Global launch: Emergence & Effectiveness of Global Health Networks

Global Launch of Health Policy and Planning’s supplement on the Emergence and Effectiveness of Global Health Networks

A special Health Policy and Planning (HPP) supplement reports on the emergence and effectiveness of global health networks addressing newborn survival, maternal survival, pneumonia, tuberculosis, tobacco control and alcohol harm. The supplement papers examine why some global health conditions attract greater policy attention and resources than others, despite comparable severity. The project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, involved 12 investigators from European, North American and South American institutions

Visit the Events listing for the programme and livestream information.

• Welcome - Professor Anne Mills

• Introductory remarks by HPP editors - Virginia Wiseman with Sandra Mounier-Jack

• The Effectiveness of Global Health Networks - Professor Jeremy Shiffman (American University, principal investigator and lead of series)

This talk will present the project’s key findings on the effectiveness of global health networks. It will also introduce the project’s conceptual framework, which may be relevant for analysing other global health issues.

• A Comparison of Global Health Networks on Tobacco and Alcohol Control - Dr Hans Peter Schmitz (University of San Diego, senior project investigator)

This talk will present the project’s findings on the effectiveness of global health networks addressing tobacco and alcohol control, explaining why global policy traction has been comparatively greater for addressing tobacco use.

• Panel Reflecting Varying Perspectives - Chaired by Dr. Johanna Hanefeld

Panellists:
Mr. James Whiting (Executive Director, Malaria No More)
Professor Joy Lawn (Director of MARCH Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Ms. Johanna Ralston (CEO, World Heart Federation)
Dr. Justin Parkhurst (Senior Lecturer, & GRIP-Health programme leader, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)

Followed by drinks reception in the South Courtyard Cafe.

Joint collaboration between the MARCH Centre, Malaria Centre and the Centre for Global NCDs.