YIGH Global Health Conversation Series
The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) launched its “Global Health Conversation Series” in October with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as its first speaker. The YIGH series is a moderated forum for the Yale community and alumni to listen to and learn from some of today’s pivotal decision-makers in the world of global health and the COVID-19 pandemic. The events will also be open to the public.
Representing diverse areas of expertise, speakers will address the latest in research, public policy, cutting edge programs, and more. Students, faculty and others interested in global health will be able to ask questions of experts who have dedicated their careers to the health and well-being of people around the globe. Cosponsored by The George Herbert Walker, Jr. Lecture in International Studies at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, the series is also is an opportunity to cultivate potential areas of collaboration with leading institutions in global health.
“We created the Conversation Series to bring experts who are leading the charge against the most salient global health issues of our time to the Yale community,” says Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. “We are pleased to host these influential experts who will have a major impact on health for generations to come.”
Recent Speakers
“We are living an incredibly historical experience right now. There are going to be important lessons learned on what we did wrong and what we did right,” said Anthony Fauci during his talk at YIGH Conversation Series.
Upcoming Speakers
Henrietta Fore
Child Health and Welfare During a Pandemic
A Conversation with Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
November 11, 2020 | 4 to 5 pm
Dr. Bernice Dahn
Rebuilding Global Health Systems
A Conversation with Bernice Dahn, M.D., Vice President for Health Sciences, University of Liberia
December 2, 2020 | 12 to 1 pm
Past Events
A Conversation with John Kerry
A collaboration between the Yale Institute for Global Health, Yale School of Public Health and the Global Health Justice Partnership