The UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will host a hybrid symposium on February 16 featuring research from global locations around the world.
Suzanne Maman, associate director of education at the institute and associate dean of global health at Gillings, said: “Anyone interested in global health research and practice will be exposed to great global health research. Please join us.” “These topics reflect many new insights and solutions to disease and illness that will help shape the future of healthcare.”
The 2nd Global Health Scholars Symposium will showcase the research results of 43 scholars through research presentations and dynamic exchanges. His two recurring themes focus on innovation in health care delivery and efforts to understand and eliminate malaria. Dr. Michael Haase explains.
How do we take something that we know works and bring it to people who don't have access to it, and how do we prove that it's possible?
This question applies to the novel coronavirus in North Carolina as much as it does to HIV treatment and prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. As COVID-19 has taught us, having the best vaccine available means that people who don't trust the health system or have never had access to it will not be able to get it. It doesn't mean that it will happen.
This is what we think and study as global health researchers, often using the tools of implementation science to address global health inequalities. In some cases, it may be necessary to utilize task shifting to enable community health workers to do more when interacting with patients. Or it could mean new models to serve more women engaged in sex work, for example by taking HIV pre-infection prophylaxis out of clinics and into places where women meet clients, such as brothels and bars. There is also gender.
What do we learn about health care delivery in global health?
Breakout sessions will explore a range of topics that identify barriers and facilitators to the delivery of health services for major global health issues, as well as new strategies to deliver critical services to those who need them most. Research will be introduced. From identifying missed opportunities in cancer screening to making better use of clinical data to improve malaria treatment, these sessions will share the real-life experiences of the people UNC serves around the world and their Explore new approaches to improving your health.
The future of global health care delivery means that no matter where you live in the world, people you know and trust will provide you with the best possible care, in the way and time you want. It can best be described as giving. Implementation science and global health care delivery research is based on mutual innovation and partnership, so the flow of knowledge is two-way, including bringing real-world innovations to the United States to improve health care in North Carolina. This includes taking it home with you.
Read the full Q&A on global health.
