Recent Updates

Extreme heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, and diseases like malaria — the climate crisis is increasingly endangering lives around the world. While its effects are only gradually becoming more visible in Germany, in many countries they already pose an acute threat to health, especially for the most vulnerable. 🌍💔

Join Doctors Without Borders (Ärzte ohne Grenzen) for an online live session exploring how the climate emergency impacts health and how humanitarian aid is adapting to these new realities. 🩺💬

🗓️ When: Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 19:00–19:45 (CET)
💻 Where: Online via Zoom - Youtube Livestream
🎟️ Registration: Register here | Free participation

Speakers:

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  Dr. Sylvia Schaber, internist and MSF field doctor, sharing first-hand insights from Chad, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic.

  
  


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  Alina Seebacher, climate and food security expert at MSF, explaining the global links between climate change, health, and humanitarian work.
  🎙️ Moderated by Marcel-Philipp Werdier (MSF)

  
  

The event will be held in German, and participants are encouraged to join with their questions and reflections. 🌿

On the occasion of One Health Day 2025, Tierärzte ohne Grenzen and Ärzte der Welt invite participants to a hybrid event exploring how the One Health approach can help address crises and conflicts intensified by climate change and planetary boundaries. 🌡️🌿💧

Under the title “One Health in Action – Addressing Crises and Conflict in a Changing Climate,” the event will feature expert keynotes and an interactive workshop, where participants work in small groups on real-world crisis scenarios — developing practical, community-based One Health strategies to foster peace, health, and ecological balance.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr. Dorien Braam (LSHTM / WHO) – Expert on health, migration, and climate-related crises.
• Dr. Max Bürck-Gemassmer (KLUG) – General practitioner and advocate for resilient, decentralized health systems.
• Omer Abdullahi Hersi (OWDA) – Humanitarian leader promoting One Health resilience in climate-affected regions.
• Dr. Kristina Rösel (University of Hohenheim) – Veterinary public health expert with extensive field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 18:00 (CET)
📍 Location: Berlin & Online (Zoom)

🎟️ Registration: In Berlin

🎟️ Registration: Online

Join an inspiring evening of exchange, networking, and reflection on the transformative power of One Health to create healthier, more peaceful, and sustainable futures for all species. 🌱💬

Join us at the PVC Patches Expo, an online event organized by PVC Patches. This expo will showcase different patch designs, styles, and uses. You’ll also see how online custom military patches are created for uniforms, fashion, and branding. The event is great for students, designers, and business owners who want to learn more about patch making. Explore new materials, creative ideas, and innovative ways to incorporate patches into everyday life. Be part of this online expo and enjoy learning from home!

BEMC Talk – Harnessing the Power of Population-Based Data for Global Health Research

On Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 4:00 pm (CET), Maja Marcus of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Brigham and Women’s Hospital will deliver a hybrid talk entitled “Harnessing the Power of Population-Based Data for Global Health Research.”

The lecture will address how large-scale health datasets — from national surveys to multinational cohorts — can be harmonized and leveraged to answer urgent policy questions in global health. Highlighting the Global Health and Population Project on Access to Care for Cardiometabolic Diseases (HPACC), Dr. Marcus will explore both the challenges of working with diverse data sources and the transformative potential of integrated, policy-relevant datasets for advancing equitable and effective health policy.

📍 In-person: Lecture Hall 22 (formerly Hörsaal Innere Medizin), CCM, via Virchowweg 9 or Sauerbruchweg 2.  Register here
💻 Online via Zoom: Register here

🌍 8th German–East European Health Forum – Berlin, 10 October 2025

The German Eastern Business Association and the GHA – German Health Alliance will host the 8th German–East European Health Forum on 10 October 2025 in Berlin, as an official side event of the World Health Summit (WHS).

This year’s theme is “Strong Health Systems for Welfare and Economic Growth.” The Forum will bring together senior decision-makers, business leaders, and health experts from Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia.

Key discussions will focus on:

• Healthcare as a strategic investment for the future
• Cardiovascular health and CVD plans in Eastern Europe
• Rebuilding Ukraine’s health system

With healthcare systems in the region undergoing major reforms, the Forum highlights innovation, cross-border collaboration, and sustainable development as drivers of improved patient outcomes.

📍 Venue: KPMG premises, Berlin
🗣️ Language: English
💡 Participation: Free of charge

🔗 Programme and Registration here: 8th German - East European Health Forum | High-Level Ministerial Panel confirmed

Event: How to Navigate Cultural, Professional, and Ethical Dilemmas in Health Professions Education
When/Where: Wednesday, 22 October 2025 · 3:00–5:00 PM CEST | 4:00–6:00 PM EAT · Online

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Health professions educators often face situations where cultural expectations, professional standards, and ethical responsibilities collide without clear solutions. This interactive COIL workshop, co-hosted by the Berlin-Nairobi Global HEART program (Charité and University of Nairobi), will use case-based discussions and reflective dialogue to explore real-world dilemmas from diverse cultural and clinical contexts.

Educators and trainers in medicine, nursing, therapy, and related fields, as well as healthcare professionals engaged in teaching, are especially encouraged to participate.

Registration required. For details and access, please contact: sophie.michels@charite.de or emecha@uonbi.ac.ke

👉 Join this cross-continental exchange and reflect together on challenges in health professions education!

More Information and Registration in the attached Fyler

Event: Intimate partner violence—Data challenges and policy solutions
When/Where: Thursday, 16 October 2025, 6:00–9:00 pm CET · Hertie School Forum, Friedrichstrasse 180, Berlin (on-site)

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is pervasive and often hidden, spanning physical harm as well as psychological violence and coercive control. This joint event by the Hertie School, the German Youth Institute, and the Einstein Center for Population Diversity brings together experts from academia, government and public institutions to discuss how IPV can be better measured, how data gaps can be closed across contexts, and how stronger evidence can inform prevention, protection and support strategies.

Registration required. Questions: socialpolicygroup@hertie-school.org
👉 Don’t miss this important exchange—join the discussion in Berlin!

More Information and Registration: Intimate partner violence: Data challenges and policy solutions | Hertie School

🌍 7th International Young Researchers’ Symposium on Global Health

📅 October 11–12, 2025 | Akkon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin & Virtual
(Satellite Symposium of the World Health Summit 2025)

The Institute for Research in International Assistance (IRIA) invites young researchers from across the globe to join the 7th International Young Researchers’ Symposium on Global Health. The symposium offers a platform for scientific exchange and collaboration, with all contributions to be published in Akkon University’s compendium.

October 11
The first day opens with a welcome session and the exhibition Unissued Diplomas, followed by international young researchers’ presentations on topics ranging from climate change and health to digital interventions and community health challenges. The evening concludes with the prestigious Virchow Prize Ceremony at Berlin’s Red City Hall.

October 12
The second day continues with presentations from young researchers representing countries including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Yemen, Pakistan, and Germany. The symposium wraps up with a summary and outlook, before participants transition to the World Health Summit in Berlin.

📄 More Information and Registration in the attached Flyer.

5th Fast-Track City Summit Berlin 2025 💊🤝

United against HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STIs, and Tuberculosis

The Fast-Track City Network Berlin brings together actors from politics, practice, and community to shape the future of HIV prevention in Berlin and beyond.

✨Friday, September 26 – Rotes Rathaus
The opening day sets the political stage with keynotes from leading voices in health and community, including Dr. Ina Czyborra and Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Panels will explore Berlin’s HIV action plan, global perspectives, and challenges on the path toward ending AIDS by 2030, followed by a networking get-together.

✨ Saturday, September 27 – Franz-Mehring-Platz 1
The second day focuses on exchange and practice with workshops and discussions on PrEP, testing strategies, and tackling stigma. The program also includes a film screening, sessions on HIV services for Ukrainian migrants, and reflections on bridging medicine and social work

Join us to connect, learn, and shape the future of HIV prevention — in Berlin and beyond! 💬

🔗 Register here

Interdisciplinary Workshop: Advancing Research on Abortion Care

On November 20–21, 2025, the interdisciplinary workshop “Advancing Research on Abortion Care” will take place at bUm (betterplace Umspannwerk), Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21, 10999 Berlin.

The workshop brings together researchers and those interested in research to explore key barriers and enabling conditions in the field of abortion care. Participants will engage in scientific exchange, creative approaches, reflection, and interdisciplinary networking.

The event is supported by the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA).

📅 Application/Registration deadline: October 5, 2025
📄 The full program and further details are available in the invitation attached.

Upcoming Event: NODE Final Symposium

Germany’s emergency care system is undergoing major transformation, with new models being tested to create more efficient, needs-based structures. The NODE Study, funded by the Innovation Fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), has compared cooperation between outpatient and inpatient emergency care in the Berlin region.

After three years of data collection and analysis, the first results are now available. The NODE team invites participants to a Final Symposium to discuss key findings together with leading representatives from clinical care, research, administration, politics, and international experts from Denmark.

📅 Thursday, October 9, 2025 | ⏰ 1:00 – 7:00 PM CEST
📍 CharitéCrossOver Center, Berlin-Mitte (Virchowweg 6, 10117 Berlin)
💻 Participation is free and also possible online (access link provided after registration).

The symposium takes place directly before the “Charité meets Denmark” Emergency Medicine Symposium.

The detailed program can be found in the flyer.

👉Register here: Charité meets Denmark – October 10-11, 2025

Upcoming Live Webinar from Henry Stewart Talks

Real-World Data for Public Health: Lessons in Data Quality, Transparency and Trust

Join Dr. Puja Myles from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for a thought-provoking session on the role of real-world data (RWD) in public health. The webinar will highlight how routinely collected healthcare data can be applied to research, the key dimensions of data quality that ensure its suitability, and recommendations for transparent reporting.

Dr. Myles will also explore what makes data “trustworthy” and share personal insights on balancing the responsibilities of data curators and researchers in ensuring quality.

📅 Tuesday, September 23, 2025
🕕 6:00 – 7:00 PM CEST

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert at the forefront of real-world data research.

👉 Register now via the Event link: Registration