EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS DEC. 31, 2024

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS DEC. 31, 2024

WHY ATTEND CUGH 2025

CUGH’s annual conference is a must attend event on the global health calendar. In Atlanta Georgia, from Feb. 20-23, 2025, join over 1,800 innovators, leaders, scientists, students and implementers, as we come together to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The conference theme. ‘Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a Sustainable Future’, embraces many issues important to global health and development (www.cugh2025.org). Individuals from academia, NGOs, government, INGOs and the private sector, across a range of biomedical and non-biomedical disciplines are encouraged to participate in our conferences.

  • CME - up to 19.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

  • CNE - Earn up to 19.0 CNE Credit(s)

Attendees at CUGH2025 will be inspired and challenged to learn new skills, gain new contacts and find ways we can improve the wellbeing of people and the planet. We hope to see you in Atlanta.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

  • 230+ speakers, 1700+ attendees, 500 abstracts, 40+ panel sessions, keynote speakers, Pulitzer Global Health Film Festival, career guidance, Pulitzer Communications Workshop, and The Great Global Health Debate.

  • Networking Opportunities for your students and faculty to connect with global health professionals, researchers, and policymakers from 60+ countries.

  • Paige Alexander, Chief Executive Officer, The Carter Center, USA

  • Kathleen M. Neuzil, Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA

  • Monika Kosinska, Global Head of Economic and Commercial Determinants, World Health Organization, NIGERIA

  • Jorge Saavedra, Executive Director, AHF Global Public Health Institute, MEXICO

  • Stephen O’Connor, Chief, Suicide Prevention Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, USA

  • David Peters, Dean, Faculty of Health, York University, Canada  York University, Canada

  • Jimmy Kolker, Former Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, US State Department, USA

  • Nelson Sewankambo, President, The African Forum for Research and Education in Health

  • Heini Utunen, Head, Learning and Capacity Development, Health Emergencies, WHO

  • Eche Ezeanolue, Country Lead, West Africa Implementation Alliance, Nigeria

  • Yodi Mahendradhata, Vice Dean for Research and Development, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

  • Elizabeth Bukasi, Chief Research Officer, The Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya

  • Stacy Rasmus, Director, Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks

  • Launette Woolforde, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Northwell Health

  • Leslyn Holder, Director of Nursing Services, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

  • Calae Phillipe, Focal Point for Climate Resilient Health System, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Bahamas

  • James Hospedales, Director, Earth Medic/Earth Nurse, Trinidad and Tobago

  • Michele Barry, Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University

  • Prabhat Jha, Head, Department of Population Health, Oxford University

  • Lauren Swan-Potras, Managing Editor, Journal of Health Communication, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health

  • Olawale Maiyegun, Director for Social Affairs, African Union

  • Leo Anthony Celi, Senior Research Scientist (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Agnes Kiragga, Head, Data Science Program, African Population Health Research Council

  • Roger Glass, President, China Medical Board

  • Vidya Vedham, Senior Scientist, National Institution of Mental Health, NIH, USA

  • Liz Grant, Assistant Principal, Director of the Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh, UK

  • Heidi Larson, Director Vaccine Confidence Project, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

  • Fred Semitala, Executive Director, Joint AIDS Program, Uganda

  • Catherine Machalaba, Planetary Health Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, USA

  • Woutrina Smith, Associate Dean for Global Programs, Co-Director, UCGHI Planetary Health Center of Expertise, UC Davis, USA

  • Carlos A. Faerron Guzman, Program Director, Global Health Programs, Centro Interamericano para la Salud Global, Costa Rica

  • Juliette Morgan, Regional Director for South America, CDC, USA

  • Christian Acemah, Executive Secretary, Uganda National Academy of Sciences, Uganda

  • A future beyond research funding: strategies for sustaining equitable global health programs

  • Leveraging Implementation Research for Equity in Global Health

  • Strengthening Nursing Excellence in Guyana: Addressing Attrition Through Recognition and Professional Development

  • Leveraging AI for Health Literacy and Patient Empowerment: Transforming Global Health Communication

  • Global Health Security in the Era of Pandemics: Enhancing Prevention, Detection and Response to Communicable Disease Emergencies

  • Creating Equitable Partnerships through Policy: Overcoming federal, state, and institutional barriers to bidirectional global health education exchanges

  • Bridging Research and Reality: Innovative and Sustainable Suicide Prevention Strategies for Resource Limited Global Settings

  • The Geriatric Tsunami: Care Needs of the Elderly and Potential Ways to Address Them in LMICs

  • Using the Social Determinants of Health to Guide Global Health Outcomes: ACHIEVE/LAUNCH FIC Global Health Alumni’s Work in the Field

  • Empowering Geriatric Health: Integrating Social Determinants into Global Public Health Strategies

  • Responding to the Data – An African-led example of using training and mentorship to implement continuous quality improvement projects in five countries across Africa

  • Introducing the Nature Commission on Quality Health Information for All: A Call for CUGH Attendee Input

  • Global Health 2050: Insights from the 3rd Report of the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health 3.0

  • Addressing the impact of climate-related extreme weather events on non-communicable diseases around the world

  • Why Latin America Needs Its Own CDC

  • Building capacities for health emergencies with just-in-time learning approaches

  • Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships: Towards equitable global health partnerships

  • Equity & safety for AI in global health

  • Building a 21st-Century Healthcare Workforce: Innovations and Equity to Address Global Needs across High and Low-Middle Income countries.

  • Training the next generation of global health researchers: the NIH-Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars /Launching Future Leaders in Global Health Research Training Program (LAUNCH)

  • Partnering with Faith Communities to Strengthen Trust in Public Health - The Georgetown-Lancet Commission

  • Mainstreaming the commercial determinants of health: transforming global health scholarship and practice

  • Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Implications of the 2024 US Presidential Election

  • Long Covid: An Emerging Global Health Crisis

  • Enhancing Cardiac Surgery Capacity in Africa: Insights, Challenges, and Strategies

  • Micro and Macro Plastic Perils: Human and Planetary Health Risks and Solutions

  • Challenges and Lessons learned from running a Research Project in a LMIC

  • Co-design and Co-creation of Global Health Interventions (Grassroots Collaboration)

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