In an era of evolving global health priorities—and with WHO adaptation, budget constraints, and multilateral support in flux—this forum brings together global leaders, scholars, and civil society representatives. Through diverse national perspectives including the USA, Europe, Taiwan, South Asia/India, and Africa/Senegal, we will explore ways to sustain and transform Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

RSVP: https://stuf.ngo/2025-wha-reshaping-uhc

Date & Time: Tuesday May 20th, 2025 14:00 to 16:30 (Geneva time)
Location: Hotel President Wilson (Quai Wilson 47, 1211 Genève)

http://stufunited.org/

• Fleur Davies, Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body; Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Health Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
• Precious Matsoso, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body; Director of the Health Regulatory Science Platform, University of the Witwatersrand
• Nina Jamal, International Head of Pandemics & Campaign Strategies, FOUR PAWS International
• Peter Maybarduk, Director, Access to Medicines Program, Public Citizen
• Rosemary Mburu, Executive Director, WACI Health
• Aurélia Nguyen, Deputy CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
• Nina Schwalbe, CEO and Founder, Spark Street Advisors

• The Right Honourable Helen Clark, former PM of New Zealand, Member of The Elders and Co-Chair Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response
• Priya Basu, Executive Head, Pandemic Fund
• Daniel Feakes, Chief of the Implementation Support Unit, Biological Weapons Convention
• Richard Hatchett, CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
• Raj Panjabi, Senior Partner, Preemptive Health and Medicine Initiative, Flagship Pioneering
• Eloise Todd, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Pandemic Action Network

Hosted by the Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships (AGHP) during the World Health Assembly, this summit builds on previous global health dialogues and launches of the consensus report. It aims to foster forward-looking, equity-driven reforms in global health partnerships. Participants from governments, academia, civil society, funders, and the private sector will engage in strategic dialogue to co-create frameworks for more just and inclusive collaboration.

📍 Location: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Global Health Campus, Chemin du Pommier 40, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva

📩 RSVP by May 7, 2025 to Hawah Nabweteme: hnabweteme@unas.org.ug | 📞 +256-414-533-044

As part of the 78th World Health Assembly, the Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships (AGHP) will host this side event to explore its groundbreaking report Enacting an Ethic of Care and Responsibility in Global Health Partnerships. Co-hosted with the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) and the Global Health Council, the session features keynote remarks, an interactive “Ethics Lab,” and a reflective panel discussion. It offers an opportunity to rethink how global health partnerships can move beyond rhetoric to ethical, equitable, and relational practices.

📍 Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Room, UNAIDS Secretariat, 22 Avenue Appia, Geneva

📩 RSVP by May 7, 2025 to Hawah Nabweteme: hnabweteme@unas.org.ug | 📞 +256-414-533-044

The 33rd International Summer School of Epidemiology and the 10th German Collaborative Summer School in Epidemiology will be held at Ulm University this summer. Organized by the Institute of Epidemiology & Medical Biometry, the program is designed for professionals, researchers, and students in epidemiology, public health, clinical medicine, health policy, and related fields.

Participants will join a vibrant international learning environment, choosing one morning and one afternoon course from a selection of four:

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  Morning Courses:
  🔹 Introduction to Epidemiologic Methods – Caroline A. Thompson
  🔹 Introduction to G-Methods for Causal Inference – Jessie K. Edwards

  
  


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  Afternoon Courses:
  🔹 Pharmacoepidemiology – Til Stürmer
  🔹 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology – Tania Desrosiers

  
  

All courses are taught in English and offered in cooperation with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, USA. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

💶 Fees range from €300 to €1,200 depending on status, with discounted rates for students and affiliated institutions.
🌍 A limited number of fellowships are available for applicants from low-income countries (apply by April 30, 2025).
📝 Application deadline: June 30, 2025

📄 Full program details and application form: https://www.uni-ulm.de/med/epidemiologie-biometrie
📧 Questions? Contact: nicole.kroll@uni-ulm.de

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to the international symposium “Tackling Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Prevention: Strategies and New Methods”, organized by the Chair of Epidemiology at the Technical University of Munich. The symposium will take place on June 12–13, 2025, at the TUM Science & Study Center Raitenhaslach.

At this event, leading international experts will discuss innovative strategies for improving cervical cancer prevention and reducing global inequalities in this field.

Participation is free of charge and possible both in person and virtually via Zoom. On-site catering will be provided; however, participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. Please note that the number of in-person spots is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Attached you will find the preliminary program and the registration form. If you would like to attend either in person or virtually, please complete and return the form to symp25.epidemiologie@mh.tum.de.

We look forward to your participation!

Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Klug, MPH
Chair of Epidemiology
TUM School of Medicine and Health
Technical University of Munich

In celebration of Europe Day, the EU Office of TU Berlin, in cooperation with the EU Office of the BMBF (DLR Project Management Agency), invites early-career researchers to a two-day online event:
"Horizon Europe for Beginners."

The training provides a comprehensive introduction to the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – Horizon Europe (2021–2027). Participants will gain insight into the programme’s structure, funding opportunities, target groups, and the full application process. The sessions include practical tips, research tools, and guidance on support structures.

The programme will be enriched by a firsthand account from a successful applicant and an overview of Open Science services (including open access publishing and data management) at TU Berlin.

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  12 May: 13:00 – 15:00

  
  


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  13 May: 09:25 – 12:45
  🌐 Format: Online (via Webex)
  📣 Language: German (questions may be asked in English)

  
  

🎯 Target Group: Researchers from Berlin universities and Charité with little or no prior experience with Horizon Europe.

✅ Participation is free, but registration is required by 7 May 2025 via email to: events@eu-buero.tu-berlin.de
(Include: "Horizon Europe" + institution + research field)
📩 Contact: Sabine Hutfilter – sabine.hutfilter@tu-berlin.de

Please note: The content of both days builds upon each other.

From 2 to 6 June 2025, the National Contact Point for Health (NKS Gesundheit) is hosting a free online event series focused on proposal writing in Horizon Europe’s Health Cluster and the Cancer Mission.

Held daily from 13:00 to 14:30 CEST, each session will provide around 45 minutes of in-depth guidance on key sections of Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA) proposals, followed by a Q&A opportunity.

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  3 June: Excellence

  
  


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  4 June: Impact

  
  


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  5 June: Implementation

  
  


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  6 June: Clinical Studies

  
  

This series is especially designed for those preparing submissions for 2025 Health Cluster and Cancer Mission calls. Participants may register for individual sessions or the full series.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence and the Charité Center for Global Health cordially invite you to join us in person or online for the next session of our Speaker Series "Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together" on 13 May 2025, 6:30 to 8:00 pm (CET).

Speaker Series N°10 – Translating Genomic Data into Public Health Actions

• Time: 13 May 2025, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Central European Time)
  (Kindly note that on-site registration opens at 6:00 pm, and please arrive by 6:15 pm.)
  

• Location: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, Prinzessinnenstraße 17/18, 10969 Berlin & Digital via WHO YouTube Channel

This session will focus on Translating Genomic Data into Public Health Actions, highlighting the critical role of pathogen genomic surveillance in tracking emerging threats and guiding public health responses.

The session will explore how genomic data can be integrated into actionable public health strategies, with insights from initiatives like the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN). Speakers will share country perspectives, best practices, and lessons learned in strengthening genomic surveillance, capacity building, and cross-border collaborations.

REGISTER HERE

(Please contact pandemichub@who.int in case you run into technical difficulties registering or have questions.)

Participants can join the event either in person in Berlin or online via WHO YouTube Livestream.

Due to space limitation in the event venue, on-site registration is on a first come, first served basis. You are encouraged to register for the event at your earliest convenience.

Topic: From expressed commitments to implementation: Comparing government policy efforts on health and social policies.

Registration: https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/QMvcQgBNTsebN7tsHQJh4g

The Series directs special attention towards the added value of interdisciplinary and international cooperation in global health research. Every first Tuesday of the month, speakers share insights into their research projects while focusing on research processes, methods as well as lessons learned. Following the 30-minute speaker’s presentation, the Series encourages an academic exchange between the speaker and the audience in a 30-minute Q&A session.

Merike Blofield is Professor of Political Science at the University of Hamburg, with a focus on global health and social policy. Her collaborative work has recently been published by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, The Lancet, and policy venues. She is currently working on child and maternal health & social policies and on policy efforts on violence against women and children. Before she moved to Hamburg in 2020, she was Professor of Political Science and Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Miami. She has received awards for both her research and institution-building at previous institutions. In this presentation, she will discuss how governments are moving from stated commitments to actual implementation in health and social policy, drawing on evidence from different policy initiatives.

This session will count towards the GLOHRA Training Certificate and is open to all interested in global health research and policy. Please register in advance and feel free to share the event within your networks!

German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA)
Secretariat c/o Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
e: secretariat@globalhealth.de

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Bilharz, the discoverer of Schistosoma haematobium, leading research institutions from Germany and Gabon have come together to host a landmark conference in Tübingen. The event is co-organized by the University Hospital Tübingen, Technical University Munich, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, and the Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) in Gabon.

The meeting aims to bring together experts, researchers, and students from across the globe to exchange insights, present new research, and discuss future directions in the fight against schistosomiasis.

🎤 Themes include:

• History and Global Health


• The Parasite and Its Hosts


• Clinical Disease and Morbidity Management


• Drugs, Diagnostics, and Vaccines


• Immunology, Microbiome, and Metabolomics (DZIF Sessions)


• Epidemiology, Prevention, and Implementation Science

📢 Call for Abstracts:
Present your work as a poster or oral presentation. Submissions must be in English and are due by 30 April 2025.

🔗 Register and submit your abstract soon — only 200 seats available!
🏨 Due to limited accommodation in Tübingen, early booking is strongly recommended.

The 14th International Global Health Summer School, hosted by IPPNW Germany in cooperation with Charité Berlin, invites 25 participants to join an immersive, interdisciplinary program exploring the urgent intersections of climate justice, health, and peace.

In a time of ecological collapse, backlash against climate action, and widening health inequities, this year's theme is a call to critically examine the systems at the root of these crises—and to reimagine them through collective care and interdependence.

Through an intersectional, decolonial lens, the program will feature presentations, workshops, and excursions, bridging professional and activist perspectives. Participants will reflect, connect, and co-create in a space dedicated to dialogue, learning, and transformative thinking.

📍 Berlin, Germany
🔗 [Apply by 18 May 2025]
📧 Contact: wunder@ippnw.de 

🌍 Open to students, professionals, and activists from all backgrounds
IPPNW particularly encourages applications from individuals facing systemic discrimination, including but not limited to BIPoC, LGBTQI+, migrants, people with disabilities, refugees, and women.

Join the movement for a healthier, fairer, and more peaceful future.

👉 For more information and to apply, visit the [IPPNW website]

Entrepreneurship Meets Health Innovation at Large-Scale Facilities

Hosted by the University of Hamburg, this week-long event connects researchers, students, and academic staff to explore how cutting-edge science at large-scale research facilities can drive health innovation and entrepreneurship. The program begins with a high-level conference featuring speakers from WHO, academia, and industry, followed by interactive workshops at institutions like European XFEL, EMBL, and CSSB. Participants gain hands-on experience and explore topics ranging from nanomedicine to design thinking. Social events, including a virtual reality evening and a boat tour, offer additional networking opportunities. Certificates of participation are provided.

📅 Date: 2–5 June 2025
📍 Location: Hamburg, Germany
📩 Contact: Felix Poschinger – felix.poschinger@uni-hamburg.de
📝 Application Deadline: 21 May 2025, 23:59

Register Here 

The Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Lübeck invites clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals to take part in its well-established Evidence-Based Medicine (EbM) course series, now in its 28th year.

Participants can choose from:
🔹 The 28th Basic Course (Grundkurs)
🔹 The 25th Advanced Course (Aufbaukurs)
🔹 The 6th Course on Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses

Each week-long course blends lectures, seminars, group work, and hands-on exercises. The curriculum is designed to strengthen skills in formulating clinical questions, systematically searching for evidence, and critically appraising research for quality and applicability. The Review course focuses on the planning and evaluation of systematic reviews and other types of evidence syntheses.

Whether you're starting out or seeking to deepen your EbM practice, these courses provide a solid foundation for integrating high-quality evidence into healthcare decision-making.

👉 More details and registration available on the EbM Lübeck website
📬 For questions, contact: Prof. Dr. Alexander Katalinic or Dr. Maria Noftz at the Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck.

The World Federation of Paediatric Intensive and Critical Care Society is introducing its Awareness Week, a global initiative where colleagues caring for critically ill children share their experiences and innovations in a modest and collaborative spirit. This event highlights the impact of climate change, epidemics, and socio-economic challenges on child health and clinical care. Through a series of podcasts and webinars, clinical teams and health workers from various regions will discuss their working environments and problem-solving strategies while outlining their expectations from global partnerships. For example, teams from Sub-Saharan Africa will explore how Madagascar’s increasing tropical storms disrupt healthcare infrastructure, agriculture, and even alter the epidemiology of infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue, further exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition risks. In eastern DRC’s South Kivu, health workers will focus on the compounded challenges posed by a fragile health system, MPOX epidemics, conflict, and the needs of displaced populations. Moreover, all teams will describe how climate change adaptation measures—such as energy-efficient facility designs and renewable energy use (e.g., solar energy) to ensure decentralized oxygen provision, power essential biomedical equipment, and maintain cold chains for vaccinations—can reduce carbon emissions and improve access to essential services for vulnerable populations. Colleagues will further outline how minimal standards for essential paediatric and neonatal emergency and critical care—across different levels of referral pathways—can be defined via WHO recommendations and the contributions of international professional societies, emphasizing that access to these vital services is a key element of universal health care coverage, as outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The World Federation of Paediatric Intensive and Critical Care Society is introducing its Awareness Week, a global initiative where colleagues caring for critically ill children share their experiences and innovations in a modest and collaborative spirit. This event highlights the impact of climate change, epidemics, and socio-economic challenges on child health and clinical care. Through a series of podcasts and webinars, clinical teams and health workers from various regions will discuss their working environments and problem-solving strategies while outlining their expectations from global partnerships. For example, teams from Sub-Saharan Africa will explore how Madagascar’s increasing tropical storms disrupt healthcare infrastructure, agriculture, and even alter the epidemiology of infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue, further exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition risks. In eastern DRC’s South Kivu, health workers will focus on the compounded challenges posed by a fragile health system, MPOX epidemics, conflict, and the needs of displaced populations. Moreover, all teams will describe how climate change adaptation measures—such as energy-efficient facility designs and the use of renewable energy (e.g., solar energy) to ensure decentralized oxygen provision, power essential biomedical equipment, and maintain cold chains for vaccinations—can not only reduce carbon emissions and other environmental impacts of health systems but also substantially improve access to essential health care services for vulnerable populations. Our colleagues will also emphasize the responsibility of industrialized countries to support climate change adaptation measures in regions that have historically contributed minimally to global CO₂ emissions.

The Berlin Epidemiological Methods Colloquium (BEMC) invites all interested participants to its next session on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM CEST.

📣 Guest Speaker:
Martin Lajous (National Institute of Public Health, Mexico & Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Poland)
🗣️ Talk Title: "Estimating effects on all-cause mortality in the presence of COVID-19 deaths"

In this presentation, Lajous will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new challenges for epidemiologic cohorts evaluating the impact of risk factors on non-communicable disease mortality. Using data from the Mexican Teachers’ Cohort and the Polish-Norwegian Study, he will discuss patterns of mortality during and after the pandemic, and outline various causal inference methods for dealing with competing risks like COVID-19 deaths. The talk will also delve into advanced analytic strategies such as g-formula, IPTW, and separable treatment effects, including their application in real-world studies on colon and prostate cancer.

📍 Location (in-person): Lecture Hall 21 (former Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal), Virchowweg 4, CCM
📝 Register for in-person attendance
💻 Register for remote attendance via Zoom
📺 Not in Berlin? Join via livestream!

This is a great opportunity to engage with advanced epidemiological methods and gain insights into current debates in population health research.

The Interdisciplinary Expert Centre on Climate Change and Health (IECCCH) at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences invites researchers, policymakers, and health professionals to an online expert seminar on May 13, 2025, focusing on the intersection of climate change, malaria, and health resilience in Africa.

With climate change accelerating the spread of malaria and other infectious diseases, this event will explore AI-driven disease surveillance, climate-smart health systems, and policy solutions to strengthen health resilience. Keynote lectures and parallel sessions will highlight innovative approaches, including global collaboration and community-based adaptation strategies.

📅 Date: 13 May 2025
⏰ Time: 13:00 - 16:00 CET
📍 Location: Online

Registration: For organizational purposes, please register online here: https://lnkd.in/dycm8YJn 

🎤 Call for Contributions: Researchers are invited to present their work in one of five categories, including AI in malaria control, climate-driven disease spread, and urbanization challenges.

🔗 Submit your expression of interest by April 10, 2025: Registration Link

Join this vital discussion and contribute to building climate-resilient health systems in Africa.

The Centre for Planetary Health Policy (CPHP) invites participants to the 17th edition of the Planetary Health Dialogues on April 10, 2025 (online), focusing on the health impacts of biodiversity loss and the transition from global agreements to local solutions.

As biodiversity declines at an alarming rate, the protection of ecosystems remains crucial for both human health and sustainable development. Following the 2024 report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), this session will examine key recommendations for integrating health into biodiversity policies.

Speakers include Dr. Kim Grützmacher (Museum für Naturkunde/Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science), Barbara Engels (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation), and Prof. Dr. Claudia Hornberg (Chair of the German Advisory Council on the Environment). Discussions will explore how biodiversity strategies in Germany address the interconnection between ecosystems and public health.

Moderated by Nicole Stauf (CPHP), this webinar is part of a monthly series featuring scientists, policymakers, and civil society actors, fostering dialogue on planetary health and justice within ecological limits.

📅 Date: April 10, 2025
💻 Location: Online. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/njij55zCQMKxOWKcz2rqug#/registration 
🔗 More details coming soon.