Global Health Day
Global Health Day, hosted by the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, is an exciting opportunity to draw together global health researchers, educators and students to celebrate and discover more about global health research, education, and outreach efforts.
Students, faculty, community members and partners from all disciplines, both at Northwestern and unaffiliated, are always welcome to participate and apply to present posters on projects relevant to global health.
Event Details
Global Health Day was held on Friday, December 6th in the Lurie Medical Research Center, and will include a poster session, keynote address by Margaret E. Kruk, MD, MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and more.
Keynote Address
Havey Institute for Global Health welcomed 2024 keynote speaker Margaret E. Kruk, MD, MPH, Professor of Health Systems at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the QuEST Network, who presented the keynote address,"The New Global Health: Improving Health Systems Through Collaborative Research."
Poster Presentations
Abstract submissions are now closed.
Posters presented at Global Health Day are available to view online.
2023 Poster Presentation Winners
Poster Presentation Winners
- Brehima Diakite — “HPV Typing in Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Mali”
- Lacy Simons — “Genomic Surveillance of Antifungal-Resistant Candida auris and Other Yeast in Pakistan: Monitoring Expanding Infections and Uncovering Emerging Pathogens”
- Matt Caputo — “Developing a palliative care service at Lagos University Teaching Hospital: formative results of an environmental scan of existing centres in Nigeria”
Honorable Mention:
- Maryam Shaaban — “Viral amplification from African samples using long-read sequencing”
- Sunny Abdelmageed — “A Systematic Review of Epilepsy Surgery in Low and Low Middle-Income Countries and a Proposed Program Framework”
Global Health Day 2024 timeline:
Tuesday, July 23rd: Call for Abstracts Opens
Wednesday, October 9th: Abstract Deadline
Tuesday, November 12th: Final Deadline for Poster Submissions
Friday, December 6th: Global Health Day