The aim of the session is to discuss and learn from successful country experiences addressing public health issues in an interplay between academic experts and policy-makers. How can policy-makers, academics, and communities work together to develop solutions
on a national or state level? What critical enablers are needed in terms of e.g. infrastructure or networks? What is the role of national public health institutions and health services in linking research to policy? How can social and political institutions
incorporate learnings from past experiences with the support of academics? How can governments and academics cooperate most effectively in bi-/plurilateral international cooperation?
Bringing together the perspectives of researchers, international
organizations, national public health institutions and policy-makers, this session encompasses issues ranging from infectious diseases and health systems to implementation research.
This session will be hosted by the German Alliance for
Global Health Research (GLOHRA), an initiative set to promote networking and to strengthen global health research in Germany. GLOHRA is an association of global health researchers from all disciplines affiliated with public research institutions across
Germany and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as well as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Chairs:
- Prof. Dr. Walter Bruchhausen, University of Bonn | Professor for Global Health – Social and Cultural Aspects | Germany
- Prof. Dr. Manuela de Allegri, University Hospital Heidelberg | Leader of Research Unit Health Economics and Health Financing | Germany
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Ifedayo M. O. Adetifa, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) | Director-General | Nigeria
- Dr. Joachim Klein, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) | Global and Public Health Research; Environment and Health | Deputy Head of Unit | Germany
- Dr. Zubin Shroff, World Health Organization (WHO) | Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research | Technical Officer
- Dr. Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) | Senior Lecturer | Ghana;