Hub Management Team

📅 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 

🌍📚 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

Dear Climate Change and Health Community,

We cordially invite you to our first community meeting of 2026 on 22 January at 1 p.m.

We will host the presentation of the Special Focus Issue GAIA 35/4 (2025) “Planetary Health and social-ecological research in the Anthropocene”, which is available on:  https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oekom/gaia/2025/00000034/00000004

Planetary Health, One Health, and Social Ecology converge yet differ in linking human wellbeing with ecological systems. Particularly Planetary Health includes an intrinsic political dimension to enable a societal transformation of human civilisation. The Special Focus highlights critical reflections on theory, methods and applications of Planetary Health.

Please register under:  https://fau.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/5XHfm-QeRKO0wlcvLWxOqg As always, after registration you will receive a confirmation E-mail.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Jennyfer, Donald, Klaus and the Hub Management Team 

Charité Forum on Methods in Health Services Research: Generative AI in Qualitative Research 🤖📊💬

To strengthen methodological expertise and scientific exchange, the Charité Platform for Health Services Research hosts the Charité Forum on Methods in Health Services Research. The next virtual session will take place on 22 January 2026, from 4:00–5:30 PM (CET) and will focus on “Generative AI in Qualitative Health Services Research – Methodological Foundations and Practical Applications.”

The session will feature a methodological introduction and applied research examples by Prof. Dr. Uwe Krähnke (MSB Medical School Berlin) and Dr. Thorsten Dresing & Thorsten Pehl (audiotranskription, dr. dresing & pehl GmbH). Designed as an interactive event, the forum will combine expert input with real-world examples, followed by open discussion and informal exchange in plenary and/or small groups.

🗓️ Registration is required by 19 January 2026 to receive access details.