Global Health teaching sessions

🌍 Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is hosting a series of English-language Global Health teaching sessions on 4–5 June 2026, organised by the Working Group on Global and Planetary Health at the Institute of General Medicine. Open to all students and staff, the sessions will bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners to explore key challenges in global medicine and health equity. 🩺🌱

Topics include access to medicines and primary care in global health, the health impacts of climate change and intervention strategies, and healthcare for and with refugees. Featured speakers come from leading organisations including DNDi, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Diakonie Deutschland, and Charité. 🤝🌎

The sessions will take place in person at Hörsaal 33, Philippstr. 11, Berlin, with no registration required. The organisers encourage participants to share the invitation widely with colleagues and students interested in global and planetary health. 📚✨

Thursday, 4 June 2026

10:15–11:45
Closing the Gaps – Primary Care and Access to Medicines in Global Health
Dr. med. Angela Schuster (Institute of General Medicine; Head of the Global and Planetary Health WG)
Nina Holzhauer (DNDi – Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative)

12:15–13:45
Climate Change: Population Health Impacts and Intervention Strategies
Dr. Oskar Masztalerz (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)
Cyrus Kimanthi (Research Fellow at the Institute of General Medicine and Climate and Health Connect, Kenya)

Friday, 5 June 2026

10:15–11:45
Medicine For and With Refugees
Prof. med. Joachim Seybold (Medical Director, Charité)
Maike Grube (Diakonie Deutschland)