🌍📚 GLOHRA Academy Series – Primary Health Care in Global Perspective

On 3 February 2026 (4:00–5:00 PM), the GLOHRA Academy Series, organised in cooperation with Amref Health Africa (Germany), welcomes Prof. Dr. Walter Bruchhausen (University of Bonn) as guest speaker.

In his talk, “The long history of Primary Health Care between North and South, East and West,” Prof. Bruchhausen will explore how ideas of primary health care have emerged, travelled, and been reinterpreted across regions and political systems over time. Drawing on perspectives from global health history, ethics, and medical anthropology, the session highlights the value of interdisciplinary and international approaches to global health research.

The event features a 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute interactive Q&A, encouraging open academic exchange and discussion 💬✨.
As part of the GLOHRA Academy Series, held every first Tuesday of the month, the session focuses not only on research findings but also on research processes, methods, and lessons learned.

📍 Online via Zoom
🗓 03 February 2026 | 4:00–5:00 PM
📝 Registration: https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/41dg2aKRSTqIb_hRBFVk8g

📅 6 February 2026, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Women in Global Health is convening a global webinar to advance the conversation on what it will truly take to end FGM—through sustained commitment, investment, and women’s leadership. 

 🌍 Under the theme “Towards 2030: No End to FGM Without Sustained Commitment and Investment,” the webinar The Power to Lead: Women Advancing the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation will spotlight the leadership of women and girls, particularly those at risk of or affected by FGM. The discussion will explore the role of health systems and providers, as well as the vital contributions of women’s rights and feminist movements in driving gender-transformative change. 

 💬 The event will also reflect on how to sustain progress amid growing backlash, fragility, and humanitarian challenges. 

 🕒 Time: 12:00–13:30 UTC 
📍 Location: Virtual (Zoom) 

👉 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OSQkcZ0GRAWDz70qzG4HSg 

Dear Global Health Hub Member,  

we are pleased to invite you to the virtual Global Health Hub Germany Matchmaking Event from 10 February to 12 February 2026 — our new online gathering for all Hub members to connect, collaborate, and build impactful partnerships across the network. 

Building on the successful post-conference Matchmaking Event after the Global Health Talk in June 2025, we are excited to establish the online Matchmaking as an annual event, offering you the opportunity to connect and network with fellow members of the Global Health Hub community. 

On the official matchmaking platform, you can network and exchange knowledge across sectors: meet managers and members from different communities of practice, steering committee representatives and connect directly other experts. Register now to schedule one-on-one conversations to explore new collaborations and exchange expertise. 

This year, the event will also feature expert keynotes, and our hub communities will present their work and projects to invite for active participation. 

Expert Keynote:  

• GAVI - Markus Beck  

• WHO – Dr. Julia Fitzner   

• Bündnis90/die Grünen - Dr. Kirsten Kappert-Gonther 

Communities presenting their work:

• Climate Change and Health Community 

• Global Mental Health Community 

• Global Urban Health Community  

Registration & timeline 

Registration is now open to all members of the Global Health Hub Germany via the Event Platform.  

Register now and save the dates in your calendar. 

Please note: The matchmaking function (searching and confirming meetings) will be activated on 02 February 2026. Before sending meeting requests, please make sure your profile is fully completed. Please save the attached timeslots in your calendar. 

Virtual matchmaking sessions (CET) 

• 10 February 2026 | 13:00–15:00 (4 slots of 25 minutes) 

• 11 February 2026 | 10:00–12:00 (4 slots of 25 minutes) 
                                | 13:00–15:00 (4 slots of 25 minutes) 

• 12 February 2026 | 10:00–12:00 (4 slots of 25 minutes) 

We look forward to welcoming you on the platform and to shaping the future of global health — together. 

Please find attached a PDF Guideline that will help you navigate through the registration and matchmaking platform. 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact  

Valerie Siedler 
Global Health Hub Germany 
valerie.siedler@globalhealthhub.de 

🌍 WASH NTDs away! | 19 February | 10:30–11:45 CET

How can water, sanitation and hygiene accelerate the prevention and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)?

Join this technical exchange hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Sector Programmes One Health and InnoBlue, featuring project insights from Uganda and Myanmar. We are proud that our Global Health Hub Germany Snakebite Envenoming Community will contribute to this exchange.
The event aims to share practical insights and raise awareness of the importance of the NTD–WASH nexus for prevention and elimination.

💧 NTDs affect around 20% of the world’s population. Strengthening WASH systems is essential to preventing 18 of the 21 NTDs and advancing health equity.

👉 Join the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/dinDwKXf

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39681312009670?p=xapReNlzv0PtzljLHi

Meeting ID: 396 813 120 096 70

Passcode: ae24Xn6r

Designing the Human? AI Between Progress and Responsibility

On 25 February (10:00–16:00), the 11th Transfer Conference “eHealth & Society” will explore a provocative question: What happens when the human being becomes a design object?

Under the title “Designobjekt Mensch”, the conference examines how artificial intelligence, medical innovation, and digital technologies are reshaping concepts of health, identity, and self-determination. From AI-assisted diagnostics and robotic surgery to social media filters, virtual avatars, longevity trends, and personalized medicine, the boundaries between enhancement, optimization, and societal pressure are increasingly blurred. 🌐✨

Bringing together experts from medicine, computer science, public health, ethics, sociology, psychology, and social work, the event will critically discuss both the opportunities and ethical dilemmas of digital transformation in healthcare. The concept of the “Augmented Doctor” will be explored alongside pressing questions: Who designs whom? Does AI empower human agency — or redefine norms and expectations?

With new institutional partners and high-level public patronage, this year’s conference promises an interdisciplinary and forward-looking dialogue on how technological innovation can be aligned with social responsibility. ⚖️🏥

Register until 20 February 2026

Location: Munich and online 

🌍 Advancing Care for Neglected Tropical Diseases

📅 26 February 2026 | 📍 Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin

On 26 February 2026, colleagues from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) will come together for an afternoon dedicated to advancing care for patients affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Under the theme “From Discovery to Delivery”, this scientific exchange will connect clinicians, researchers, and global health professionals to explore how collaboration between academia and product development partnerships can translate research into real-world impact.

The program features expert insights on DNDi’s achievements in research and development, updates on sleeping sickness elimination, long-term care for chronic Chagas disease, and recent progress in tungiasis control. 🎓🧪

The event is open to clinicians, researchers, students, and all professionals interested in global health, tropical medicine, and infectious diseases. It will conclude with an informal networking session to foster interdisciplinary exchange and future collaboration. 🤝

Registration is open until 24 February 2026.