Global Health Forums

Each year, EGHI hosts a variety of Global Health Forums that focus on timely global health topics. Each forum typically follows a panel discussion format and can include Emory faculty members, visiting scholars, and other expert panelists.

The World in Yonsei, Yonsei in the World

What: EGHI Hosts Dr. Chin Yong Pak, MD, MA, Director of The Medical Mission Center at Yonsei Institute for Global Health, South Korea
When: Oct. 31 from 11:50AM to 1PM EST
Where:  

  • In-Person
    • Room 1000 of the Claudia Nance Rollins (CNR) Building
  • Virtually on Zoom 
    • Meeting ID 983 0245 8222 / Passcode: 404200

The Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) is pleased to host Dr. Chin Yong Pak, MD, MA, a leader in global health practice, training, and research from South Korea’s Yonsei Institute for Global Health (YIGH).

Dr. Pak will present “The World in Yonsei, Yonsei in the World” and share reflections and lessons learned from YIGH Medical Mission Center’s overseas medical mission programs in partnership with 20 medical institutions and mission organizations worldwide.

YIGH currently engages in 32 education and training projects, 26 social contribution projects, and six cooperation projects in 42 countries.

Learn more about Dr. Chin and the Yonsei Institute for Global Health’s Medical Mission Center

Global Health Forum Archive

EGHI Global Health Forum
In Partnership with NEISE and CARE

Jan. 19, 2022

This panel discussion focused on two collaborations between CARE and Emory: SWASH+ and Tipping Point.

SWASH+ aims to increase the scale, impact, and sustainability of school water, sanitation, and hygiene (SWASH) programming.

Tipping Point addresses the root causes of child, early, and forced marriage and aims to promote the rights of adolescent girls around the globe.

Watch Evolution of Global Health on YouTube

This Global Health Forum featured a distinguished panel of experts who discussed the evolution of global health.

Moderator:

Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH Vice President for Global Health Emory University

Panelists:

  • Zulfiqar Bhutta, PhD, MBBS, FRCPCH, FAAP Chair, Division of Women and Child Health Aga Khan University
  • Martha Rogers, MD, FAAP Director, Lillian Carter Center for Global Health & Social Responsibility The Task Force for Global Health
  • Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA Director, Emory Global Diabetes Research Center Rollins School of Public Health Emory University
  • Peter Brown, PhD Director, Center for Health, Culture and Society Emory University

Watch Refugee & Immigrant Health in Today’s Political Climate on YouTube

This Global Health Forum was co-sponsored by the Emory Global Health Institute, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Emory Law.

This event featured a distinguished panel of experts, including:

  • Linda McCauley, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHN Dean, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
  • Shana Tabak, LLM, JD Executive Director, Tahirih Justice Center
  • Alison Spitz, RN, MPH Health & Wellness Manager International Rescue Committee (IRC)
  • Amitha Sampath, MD Associate Medical Director COSMO Health Center

eHealth & Blockchain: Leveraging New Technologies for Global Health

Watch Global Cancer at Emory on YouTube

This Global Health Forum was co-sponsored by the Emory Global Health Institute and The Office for Global Strategy and Initiatives.

This event featured a distinguished panel of experts, including:

  • Robert Bednarczyk, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept. of Global Health & Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health Member, Winship Cancer Institute
  • Jennifer Goedken, MD Associate Professor, Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics Emory School of Medicine
  • Lisa Flowers, MD Professor, Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics Emory School of Medicine Associate Chief of Service, Ob/Gyn Grady Memorial Hospital
  • Theresa Gillespie, PhD Professor, Dept. of Surgery Emory School of Medicine Member, Winship Cancer Institute

Watch Examining the Intersection of Health and Art on YouTube

This Global Health Forum was co-sponsored by the Emory Global Health Institute, Emory Center for Creativity & Arts, and the Center for the Study of Human Health.

This event featured a distinguished panel of experts including:

  • Erin Bernhardt Documentary Filmmaker Owner, Little Roar Productions
  • Stephen B. Blount, MD, MPH Director, Special Health Programs The Carter Center
  • Billy Howard Photographer Mental Health Journalism Fellow The Carter Center
  • Lois Reitzes, Host, WABE Radio Panel Moderator

The Complex Crisis of Climate Change & Health

Turning the Tide on the U.S. Measles Outbreak

Watch Local & Global Preparedness in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak on YouTube

Watch Preserving Mental Health During the Global Coronavirus Pandemic on YouTube

Watch Racism and Global Health: How Did We Get Here & Where Do We Go Now? on YouTube

Global Health Forum | July 22, 2020

Our panel of experts discussed the history of colonialism and neoliberalism, racism and implicit bias in healthcare, the call for anti-racism for global health professionals, and the role of academia in addressing racism as part of global health action. This event was co-sponsored with the Urban Health Initiative.

Decolonizing Global Health Series

Each year, the Emory Global Health Institute hosts a series of hour-long panel discussions about decolonizing global health. Learn more about previous series and the next topics of focus here.