It is a full-time, on-site programme for physicians who hold a medical degree (MD/MBBS or equivalent) from a medical school in any country and who are licensed to practise medicine in that country. Online participation is not possible. Registration is open until 31 January 2026.

• The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine is Germany's oldest institution of its kind, having been founded in 1900. The DTMH has been held here since 1905.
• You will be taught by experienced scientific and clinical experts from all departments of the BNITM and from many external national and international institutions.

The Diploma Course will train physicians to work in countries of the tropics or subtropics. The course will enable participants to diagnose and treat diseases in travellers and migrants from the tropics and subtropics and to provide preventive medical travel-related advice.

The course focuses on the aetiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of tropical diseases and clinical work in low-resource settings. It also covers travel medicine and principles of global health.

Since 1995, the Kongress Armut und Gesundheit (Poverty and Health Congress) has been Germany’s key platform for addressing health inequalities. Each year, it brings together stakeholders from science, healthcare, politics, practice, and self-help to examine the structural drivers of health disparities, share research, and explore strategies for change.

The 2026 congress will center on a pressing question: What are social equity and health worth to us as a society? Building on last year’s call for poverty-sensitive, evidence-based policymaking, the event will critically examine why political action often fails to reflect scientific evidence, and how this can be changed.

Participants can expect a programme of discussions, presentations, and workshops highlighting new research, policy approaches, and practical solutions. Contributions can be submitted until 15 September 2025.

Dear Global Health & Migration Community Members (GHHG),

Health Goals Conference 2025: Health in All Policies – Cooperation as a Success Factor | 8 December 2025, Berlin

On Monday, 8 December 2025 (14:00–18:00), the Forum Gesundheitsziele of GVG e.V. will host the Health Goals Conference 2025 in Berlin (Landesvertretung Brandenburg, In den Ministergärten 3).

The event will explore how cross-sectoral cooperation (“Health in All Policies”) can strengthen prevention and public health in Germany and beyond. Experts from public health institutions, ministries, and healthcare organizations will discuss international perspectives, the future of Germany’s prevention landscape, and the ongoing work of the Health Goals Forum.

🗓️ Date: 8 December 2025
📍 Location: Landesvertretung Brandenburg, In den Ministergärten 3, Berlin
🕓 Time: 14:00–18:00

🌍 WHO Hub Speaker Series N°12 | Season II: Protecting the World – Moving Rapidly Together

🧠 Bridging Research and Practice to Strengthen Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence and the Charité Center for Global Health invite the public health community to the 12th session of their Speaker Series, exploring how research and practice can come together to enhance global pandemic preparedness.

This session highlights insights from the Inaugural Research Fellowship in Public Health Intelligence, showcasing five projects that span the entire “data journey” — from data generation and governance to integration, analysis, and translation into policy and practice. The discussion will illustrate how breaking down silos between research, surveillance, and policy can help create faster, fairer, and more connected health intelligence systems.

Building on the 2024 theme “Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together,” this event continues the conversation on how multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation can make the world more resilient to health emergencies.

📅 Date: 4 December 2025

🕕 Time: 18:30–20:00 (CET)

📍 Location: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, Berlin, Germany

💻 Format: Hybrid (In-person & YouTube Livestream)

👉 Due to limited on-site capacity, early registration is encouraged!

📢 Lecture Invitation: “Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA): Learning from Scotland”

The Platform – Charité Health Services Research invites the community to a special lecture on how health innovations can be systematically implemented and scaled for real-world impact. While many promising innovations emerge in healthcare and health services research, their adoption often remains fragmented. Scotland is leading the way with one of the world’s first national programmes designed to integrate innovation implementation into a structured process for widespread uptake. 🌍💡

Dr John Thomson, National Associate Clinical Director at NHS Scotland’s Centre for Sustainable Delivery, will share insights from Scotland’s Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA) programme, including practical examples, enabling conditions, and lessons for international health systems.

📅 Date: Thursday, 4 December 2025
⏰ Time: 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Campus Charité Mitte (CCM), Lecture Hall Hörsaal Innere Medizin (HS 22), Sauerbruchweg 2 (barrier-free access via Virchowweg 9)
💻 Online participation: Possible via MS Teams
📝 Registration required by 1 December 2025

All interested colleagues are warmly invited to join this event and explore how countries can accelerate the adoption of impactful innovations for better patient care. 🚀

Theme: “Innovation and Healthcare – Between Aspiration and Reality”

🗓 Date: 2 December 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00–17:00
📍 Location: Design Offices Berlin Humboldthafen

The TMF e.V. invites participants to the 7th National Digital Health Symposium, focusing on how innovations can be effectively integrated into healthcare delivery. Under the theme “Innovation and Healthcare – Between Aspiration and Reality,” experts from research, policy, industry, and healthcare practice will discuss the path from vision to real-world implementation. 🌍💬

Key discussion topics:

• How can innovation successfully enter healthcare systems?
• AI in healthcare – vision or reality? 🤖
• The future of telemedicine across sectors
• The electronic patient record (ePA) as a driver of innovation 📲
• Transfer and translation models – what works and what’s missing?

🎤 Keynote: Dr. Jacqueline Lammert (Technical University of Munich), Head of the “AI in Women’s Health” research group and recipient of the Hightech Young Investigator Award.

👥 Speakers include: representatives from BfArM, KBV, TMF, Roche Pharma, BMG, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, J&J Innovative Medicine, and others from across industry, research, and policy.

An inspiring day of exchange and dialogue on shaping the future of digital health in Germany and beyond. 🚀

3rd Research Workshop on Public Health & the Public Health Service (ÖGD) — BSPH

Date: Friday, 28 November 2025, 10:00–14:00
Location: Konrad Cohn Lecture Hall, Virchowweg 24, Campus Charité Mitte (CCM), 10117 Berlin

The Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH)—a joint initiative of Alice Salomon University, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin—hosts its 3rd Research Workshop to strengthen exchange between ÖGD practice and public health research.

Program highlights: 🎤 Keynote • ⚡ Short impulse talks from ÖGD practice • 🗣️ Closing discussion.

Who’s expected (≈100): academics (e.g., family health promotion, school entry exams, heat planning/climate & health), leaders/staff from health departments and QPKs, representatives of the Berlin Senate, and students of public health/health sciences. 🧑‍🔬🤝🧑‍🎓

Students are especially keen to learn about ongoing ÖGD projects with potential for project studies or master’s theses.

More information in the fyler attached.

✉️ RSVP/Info: brief confirmation of participation to carolina-marie.walz@charite.de. 📧

The Interdisciplinary Expert Centre on Climate Change and Health (IECCCH), Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, invites you to an international online seminar exploring how climate change accelerates zoonotic risks and pandemic threats.

Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are invited to contribute presentations on four key themes:

🔹 Hotspots of emerging zoonotic risk
🔹 Global pandemic preparedness & the new WHO agreement
🔹 One Health in practice
🔹 Technological innovations & citizen engagement

📅 Date: 27 November 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM CET
🌍 Online

Expressions of Interest (abstract + paper title) are due 15 September 2025. Selected papers will be published in Climate Change and Health: Perspectives from Developing Countries (Springer Nature, Climate Change Management Series).

➡️ Submit your Abstract here: https://lnkd.in/dpZNqFNE 

Find more detailed information on Website via the Event link. 

🦠 Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium 2025
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in Europe – Clinical and Policy Challenges in Ukraine and Germany

As part of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week 2025, this one-day international symposium will bring together clinicians, policymakers, and public health experts from Ukraine, Germany, and across Europe to address one of today’s most urgent AMR threats — carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). 🌍

Hosted jointly by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Robert Koch Institute, and the First Medical Union Lviv, the event aims to:
💬 Strengthen cross-border AMR partnerships and technical collaboration
🧪 Highlight CRE as a growing clinical and policy challenge in Europe
📊 Map ongoing Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and AMR surveillance efforts in Ukraine
🤝 Facilitate dialogue on diagnostics, prevention, and treatment strategies
🧭 Define next steps toward a coordinated international AMR response

With contributions from leading institutions such as the WHO Regional Office for Europe, ECDC, and the Health Ministries of Germany and Ukraine, participants will explore how collaboration—from wards to ministries—can drive stronger, faster AMR action.

📅 Date: Friday, 21 November 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00–18:00 CET
📍 Location: Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin (opposite Charité Campus Mitte)
💻 Format: Hybrid (in person & online)
🗣️ Languages: English & Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation)
💡 Registration: Free but required by 10 November 2025

Join this essential exchange to help build a resilient, united front against antimicrobial resistance! 💪🌐

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.

📢 BEMC Talk: “Interpretational errors in causal inference and how to avoid them”

The BEMC series invites the community to a hybrid lecture on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. featuring Aaron Sarvet (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA). 🌎📊

In his talk, Sarvet will explore how causal inference—originally rooted in practical, discipline-based questions—has evolved into a framework that now shapes which questions are asked and how evidence is interpreted. He will introduce the concept of “identity slippage,” an interpretational error increasingly observed in causal research, and demonstrate how recognizing this error is essential for sound public health and clinical decision-making. Case studies from mediation analysis and instrumental variable analysis will illustrate these challenges and their solutions. 🔍📈

📍 In-person: Lecture Hall 21 (formerly Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal), Virchowweg 4, CCM
📝 Registration (in person): https://forms.gle/qZPpF8GTfqeqJ55p7

💻 Online via Zoom: https://eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m-Sxmz6zQt-6RxDF7GxkFg
🌐 Not in Berlin? Join via livestream!

A great opportunity for anyone interested in strengthening the bridge between causal theory, statistical interpretation, and real-world public health impact.

🧠 BEMC Talk | Aaron Sarvet (University of Massachusetts Amherst) | November 19, 2025

Join the next BEMC Talk on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 4:00 PM (CET) — a hybrid event featuring Aaron Sarvet from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA). He will speak on
🎓 “Interpretational errors in causal inference and how to avoid them.”

In his talk, Sarvet explores how subtle misinterpretations — termed “identity slippage” — can distort causal inference and affect public health and clinical decision-making. He will present case studies from causal mediation and instrumental variable analysis, illustrating how recognizing such errors improves the translation of data into public good.

📍 In-person: Lecture Hall 21 (formerly Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal), Virchowweg 4, CCM
💻 Online: Via Zoom
📝 Register now

Don’t miss this insightful session blending methodological rigor and real-world impact in causal inference research! 🌍✨

Dear Global Health & Migration Community Members (GHHG),

Please save the date for our regular community meeting on Nov 19, from 15:00 to 16:00 (Berlin time).

The meeting will take place via BigBlueButton: https://webinare.e-collaboration.eu/b/rooms/quy-4tp-alp-s0p/join

PW: nw6jwp 

Agenda

• will be updated

Save the Date for Upcoming Meetings

• December 17

Warm regards,

Sonu, Zahra & Henna

for the Global Health and Migration Community, Global Health Hub Germany

Event: Union World Conference on Lung Health

Date: 18-21 November 2025

Location: Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark

Organiser: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

Description: Lung health progress has been devastated by funding cuts and the most vulnerable people in our communities are suffering. Now, more than ever, it is crucial that world-leading tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease experts come together to present the latest scientific breakthroughs, debate urgent public health challenges and share community-driven solutions.

In the face of shrinking funds and shifting health policy priorities, the largest international lung health gathering offers a vital platform to spotlight new study results, innovative tools and compelling survivor stories. Hosted by The Union, the event will convene thousands of researchers, policymakers, advocates and community leaders working to tackle the most pressing issues in tuberculosis, respiratory diseases and lung health.