Women in Global Health Research Initiative
2020 Scientific Conference
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April 28, 2020
New York, NY
Keynote Address
Soumya Swaminathan, MD; World Health Organization
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan is the WHO Chief Scientist and was previously the WHO's Deputy Director-General for Programmes. A pediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programs.
Dr. Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research from 2015 to 2017. From 2009 to 2011, she also served as Coordinator of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases in Geneva.
Dr. Swaminathan has published more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She is an elected Foreign Fellow of the US National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of all three science academies in India. She has previously been on several WHO and global advisory bodies and committees, including the WHO Expert Panel to Review Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of the Global TB Department at WHO, and most recently was Co-Chair of the Lancet Commission on TB.
Panel Discussions
Women's Global Health Research, Activism, and Impact
Moderator:
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Miriam Mutebi, MBChB, MMed Surg, MS
Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Panelists:
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Sarita Shah, MD
Associate Director for Science, International Research & Programs Branch, Division of Tuberculosis Intervention – NCHHSTP, CDC
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Marleen Temmerman, MD, PhD
Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Director, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Founding Director, International Centre of Reproductive Health (ICRH) Ghent University, Belgium
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Rebecca Cooney, PhD
North American Executive Director, the Lancet
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Sindy Escobar-Alvarez, PhD
Senior Program Officer for Medical Research, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Training and Mentorship of Female Leaders in LMICs
Moderator:
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Jyoti Mathad, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medicine
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Panelists:
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Judith Spitz, PhD
Founding Program Director, Initiative for Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY), Cornell Tech
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Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, MS, RN
Associate Director, Center for Global Health
Professor of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University
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Ana Mocumbi, MD, PhD, FESC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University
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Izukanji Sikazwe, MBChB, MPH
CEO, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Spotlight on Women's Health Research Policy Leaders
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Françoise Girard, LLB
President, International Women's Health Coalition
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Julia Bunting, MSc
President, Population Council
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