Dr. Kinari Webb will speak about a radical new approach to conservation which centers rainforest community expertise about the interconnected drivers of deforestation and how to partner together around the world to reverse rainforest loss. Rainforest communities frequently identify the lack of access to healthcare and…
COVID-19 vaccines have transformed the trajectory of the global pandemic. Since their introduction 16 months ago, health officials and their expert advisors have had to respond to rapidly emerging and evolving evidence and an array of corresponding policy questions, doing so at a relentless pace and under unprecedented public…
Prior to joining UNICEF, Ivana led a USAID/OFDA-funded humanitarian program and was the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Coordinator with the International Rescue Committee in Pakistan and Iraq. In our discussion, Ivana will share how UNICEF is scaling up the protection of women and children from sexual exploitation and abuse…
A clinically successful vaccine must also be socially acceptable and readily accessible if it is going to make an actual difference in people’s lives and aid effective epidemic management. Despite its valuable biotechnological achievements, Operation Warp Speed exhibited a key social blind spot believing that, “If we build it,…
A moderate discussion with Erin Ferenchick, M.D, Primary Health Care (PHC) lead at the Global Fund to Fight TB, AIDS and Malaria. Her role supports countries in building resilient and sustainable systems for health with an emphasis on strengthening primary care. In addition, Ferenchick is an assistant clinical professor of…
