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2026
Webinar: How to Provide Urgent Medical Care to Gaza
February 19, 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,…
Webinar: Appropriations & Advocacy: How to Influence U.S. Federal Spending
February 17, 2026Understanding 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,…
2025
Webinar: Addressing the Triple Environmental Health Crisis: A Way Forward
October 14th, 2025Watch this dynamic planetary healthy symposium hosted by CUGH and partners, focused on tackling the triple environmental crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and…
Webinar: Fundamentals of Effective Mentoring – APPI
April 24, 2025Join CUGH and the Academic Partnership Program Initiative Committee (APPI) for the Fundamentals of Effective Mentoring webinar. Attendees will learn best practices for effective…
2024
Webinar: Global Health Security: The Intersection of Policy and Academia
September 23, 2024On September 17th, the Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, in partnership with CUGH, hosted a virtual symposium to foster collaboration between…
2023
Webinar: CUGH Global Health Education: Virtual Global Health Education: Approaches & Advances
September 14, 2023Join experts from across the globe representing diverse applications of virtual global health education and information dissemination. In order to scale capacity and access to…
Webinar: Building Effective Partnerships for Development Between Low-Income Countries: a powerful opportunity for impact
June 26, 2023Global health partnerships are often thought of as being between institutions in high-income nations and institutions in low-or low-middle-income countries (LLMICs). Yet, a top priority…
Webinar: CUGH Global Health Education Webinar: Virtual Global Health Education: Approaches & Advances
September 14, 2023Join experts from across the globe representing diverse applications of virtual global health education and information dissemination. In order to scale capacity and access to…
Webinar: Training for Advocacy on the US Capitol Hill
March 31, 2023Organized by GHTC and CUGH, this session instructs on how to advocate for Global Health R&D on the Capitol Hill with your elected officials.
2021
Webinar: Health in Areas Affected by Violent Conflict: Time for Academic Global Health Programs to Respond
February 11, 2021Armed conflicts have a profound impact on civilian populations who bear the brunt of the devastation they cause. In these environments, many lifesaving women and child health (WCH)…
Webinar: Transforming the WHO by Strengthening its Science, Data, Funding and Governance
July 29, 2021The WHO is the central, global, public health organization responsible for tackling the health challenges that know no borders. This webinar features 3 leaders within the…
Webinar: Education Continuity, School Operations and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the United States and Canada
June 8, 2021Education disruption has severe and inequitable consequences. What issues and strategies should be taken into consideration for education continuity and sustainable reopening of schools?…
Webinar: Learn How to Combat Disinformation
May 11, 2021Disinformation and the rise of anti-science beliefs has been named by the WHO as a top global health threat. It affects our ability to address everything from the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Webinar: Preventing Blindness: A Global Health Challenge Vital to Achieving the SDGs
March 23, 2021Globally, more than 1 Billion people have vision impairment that was preventable or has yet to be treated. This results in $Billions in lost productivity annually. However, it is a…
Webinar: Oral Health: Solutions to Address this Neglected Global Health Challenge
October 28, 2021Oral health diseases affect over 3.5 Billion people globally. From dental caries to oral cancer, many of these diseases are preventable or treatable if found early in their progress.…
Webinar: Reforming the WHO – How We Can Strengthen the World’s Leading Public Health Agency
May 26, 2021The WHO is the leading global public health agency. Its role is essential for our collective and individual health. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to…
Webinar: CUGH’s Virtual Summit: The Road to COP27: Climate and Health Through Three Lenses
October 15, 2021Countless reports have warned us of the existential threat climate change poses to all of us. The latest August IPCC Report showed that the last time atmospheric CO2 levels were this…
Webinar: Planetary Health Education Framework
August 18, 2021This webinar introduces the Planetary Health Education Framework (PHEF) to the CUGH community. The PHEF is a transdisciplinary effort that aims to guide the education of global…
Webinar: Engaging with Congress
September 24, 2020Learn from 25-year Capitol Hill veteran, Stephanie Vance, on how to effectively engage with your elected officials. This session provides updates on current policy issues (as of…
Webinar: Decolonizing Global Health – Conceptual Ramifications for Students and Faculty
August 16, 2021Our health education system needs to change. We need to base it on human dignity. Join us to talk and discover how we can train decolonizers with meaningful engagement.
2020
Webinar: 2019 Lancet Countdown: Opportunities to Improve Health through Climate Action
January 31, 2020The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an international, multi-disciplinary collaboration that monitors the links between health and climate change…
Webinar: CUGH Webinar Update | The COVID-19 Pandemic
March 10, 2020This webinar will share insights into the current status of the outbreak and what universities and health centers are doing to address this challenge. Panelists will also discuss how we…
Webinar: The One Health Opportunity: A Powerful Mechanism to Improve Global Health Outcomes
February 18, 2020One Health integrates a broad range of biomedical and non-biomedical disciplines to improve the health of people, animals and our environment. It reflects the indivisibility between…
Webinar: Reducing Race Based Disparities in the United States
July 30, 2020The Black Lives Matter protests and the Covid-19 pandemic have shone a bright light on deep, longstanding disparities affecting Black Americans and other people of color in the United…
Webinar: A Tale of Two Collegiate Issues: Student Debt and Underrepresented Minorities in Higher Education in the US
October 7, 2020In this webinar, we will discuss two pervasive issues in the US higher education system: the accumulation of student debt and the under-representation of minorities. Both of these…
Webinar: CUGH Trainee Advisory Committee and Campus Representatives Informational Webinar
August 6, 2020In this webinar we will discuss two of the main ways students and trainees can get involved in global health through the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH): the CUGH…
Webinar: Human Health and Ocean Pollution- Addressing the Urgent Crisis to Save the Planet’s Oceans and Save Ourselves
December 9, 2020Oceans are part of the foundation of all life on the planet. This vast, complex ecosystem that covers 70% of Earth’s surface provides food, regulates climate change, affects weather…
Webinar: WHO State of the World’s Nursing Report – Strengthening Nursing Education, Employment and Leadership
June 30, 2020The WHO’s State of the World’s Report on Nursing and Midwifery was released this year, the Year of the Nurse. Nurses represent 59% of all healthcare professionals and are the backbone of…
Webinar: 8th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research Selected Oral Abstract Presentations
July 10, 2020Following the cancellation of the 8th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research due to the coronavirus pandemic, National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health has partnered with…
Webinar: Improving Breast Healthcare Through Resource-Stratified Phased Implementation
June 26, 2020The Breast Health Global Initiative is marking the launch of a Cancer supplement featuring 14 original manuscripts resulting from the “The BHGI Global Summit on International Breast…
Webinar: Global Efforts to Reduce the Burden of Cervical Cancer: Session 1 – Overview of the global initiatives in cervical cancer control
July 29, 2020Session one will provide an overview of the global initiatives in cervical cancer control, and opportunities to integrate these efforts in global maternal and child health (MCH), HIV,…
Webinar: Global Efforts to Reduce the Burden of Cervical Cancer: Session 2 – Latest scientific advances, tools, and approaches to address cervical cancer control at the country-level
August 5, 2020Session two will describe the latest scientific advances, approaches, and specific tools and actions available for utilization at the country/local level.About the series:In 2018,…
Webinar: Global Efforts to Reduce the Burden of Cervical Cancer: Session 3 – Ensuring effective implementation of cervical cancer prevention and control strategies
August 12, 2020Session three will explore the role of implementation research to ensure effective implementation of cervical cancer prevention and control strategies.About the series:In 2018,…
Webinar: Canadian Global Health Institutions
October 14, 2020Canada has a number of very active institutions involved in global health. They reach around the world and forge effective partnerships to improve the lives of people living in low…
Webinar: Addressing Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the US
May 14, 2020COVID-19 has shone a bright light on deep disparities in the United States. African-Americans, First Nations and other minority groups have sustained far higher rates of mortality and…
Webinar: Improving Short-term Global Health Activities: Introducing Declaration and Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships
October 20, 2020Critiques of short-term global health activities, a multi-billion-dollar phenomenon involving multiple stakeholders and intended to contribute to health in LMICs, have led many…
Webinar: Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences from Asia
April 16, 2020The SARS-CoV-2 virus spilled over from an animal host to a person late last year in China creating a pandemic that is raging around the world. Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong responded…
Webinar: Health and Medical Education Challenges in the Middle East: Syria as a Case Study
July 9, 2020Syria has been devastated by conflict. The Academy of Health Sciences in Syria will provide an overview of how Medical Higher Education in the Middle East is affected by war and the…
Webinar: Human Health and Ocean Pollution- Addressing the Urgent Crisis to Save the Planet’s Oceans and Save Ourselves
December 9, 2020Oceans are part of the foundation of all life on the planet. This vast, complex ecosystem that covers 70% of Earth’s surface provides food, regulates climate change, affects weather…
Webinar: Improving access to palliative care: Interdisciplinary approaches to ease serious health-related suffering
February 5, 2020Serious health-related suffering (SHS) afflicts over 61 million people worldwide, with over 80% of symptom burden occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Palliative…
Webinar: Gun Violence in the Americas: Local Solutions to a Hemispheric Challenge
July 16, 2020For over a decade now, the Americas have had the highest rates of gun violence in the world. This burden is largely concentrated in the region’s cities. In 2019, 47 of the world’s 50…
Webinar: Gun Violence in the Americas | Focus: Mexico
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020With the world’s highest rate of lethal gun violence, the Americas are in the midst of an unmitigated public health crisis. Just six countries account for over half of…
Webinar: The Lancet & CUGH Global Health Webinar Series | Episode 1: Speak to the Editors: Getting Published and Other Insights into the World of Global Health
February 26, 2020Do you want to learn about getting published? Do you have any questions about the world of global health, where the opportunities and challenges lie? Join us for this interactive,…
Webinar: The Lancet & CUGH Global Health Webinar Series | Episode 2: Increasing Equity in Global Health
March 11, 2020Inequalities in global health abound. Gender, power, access to grants, scientific authorship, partnership benefits, training opportunities and more are frequently beset by structural…
Webinar: Communicating with the Public, Media and Stakeholders
September 15, 2020Join us for a training designed to strengthen the global health community’s understanding of how to effectively communicate complex ideas to the general public. In this training, we…
Webinar: The Lancet & CUGH Global Health Webinar Series | Episode 3: Building Your Career in Global Health and International Development
March 27, 2020Global health is an ever-changing field. Take this opportunity to ask leaders in this space questions about how to advance your career in global health and international development.…
Webinar: Engaging With Congress
September 22, 2020Learn from 25-year Capitol Hill veteran, Stephanie Vance, on how to effectively engage with your elected officials. This session will provide updates on current policy issues,…
Webinar: COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from New York State
April 2, 2020Hear from public health experts on the situation in New York, an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about the reality on the ground, what they need, what others can learn from…
Webinar: Give Us Your Input Into What the Biden Administration’s Global Health Priorities Should Be!
December 18, 2020A new administration under President-elect Joe Biden will take office on January 20th, 2021. This will mark a significant departure from the last 4 years in global health policy…
Webinar: The WHO – Reforms, COVID-19 and the US Departure
Tuesday, June 23, 2020Several big issues have rocked the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest public health challenge in a century. It has also laid bare global weaknesses…
Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 in Africa & Latin America: Challenges & Opportunities
Tuesday, May 12, 2020Countries in Africa and Latin America are particularly vulnerable to a pandemic. The challenges they face and the opportunities that exist to strengthen health systems in these…
Webinar: Preventing Pandemics: Three Areas for Action
April 29, 2020COVID-19 has highlighted the risks posed by the spillover of deadly infectious diseases from animals to humans. This crisis is also an opportunity for policymakers to invest in known…
2019
Webinar: Implementation Science in Nutrition
June 19, 2019Malnutrition in its many forms is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and disability and has gained prominence on global and national policy agendas. This is illustrated…
Webinar: Toward Competency-Based Best Practices in Teaching and Learning: The Global Health Starter Kit
November 20, 2019The Global Health Starter Kit is a free, openly available, competency-based ‘starter’ curriculum for educators and trainees who are working toward unified standards for global oral…
Webinar: Using Global Health Competencies and Tools: Program Implementation Case Studies
October 1, 2019CUGH Competency Sub-Committee has defined, researched, and provided tools to support seminal competencies in Global Health for use in developing programs, courses, assignments, and…
Webinar: Climate Information: A New Resource for the Health Community
Friday, January 18, 2019This webinar will discuss the potential value of climate information in routine epidemiological surveillance systems, early warning and risk assessment for climate-sensitive…
Webinar: Educational Equity: Improving Access to Short-Term Clinical Education for Non-US Physicians
September 19, 2019Equity is a driving force in global health, but in many educational partnerships, various barriers prevent bilateral exchanges. The webinar will explore the various barriers that…
Webinar: Beyond Good Intentions: Storytelling and Responsible Communication in Global Health
November 22, 2019Moderated by Unite for Site, this webinar discusses the vital role of storytelling within global health among seven experts. Panelists are associated with the Blue Butterfly…
Webinar: The Global Fund, Governance and Public Health
June 27, 2019In May, the Annals of Global Health published a Special Collection that explores the intersection between governance and public health.Effective governance and public health are…
Webinar: Vaccines & Vaccine Hesitancy
July 16, 2019Vaccines have been a vital asset in reducing childhood mortality and morbidity. They have saved millions of children’s lives around the world and are one of the most cost effective…
Webinar: CDC’s Integral Role in Ending the Global TB Epidemic
November 7, 2019Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, and its rate of decline in incidence is stalling. This must be met with a coordinated and focused global response. In…
Webinar: Working with CUGH on Public and Political Engagement in Global Health
September 24, 2019This is an important time for US academics and other members of the global health community to engage US government officials and the public to show the value of investing in global…
Webinar: Campus Representatives Webinar
August 23, 2019Are you Interested in mobilizing members of your university to inform federal and state governments on the importance of supporting global health investments and addressing student…
Webinar: CDC Update: Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
July 22, 2019Please join CUGH for a special webinar to discuss the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).This outbreak is the largest to occur in DRC and is now the…
2018
Webinar: Strategic Partnerships and Global Reproductive Health at the UN Population Fund
January 29, 2018Reproductive health is a lifetime concern for both women and men, from infancy to old age. Evidence shows that reproductive health in any of these life stages has a profound effect on…
Webinar: Diagnostics are Essential for Healthcare: Challenges in LMICs and How to Overcome Them
September 12, 2018Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a range of obstacles in healthcare including access, funding, education, and personnel. However, laboratory diagnostics including…
Webinar: Value Based Messaging: Using Words that Work
August 22, 2018This online webinar hosted by the Berkeley Media Studies Group outlines how to effectively develop one’s message while also incorporating the values that are embedded within one’ work.
Webinar: Implementing Effective Capacity Building Partnerships in Global Health
December 18, 2018Enabling high quality health professions education is key to ensuring high quality healthcare globally. Educational partnerships between high and low resource settings have been one…
Webinar: Global Health Competencies Toolkit: 2nd Edition: Launch & Updates
October 18, 2018Global Health Competencies are central to Global Health education at undergraduate and graduate levels. The CUGH Competencies Toolkit is an essential resource for educators –…
Webinar: Become a CUGH Campus Representative
April 19, 2018Are you a trainee looking to engage in important global health advocacy issues? Wondering how students can become involved in CUGH? Consider becoming a CUGH Campus Representative.Join…
Webinar: Membership Report Webinar
November 28, 2018Learn about CUGH’s upcoming activities and provide your feedback about how CUGH can support your organization’s work and address the global health challenges we face. CUGH Board…
Webinar: Foundations for Global Health Practice: How to Make the Most of Your Global Health Course
October 12, 2018Global health is influenced by so many aspects of life and is, by its scope, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral in nature. How can faculty provide the needed disciplinary breadth in…
Webinar: Tips and Guidance for Academic Writing
April 26, 2018The publishing environment today is unrecognisable from that of only a few decades ago. Getting your research published, and published where it matters to you, your peers, and your…
2017
Webinar: CORE, GHC, CUGH Global Health Activities
September 12, 2017Three Leading Global Health Organizations & Their Work to Address Global Health Challenges:CUGH is delighted to host a webinar with the leaders of two of its members: The Global…
Webinar: Teaching Global Health through an Inter-Professional Lens | Global Health and Engineering
January 31, 2017This webinar featured Shannon Marquez, PhD, MEng from Drexel University.Engineering has wide application to Global Health from bioengineering to civic engineering to mechanical…
Webinar: Teaching Global Health through an Inter-Professional Lens | Global Health & Geography
October 17, 2017TEACHING GLOBAL HEALTH THROUGH AN INTER-PROFESSIONAL LENS is a CUGH webinar series equipping educators with a basic understanding of the need-to-know aspects of different disciplines…
Webinar: Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Global Health
January 24, 2017CUGH joined forces with North Carolina Central University, Public Health Institute’s Global Health Fellows Program and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to present a…
Webinar: Talking Science to Non-Scientists
September 21, 2017This webinar is a discussion between David Goldston from MIT and Jennifer Poulakidas from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities on how to successfully convey one’s…
Webinar: The Impact of Proposed Cuts to US-Funded Climate Change Activities
July 13, 2017This webinar, by two internationally recognized climate change experts: Prof. Madeleine Thomson, Senior Research Scientist, Intl. Research Institute, Columbia Univ. and Dr. Jon Patz,…
Webinar: Considerations & Guidance When Sending Students Abroad
November 15, 2017With ever-increasing globalization and surging interest in global health there is growing interest on the part of medical students and medical schools to incorporate international…
Webinar: Teaching Global Health through an Inter-Professional Lens | Global Health & Business
November 16, 2017TEACHING GLOBAL HEALTH THROUGH AN INTER-PROFESSIONAL LENS is a CUGH webinar series equipping educators with a basic understanding of the need-to-know aspects of different disciplines…
Webinar: Grant Writing for Success: Preparing a NIH Grant Application
October 12, 2017Are you a new or junior investigator?Do you assist in the preparation of the scientific portions of an application?If you answered “yes” to either question, then don’t miss this…
Webinar: CORE, GHC, CUGH Global Health Activities
September 12, 2017Three Leading Global Health Organizations & Their Work to Address Global Health Challenges:CUGH is delighted to host a webinar with the leaders of two of its members: The Global…
Webinar: Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 8, 2017Disease knows no borders. CDC’s global activities protect Americans from major health threats such as Ebola, Zika, and pandemic influenza and adverse economic impact. CDC detects and…
Webinar: CUGH, ASPPH, and CSIS Emergency Webinar
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Vice President of CSIS, Steve Morrison, and Senior Director of Policy and Research at ASPPH, Tony Mazzaschi, discussed what you can do to fight President Trump’s proposed…
Webinar: Global Health and the Future Role of the United States
May 23, 2017The Board on Global Health and members of Committee on Global Health and the Future of the United States will present the report, “Global Health and the Future Role of the United States.”…
Webinar: ESEP Webinar Working with your State Legislature
November 16, 2017Hosted by Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy (ESEP), Dr. Chris Rothfuss, Minority Floor Leader for the Wyoming State Legislature, and Dr. Debra Cooper, Policy Consultant for…
2016
Webinar: Teaching Global Health through an Inter-Professional Lens| Global Health and Law
October 20, 2016For many global health practitioners, the link between the law and global health is not clear. However, upon closer look, much of the framework for how global health is conceived and…
Webinar: Shifting the Narrative: The Role of Social Media in Public Health Communications Webinar
March 10, 2016Hosted by University of California Berkley’s Center for Public Health Practice and the APHA Health Communication Working Group, this webinar examines the ever-increasing role of social…
Webinar: Centralized Application System (CAS) for Global Health
September 20, 2016CUGH is collaborating with Liaison International (LI), an internationally recognized leader in the development and management of Centralized Application Systems (CAS) to explore the…
Webinar: Global Health and Anthropology
December 7, 2016Historian and philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey remarked, “If there were a science of human beings it would be anthropology that aims at understanding the totality of experience through…
Webinar: Interprofessional Global Health Competencies: Exploring Consensus and Controversies Part II
November 2, 2016We explored this topic together in a webinar in February 2016. You asked for its return and we brought it back.What student development are we aiming for in global health education?…
Webinar: Rules for the Road: Global Health, Safety and Security for Deploying Students, Staff, and Clinicians Overseas
January 27, 2016Global health work and training in underserved areas presents unique opportunities to serve and to learn, but also increases exposure to safety risks. The recent Ebola outbreak in…
Webinar: Interprofessional Global Health Competencies: Exploring Consensus and Controversies Part II
November 2, 2016We explored this topic together in a webinar in February 2016. You asked for its return and we brought it back.What student development are we aiming for in global health education?…
Webinar: Online Member Meeting
September 28, 2016We at CUGH are continually trying to identify ways in which we can impact global health challenges and provide value to our members. In order to achieve this we need your guidance…
Webinar: Consortium of Universities for Global Health: Priorities for 2016
February 4, 2016As we begin the new year, CUGH invites you to join us to learn about our upcoming activities for 2016 and 2017. Dr. Timothy Brewer, Chair of our Board and Dr. Keith Martin, our…
2015
Webinar: Sepsis: A Neglected Global Killer
June 4, 2015Nearly 30 million people a year are afflicted with sepsis leaving millions dead or disabled. Every nation on earth is affected and its incidence is increasing between 8%-13%/yr. Despite…
Webinar: The Ebola Outbreak: Looking back, lessons learned. Looking forward, improving global health security
February 26, 2015The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa sent shockwaves around the world. It laid bare our grossly inadequate response to a global health threat and the terrible state of affairs of health…
Webinar: The Global Surgery Deficit
July 20, 2015Approximately 5 billion out of 7 billion people in the world have no or little access to basic surgical care. Out of the roughly 250 million operations performed each year, only 3.5% are…