hub Community on Global Child Health is committed to improving the quality of preventive and curative pediatric care in countries with limited resources.

Community Managers:

• Patricia Kramarz - Save the Children
• Michael Galatsch - Zurich University of Applied Sciences
• Marie Charlotte Pohl - The G4 Alliance, University Maastricht

Working language: English

No Health Without Mental Health. - The Hub Community on Global Mental Health focuses on strengthening the equality and complementarity of biomedical and psychosocial concepts in care, prevention, research, teaching, resource allocation and policy.

Community Manager:

• Prof. Dr Michael Wirsching - Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Centre for Medicine and Society
• Dr Jinan Abi Jumaa - Charité University Hospital Berlin
• Dr Solveig Kemna - Charité Berlin
• Dr. Franziska Laporte Uribe - Deutsche Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V
  (Lead for Subgroup on Mental Health & Climate Change)

Working language: German

Community Paper: Policy Brief: Covid-19 und mentale Gesundheit (only available in German)

The Hub Community on Global Urban Health focuses on the complex interplay of urban living conditions with their diverse risk factors. The Hub Community takes an interdisciplinary approach and encourages cross-sectoral activities.

Community Managers:

• Dr Timo Falkenberg - University of Bonn, GeoHealth Centre
• Dr Dennis Schmiege - University of Essen

Working language: German

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of the death worldwide. Nonetheless, the prevention and control of NCDs receives too little attention. The Hub Community on NCD, founded in partnership with the Centre for Global Health – Technical University Munich, aims to stipulate change in this area.

Community Managers: Gabriela Pen Nasser and Ali Yildiz

Working language: English

The interdisciplinary and intersectoral Hub Community on snakebite envenoming unites German expertise on snakebite envenoming and invites all interested parties to form partnerships and cooperate on projects.

Community Managers:

• Maik Damm - Department of Insect Biotechnology, JLU Gießen
• Dr Ulrich Kuch - Department of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
• Martin Biener - Snake-Bite e.V.

Working language: German