Dear Global Health & Migration Community Members (GHHG),

We wish that the new year has started well for all of you!

To inform everyone: there will be no regular community meeting today (21/1). Instead, we look forward to meet you at our annual webinar next week:

Global Health and Migration Community Annual Webinar 'Advancing Global Health: Prioritising Migrants and Refugees in Policy and Practice'

28 January 2026 | 15:00 – 16:30 CET

Location: online
Register here: Registration

Please see the provisional agenda below:

We hope to see many of you at the webinar next week!

Best regards,

Zahra

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

🌍 16 Days of Activism is underway, and this year the community is joining the UNiTE Campaign to highlight a rapidly growing concern: digital violence against women and girls.

For many women in global health, online spaces offer connection, visibility, and leadership—but they can also be sites of harassment, misinformation, and gender-based abuse. This webinar aims to change that. 💪✨

📢 Digital Safety for Women in Global Health
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
Time: 2:00–3:30 PM UTC
Where: Zoom (registration required)

This session will bring together voices from across the global health field to explore how technology-facilitated gender-based violence impacts women, and to share practical, gender-transformative strategies for creating safer, more inclusive digital spaces. 🔐💬

All are invited to join this important conversation and support efforts to build a digital world where every woman can participate, lead, and speak freely—without fear.

Dear Hub Members,

Join us on  for a critical discussion on global health strategies centered around migrants and refugees. The last annual community theme of Global Health in Conflict Settings (2024/2025) was hosted by the Global Health and Migration Hub Community of Practice. Along this community annual theme, a Policy Brief, titled 'Strengthening Global Health in Conflict Settings: Strategic Insights for Germany and the European Union' and a table top simulation exercise were developed and we would like to present them during this event. 

Agenda:
15:00-15:05 Welcome
15:05-15:15 Keynote by Dr Saverio Bellizzi, WHO
15:15-16:00 GHHG Simulation Exercise 'Critical Choices - Global Health in Crisis'
16:00-16:30 Open Discussion (Q&A)

We are delighted to welcome Dr Saverio Bellizzi as our keynote speaker.
Dr Saverio Bellizzi is an Italian physician, public health expert, and researcher specialising in global health, humanitarian emergencies, and migration health. He has worked with several international organisations, including MSF and ICRC, and currently with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. His professional focus includes maternal and child health, infectious disease control, and health systems strengthening in crisis and post-crisis settings. Dr Bellizzi has also contributed to numerous peer reviewed publications on public health and epidemiology and continues to support global initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes among vulnerable populations, particularily refugees and migrants. 

Please note:
Register for this event via the link below. The first hour of this webinar will be recorded until the end of the GHHG SimEx. If you do not wish to appear in the recording, you can turn off your camera.

We look forward to your valuable contributions to this important discussion.

For further details, please contact:

Katrin Würfel and Linda Blessin or the Hub Management Team at info@globalhealthhub.de

🌍 RKI-ZIG Talk: Eastern DRC and Global Health Vulnerability 🩺✨

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

• Welcoming new members
• News
• Sonia Diaz-Monsalve: “Preventing and mitigating the effects of migration and violence on health on the Colombian-Venezuelan border. Results from 4 years of DAAD PAGEL project”
• Planning Annual webinar 28.1.2026

Save the Date for Upcoming Meetings

• December 17

Warm regards,

Sonu, Henna & Zahra

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

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

🌍 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.

Dear Global Health & Migration Community Members (GHHG),

Please save the date for our optional meeting to plan the Annual Webinar for the Migration and Health Community Group on Thursday, September 25, 2025, 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

• Potential topics, speakers to invite, and any other relevant items.

Warm regards,

Henna, Sonu and Zahra

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

Dear Global Health & Migration Community Members (GHHG),

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