Harvard Global Health Institute

Harvard Global Health Institute

Lessons in Global Health Equity from Burke Fellow Dan Palazuelos (’18)
Lessons in Global Health Equity from Burke Fellow Dan Palazuelos (’18)
Daniel Palazuelos, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and clinician-educator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, reflects on his Burke Fellowship experience and share...
Can AI Transform Global Health? Promise, Progress, and Reality
Can AI Transform Global Health? Promise, Progress, and Reality
In this discussion, speakers Rose Nakasi, Head of the Makerere Artificial Intelligence Health Lab at Makerere University, and Sameer Pujari, AI Lead for Global Digital Health Strategy & Governance
Addressing the Global Challenges of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
Addressing the Global Challenges of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
In our recent Research and Innovation Session, Professor Yonatan Grad presents recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gonorrhea, and discusses emerging frameworks for optimi...
National, Regional and Global Health Governance: Latin American Perspectives
National, Regional and Global Health Governance: Latin American Perspectives
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute In partnership with the Petrie-Flom Center and DRCLAS at Harvard University This panel explores the complexities of health governance across Latin ...
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute The symposium concludes with closing remarks from Dr. George Daley, Dean of Harvard Medical School. Reflecting on the day’s discussions, he highlig...
Poetry Reading: Evan Wang
Poetry Reading: Evan Wang
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute This special interlude features a poetry reading by Evan Wang, Harvard College Class of 2029 and the 2025–2026 National Youth Poet Laureate of the ...
Training Tomorrow’s Health Workforce: The Role of Academic Partnerships in Health Systems
Training Tomorrow’s Health Workforce: The Role of Academic Partnerships in Health Systems
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute In partnership with the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School This plenary session examines how academic institut...
From Risk to Resilience: Emergency Preparedness in Africa
From Risk to Resilience: Emergency Preparedness in Africa
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute In this conversation, Dr. Dick Chamla of the WHO Africa Regional Office joins Dr. Louise Ivers to discuss the evolving landscape of emergency prepa...
Priority Setting, Solidarity, and Global Justice When Resources Are Scarce
Priority Setting, Solidarity, and Global Justice When Resources Are Scarce
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute In partnership with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health As global health financing faces increasing strain, this panel explores how prior...
Keynote Address: Sania Nishtar
Keynote Address: Sania Nishtar
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute In this keynote address from the 4th Annual Global Health Symposium, Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, delivers a timely and th...
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Welcome & Opening Remarks
April 16, 2026 | Harvard Global Health Institute The 4th Annual Global Health Symposium, “Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation and Collective Action,” opens with remarks from Dr. Lou...
Measuring Impact: How Do We Know AI Is Improving Health Outcomes & Addressing Local Priorities?
Measuring Impact: How Do We Know AI Is Improving Health Outcomes & Addressing Local Priorities?
In this discussion, speakers Jude Kong, Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modelling Lab (AIMM Lab) at the University of Toronto and Executive Director of the Global...
2026 Global Health Symposium
2026 Global Health Symposium
On April 16, 2026, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) will host its 4th Annual Global Health Symposium, Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation and Collective Action. Convening e...
Deploying AI in Global Health: Partnerships, Power, and Public Value
Deploying AI in Global Health: Partnerships, Power, and Public Value
In this discussion brings together speakers Chinasa T. Okolo, Ph.D, Founder and Scientific Director of Technecultura, and Esther Kunda, Director General, Innovation & Emerging Technologies, at the
Building Cancer Research Capacity in Africa
Building Cancer Research Capacity in Africa
In our recent Research and Innovation Session titled, Building Cancer Research Capacity in Africa, Timothy R. Rebbeck, PhD, presents an overview of the challenges and proposed solutions concerning ...
Frameworks for Advancing and Governing Ethical AI in Global Health
Frameworks for Advancing and Governing Ethical AI in Global Health
In this discussion on artificial intelligence and global health governance, our distinguished speakers, Gabriela Ramos, MPA, former Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESC...
Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation and Collective Action
Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation and Collective Action
On April 16, 2026, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) will host its 4th Annual Global Health Symposium, Global Health Forward: Strength Through Innovation and Collective Action. Convening e...
Aging in Place: The Care Challenge
Aging in Place: The Care Challenge
In this event titled, Aging in Place: The Care Challenge, Ann Forsyth, PhD, MA, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, explores how the built e...