As the world resets its health and development agenda for the post Millenium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 agenda, lofty and ambitious goals for further alleviation of poverty, increasing equity and a global convergence of health status are proposed. Great challenges remain, however, that could constrain the global community’s ability to continue along the path of …
In a New England Journal of Medicine article, GHI Advisory Member Gregg Mitman reflects on the West African ebola crisis and the "ecology of fear."
Celebrate Climate Week NYC 2014 with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation” begins at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2014, with a reception, followed by a panel discussion. If you will be in the New York area and are interested in attending, please contact Julie Snyder or Kim Santiago. Dr. Jonathan …
Quick Overview When: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 22, 2014 Where: Grand Hyatt, New York, New York Why: Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is having real consequences on people’s lives. With a sense of change in the air, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders to Climate Summit 2014 to …
GHI Director Jonathan Patz is lead author on JAMA article that is a "blueprint" for public health benefits possible in climate change mitigation.
International panelists address the health benefits of addressing climate change in this event Sept. 22, 2014. The overview and program provide more information.
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus J. Stephen Morrison, a well-known expert in global health and foreign policy, will speak on “The Hard Lessons of Ebola in West Africa,” on Friday, September 19, from noon to 1 p.m., Room 260, Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, on the UW–Madison campus. The brown-bag event, which is free and open …
Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy head a list of prestigious speakers, thought leaders at Civil Society Event co-hosted by UW-Madison.
WHO green leader joins GHI’s “Business, Health and Climate” during Climate Week in NYC Dr. Carlos Dora, the World Health Organization’s lead for “Health in a Green Economy,” has been added to the program for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute’s “Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation,” a Sept. 22 reception and panel discussion …
WHO's Charles Dora joins GHI's New York evening "Business, Climate and Health" with GHI Director Jonathan Patz, Gundersen Health CEO Jeff Thompson and New York climate expert Kizzy Charles-Guzman.