The Majid Sadigh, MD World Well being Academy is worked up to announce two panel discussions on the UNGA 79 Science Summit, scheduled for September twenty sixth, 2024. These classes will tackle crucial international well being challenges whereas exploring revolutionary options by way of bridging divides and fostering worldwide collaboration, in the direction of reaching the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs).
1. Overcoming the Educational, Digital, and Analysis Divides: Bringing LMICs to the Determination-Making Desk
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST
This panel will tackle the systemic inequalities that hinder the participation of low- and middle-income international locations (LMICs) in international well being decision-making. That includes the voices of worldwide well being leaders in LMICs world wide, the dialogue will spotlight limitations— from schooling to analysis and digital infrastructure—inside a neocolonial framework that finally result in omission of views of the worldwide majority who’re probably the most vastly impacted by the problems that the SDGs intention to deal with.
The session will deal with empowering LMICs to be leaders of change on the worldwide area by selling their involvement in decision-making and supporting analysis agendas tailor-made to native wants. Key initiatives of the Nuvance Well being World Well being Program and the Majid Sadigh, MD GH Academy might be showcased as examples of profitable LMIC-LMIC collaborations.
Audio system embody:
- Mitra Sadigh, Nuvance Well being World Well being
- Nelson Sewankambo, Makerere College, Uganda
- Fiona Makoni, College of Zimbabwe
- Marcos Nunez, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic
- Abhay Gaidhane, Datta Meghe Institute of Increased Training and Analysis, India
- Alexander Bazarchyan, Nationwide Institute of Well being, Armenia
2. Bridging the Hole: World Psychological Well being Training and Collaboration Throughout Borders
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM EST
This panel will discover disparities in psychological well being schooling and entry, notably in LMICs. The dialog will tackle the impression of restricted sources, stigma, and cultural limitations on psychological well being companies and schooling, in tandem with the pivotal function of psychological well being in reaching the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs). The session will function the Rudy Ruggles World Psychological Well being (GMH) Students Program, a collaborative effort between Nuvance Well being and Makerere College, geared toward enhancing psychological well being therapy and schooling in Uganda.
Panelists will focus on challenges and methods for bettering GMH schooling, fostering worldwide partnerships, and addressing regional disparities.
Audio system embody:
- Charles Herrick, MD (Moderator), Nuvance Well being, USA
- Noeline Nakasujja, MBChB, MMed. Psych, PhD, Makerere College School of Well being Sciences, Uganda
- Majd Soudan, Nuvance Well being, USA
- Sabih Rahman, Nuvance Well being, USA
- Martina Kabenge, Makerere College School of Well being Sciences, Uganda
- Oliva Okwir, Makerere College School of Well being Sciences, Uganda
- Daniel Ranga, Makerere College School of Well being Sciences, Uganda
- Elina Mukhametshina, MD, Nuvance Well being World Well being Program, Dominica
Be part of the dialogue
We invite stakeholders, researchers, and policymakers to hitch us for these interactive discussions on the Science Summit UNGA79. For extra data and to register, please contact Bulat Ziganshin at [email protected].
