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We aim to improve global health by educating future and current global health leaders, carrying out trans-disciplinary research, and assuring that the evidence collected informs policy and practice to make a difference.

Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Ord...
09/01/2026

Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Order,” which will take place on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:00 am PDT/12:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CEST.

The global health architecture is undergoing significant transformation. Despite a welcome focus on health sovereignty, fundamental questions remain as to how current and future changes will address structural inequities particularly those most affecting marginalized communities.

This event will critically assess current reforms and envision transformative pathways forward, exploring what meaningful equity looks like in practice, from data governance to legal frameworks and community participation in governance.

Our speakers include:
1. Jirair Ratevosian, Hock Infectious Disease Fellow, Duke Global Health Institute
2. Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health
3. Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
4. Solange L. Baptiste, Executive Director, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) Global

The dialogue will be moderated by IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin.

🔗 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/KeepingtheFocusonHealthEquity

🔦 IIGH Spotlight: DC Summer Global Health Policy Scholars ProgramEach month, IIGH shares a spotlight highlighting a rece...
08/31/2026

🔦 IIGH Spotlight: DC Summer Global Health Policy Scholars Program

Each month, IIGH shares a spotlight highlighting a recent research or policy initiative or student engagement opportunity.

This summer, IIGH and the Keck School of Medicine of USC offered the DC Summer Global Health Policy Scholars Program, an educational initiative that brings medical students to Washington, D.C. to gain hands-on policy experience.

DC Global Health Policy Scholars spend six weeks in one of the world’s epicenters of global health decision-making, with opportunities to engage with USC faculty, global health organizations and policymakers as they develop policy-related scholarship.

This year’s DC Global Health Policy Scholars, Alyssa Edling and Nardos Solomon, worked with D.C.-based partner organizations to address pressing global health needs.

👉 Edling teamed up with USC economists and researchers with the Gateway Exposome Coordinating Center to understand how greenspace and retirement policies influence the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

👉 Solomon worked with Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to explore the impact of malaria prevention programs on maternal and child health.

By equipping the next generation of physician-scholars to translate rigorous research into actionable policy, the program advances IIGH’s efforts to build a health workforce equipped to address health inequalities, at home and around the world.

🔗 Learn more about the DC Summer Global Health Policy Scholars Program here: globalhealth.usc.edu/opportunity-for-medical-student-scholarly-project-summer-global-health-policy-scholar-in-washington-dc/

Join the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health and the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Applied Studies (IDE...
08/28/2026

Join the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health and the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Applied Studies (IDEAS) Initiative for the virtual seminar “Global Health 3.0: Where Do We Go from Here?” featuring Joia S. Mukherjee, MD, Director & Advisory Dean, F.W. Peabody Society and Director of the Master in Medical Science in Global Health Delivery at Harvard Medical School, on Wednesday, September 9, at 11:00 am PDT/2:00 pm EDT/8:00 pm CEST.

Register and learn more about the event here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/91Fx9lnKQWSvRNl7mEFjrQ #/registration

08/26/2026

[Register Now: Beyond the Basic Principles: Ethical Research with Vulnerable Populations]

Hosted by the APRU Global Health Program, this webinar explores ethical challenges in research involving vulnerable populations.

Featuring expert speakers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Universidad de Chile, VinUniversity, the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, and the University of New South Wales, the University of the Philippines and the University of Southern California, the session will cover practical and conceptual issues in working with diverse communities.

📅 Sept 3 and 10, 2026 at 9:00 am (Hong Kong/Manila time)

Register now and learn more: https://www.apru.org/event/apru-global-health-webinar-ethical-research-with-vulnerable-populations/

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📣 Call for applications!Are you a USC student committed to addressing global health inequalities? Interested in meeting ...
08/25/2026

📣 Call for applications!

Are you a USC student committed to addressing global health inequalities? Interested in meeting other students with shared interests and passions? Excited to build professional relationships with global health researchers and practitioners from inside USC and around the world? Apply now for the 2026–2027 Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Student Advisory Council!

The Student Advisory Council (SAC) comprises a multidisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate students from across the university. Serving on the Student Advisory Council offers a unique community- and skills-building experience for students across all schools at USC engaged in and concerned with the intersections of health and inequality. Students do not need to be enrolled in health sciences degree programs; we encourage applicants from all disciplines to contribute to SAC.

Over the course of the academic year, SAC members learn and work together, as well as help drive student programming at IIGH. Students gain valuable experience and access to a distinguished, worldwide network of researchers, policymakers, and advocates addressing inequalities in global health, across a range of timely health challenges.

Applications are due Friday, August 28th at 11:59 p.m. PT! To apply, follow this link: forms.gle/ZjdbUYtohKmEqJwEA

For more information about eligibility and commitment, please visit our website: globalhealth.usc.edu/about/student-advisory-council/

Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Ord...
08/24/2026

Join us for our virtual event, “Keeping the Focus on Health Equity: Power and Participation in the New Global Health Order,” which will take place on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:00 am PDT/12:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CEST.

The global health architecture is undergoing significant transformation. Despite a welcome focus on health sovereignty, fundamental questions remain as to how current and future changes will address structural inequities particularly those most affecting marginalized communities.

This event will critically assess current reforms and envision transformative pathways forward, exploring what meaningful equity looks like in practice, from data governance to legal frameworks and community participation in governance.

Our speakers include:
1. Jirair Ratevosian, Hock Infectious Disease Fellow, Duke Global Health Institute
2. Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health
3. Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
4. Solange L. Baptiste, Executive Director, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) Global

The dialogue will be moderated by IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin.

🔗 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/KeepingtheFocusonHealthEquity

The webinar is hosted by the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health.

🌍 Looking AheadAs we wrap up our One Health series, IIGH, the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Conservation Through Publ...
08/21/2026

🌍 Looking Ahead

As we wrap up our One Health series, IIGH, the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Conservation Through Public Health, and others continue to build on the strong foundation established through this collaboration.

Although funding from the International Development Research Center (IDRC Canada) has concluded, researchers across the portfolio of four One Health projects funded by the IDRC have been working together to maximize learning, including exploring how different understandings of gender across contexts as varied as Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone and Uganda shape One Health responses at the local and national levels.

With the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda’s neighbor the Democratic Republic of the Congo the largest in the country’s history and still not under control, the importance of this work is clear. The COHRIE Uganda Group continues to seek funding opportunities to test new ideas to further strengthen community-based surveillance, epidemic preparedness and response, and associated governance mechanisms.

Continue exploring our One Health work through the USC Africa Hub: globalhealth.usc.edu/usc-africa-hub/

🌍 One Health in PracticeSince 2022, IIGH has partnered with the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Conservation Through Pu...
08/19/2026

🌍 One Health in Practice

Since 2022, IIGH has partnered with the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Conservation Through Public Health, and others to embed legal, policy, and gender and other cultural considerations into work at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health.

The team brings together diverse expertise, from anthropology to entomology, primatology, and zoology, and includes government, civil society, and academic partners. Part of the work focused on strengthening community-based surveillance efforts to stop pandemics before they start. In the last year, our community One Health volunteers stopped potential outbreaks of anthrax and mpox. Study findings have also informed national policy.

Learn more about this work through the following resources:

Read "One Health laws, policies and governance in Uganda: What’s on paper and what’s really happening" to learn how Uganda's legal, policy, and governance structures have affected implementation of the country's National One Health Strategic Plan and identify opportunities to strengthen the country's One Health approach moving forward: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771426001035?via%3Dihub

Read "Gender and exposure pathways to zoonotic infections in communities at the interface of wildlife conservation areas of Uganda: A qualitative study" to learn why women and men face different risks of zoonotic diseases and the implications for effective One Health responses: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2025.2503858

Explore the interactive story map and watch videos developed by the COHRIE Uganda Group to learn more about the project's research, partnerships, findings, and community perspectives: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/834af753d84a4ae5bdfc6f064c25d4cf

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Watch the recording of "From Silos to Synergy: The Potential for ‘One Health’ to Address Inequalities – Lessons from Uganda and the Global Level" to learn how a One Health approach can help address inequalities at the human animal interface through lessons from Uganda and the global level:
youtu.be/71ggMAICpN4?si=uZXiH7qzdBV5MUXP

Follow along as we continue highlighting IIGH's One Health work throughout this series.

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