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YIGH Global Health Conversation Series

The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) launched its “Global Health Conversation Series” in 2020 with Former Secretary of State John Kerry and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as its first speakers. 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

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ensuring an Equitable Response to COVID-19 and Beyond

A Conversation with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization

May 11, 2021 | 11 A.M. to 12 P.M.

Peter Salovey, Elizabeth Bradley, Firoz Rasul

A Conversation with higher education institution Presidents Peter Salovey, Yale University; Elizabeth Bradley, Vassar College; Firoz Rasul, Aga Khan University

April 14, 2021 | 11 am to 12 pm

Past Events

Achim Steiner

Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, opened the spring series of the Yale Institute for Global Health Conversation Series with a discussion on Planet, People and Prosperity.

Bernice Dahn, M.D.

“We need resilient systems that can pivot to meet urgent short term needs in crisis, but remain strong enough to withstand the larger stressors occurring within the environment,” said Bernice Dahn during her talk at YIGH Conversation Series.

Henrietta Fore

"As a result of COVID-19 UNICEF must focus on mental health, clean water, distance learning, and immunization to keep families healthy and together," said Henrietta Fore during her talk at YIGH Conversation Series.

Anthony Fauci, M.D.

“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.

Foreign Policy, Politics, and Global Health

A Conversation with John Kerry

Forum on Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus

A collaboration between the Yale Institute for Global Health, Yale School of Public Health and the Global Health Justice Partnership