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In the lead‑up to CUGH2026, The Future of Global Health (April 9–12, www.cugh2026.org), CUGH hosting this webinar with two of our partners—the Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health and the UN Foundation—focused on strategies and tactics to strengthen your advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and in your community.

Featuring:

Beeta Rasouli, MPH, Director of Advocacy and Federal Affairs at ASPPH. Beeta drives legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that directly benefit and impact schools, programs, faculty, and students.

Rebecca Maxie, Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the UN Foundation. Rebecca serves as a strategic advisor for a variety of advocacy campaigns with over a decade of experience working on & managing political campaigns. 

This webinar originally took place on March 24, 2026.

Understanding the U.S. federal appropriations process is essential for anyone advocating for stronger funding of global health programs and federal agencies. In the United States, Congress holds the “power of the purse,” determining how much money agencies can spend and on which programs. 

This CUGH webinar breaks down how the appropriations process works, the annual timeline, and the key moments when advocates can have the greatest influence on federal funding decisions. 

Featuring:

Alex Long, U.S. Policy & Advocacy Officer at the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC), this session offers an advocate’s perspective on navigating the process and answers common questions about engaging effectively.

This webinar originally took place on February 17, 2026.

Of the 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip, many have been destroyed. Only half are partially functional. Around 18,500 people—including more than 4,000 children—are awaiting urgent, life-saving treatment, while thousands have died on waitlists to receive care. Transfers of the sick and injured to other parts of Palestine or to other countries remain blocked. Every day of delay means more lives that could have been saved are lost. In this webinar, six international experts, including two who are currently on the ground in Gaza, share what is needed to enable these people to access the care they need and how you can help. 

This webinar took place on February 13, 2026.