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GHI is an interdepartmental platform that showcases LSE's rigorous social science research on global health challenges.

For more information on our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/GHIwebsite

Find our blog, Global Health @ LSE, at https://bit.ly/GHIBlog
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📆 GHI Event: Thursday February 5th at 6:30pm on LSE campus

Grief, Joy, and Laughter: Reimagining Abortion Through Creative Activism in Latin America

W/ Dr Nayla Vacarezza, @eecoast.bsky.social, @rishie.bsky.social

Open and free for all. Register if you are a non-LSE affiliate: bit.ly/3Y2n193
📆 GHI Event: Thursday February 5th at 6:30pm on LSE campus

Grief, Joy, and Laughter: Reimagining Abortion Through Creative Activism in Latin America

W/ Dr Nayla Vacarezza, @eecoast.bsky.social, @rishie.bsky.social

Open and free for all. Register if you are a non-LSE affiliate: bit.ly/3Y2n193
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by LSE Global Health Initiative
What began as a crisis of resources now risks becoming a crisis of direction for global health governance.

My latest op-ed argues for the World Health Assembly to initiate a time-bound, member state-led process to unify fragmented global health architecture reforms.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/globalhealth...
It is time for a World Health Assembly resolution on global health architecture reform - LSE Global Health
Ahead of this week’s World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting, Dr Arush Lal (Visiting Fellow, LSE Health) argues for the adoption of a resolution to support coordination of fragmented g...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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As #COP30 continues, Rupsa Chakraborty & @miqedup.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social write that #women, especially those from marginalised communities are most affected yet underrepresented in policymaking.

Gendered data is essential to equitable #ClimateAction.

Read more 👉 ow.ly/NJCw50XtwxL
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📅 Upcoming GHI lecture: January 23rd at 12:00pm!

Wearing 'Two Hats': Ethnography and Clinical Practice in Northern Uganda

With @lseid.bsky.social ESRC PostDoc Fellow Sophie Mylan

On campus (Marshall Building, MAR 2.06) and online – details and Zoom link at bit.ly/4aatCFu
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📝 New blog on Global Health at LSE!

'Counting the invisible: Why gendered data must lead the climate and health agenda at COP30'

Read here: bit.ly/3JCorUd

By MSc Student Rupsa Chakraborty and @miqedup.bsky.social

#COP30 #UNWomen #genderactionplan @lseblogs.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
📢 New blog on Global Health at LSE!

'#Nigeria to introduce new guidelines for safeguarding essential health services during crises'

Lessons from #covid19 #ebolaepidemic highlight urgent need for national guidance.

#AHOP #ExemplarsHealth #NigeriaHealth

Read now: bit.ly/47XHxgC
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📣 Reminder to get your (free) ticket now!

New and returning students: join us for an evening to get to know the global health research community at LSE!

Details: bit.ly/3J6sQxU
📢 GHI Networking Evening 2025

📅 Wednesday, October 15th, 5:30-7:30pm

Our first event of the academic year! New and returning students and faculty: join us for an evening, and come meet the LSE global health community.

For more details and to register for your free ticket: bit.ly/3J6sQxU
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📢 GHI Networking Evening 2025

📅 Wednesday, October 15th, 5:30-7:30pm

Our first event of the academic year! New and returning students and faculty: join us for an evening, and come meet the LSE global health community.

For more details and to register for your free ticket: bit.ly/3J6sQxU
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
✍ New blog post on Global Health at LSE!

"The Overlooked Burden of Birth Defects in Addressing Newborn Mortality"

By Dr Meskerem Kebede and Dr Rocco Friebel (Global Surgery Policy Unit – LSE Health) @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social

Read their piece here: bit.ly/3IzrF9U
July 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📝 New cross-posted blog on Global Health at LSE!

'Analysing pharmaceutical patents and researching generic drug policies - and revisiting Mexico City'

Professor Shadlen (@lseid.bsky.social) reflects on a recent research trip to Mexico City.

bit.ly/3I5NGNv
July 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📝 New cross-posted blog post on Global Health at LSE!

Is the managed migration of health workers “ethics washing” or something more?

Read it here: bit.ly/3Tu8MaB

By @hanrieder.bsky.social & Leon Janauschek | @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
✍ New blog on Global Health at LSE!

"The Invisible Crisis: Long Covid and Related Conditions in Brazil"

Brenda Sabaine & @floracornish.bsky.social from @lsemethodology.bsky.social write on the neglect of long Covid & infection-related chronic conditions by global health systems.

bit.ly/3Tr4nVT
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
✍ New blog on Global Health at LSE!

Social Participation in Health Policy: A Key Component of Fair Decision-Making

bit.ly/3FFllNh

LSE Professor Alex Voorhoeve shares findings from research project on social participation & procedural fairness in health policy.
June 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Upcoming event for #LSEFestival!

Watch, act, vote: legislative theatre for health and climate justice

📅 June 19th at 6pm on LSE campus (Shaw Library, Old Building)

Co-hosted with @afsee-lse.bsky.social and @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social

Details and registration here: bit.ly/4kHVTVZ
June 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
📅 Upcoming GHI lecture, May 15th at 6:00pm!

A future better than our past: rethinking global health

With UCL Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice Rochelle Burgess, @thewrittenro.bsky.social

On LSE Campus (Marshall Building, MAR 1.04)

For details and registration: bit.ly/4lh244A
April 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
✏️ New blog post on Global Health @ LSE!

LSE MSc Alum Sonali Silva explains President Trump's recent reinstatement of the global gag rule – and reflects on its dire risks to reproductive health across the world.

Read it here: bit.ly/3YeHkjV
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April 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📣 Hybrid lecture this evening at 6:30pm with Geographer Royal of Scotland, @profjosharp.bsky.social:

Agents of change? The challenges of understanding empowerment through international development

Hosted by @lsegender.bsky.social and LSE Geography

Learn more: bit.ly/4i59y88

#LSEEvents
Agents of change? The challenges of understanding empowerment through international development
6.30pm Mon 31 Mar | Jo Sharp | Free public event at LSE
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March 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📣 Reminder: Inaugural @lseid.bsky.social lecture by @tizianaleone.bsky.social, tonight at 6:30pm!

From menarche to menopause: how reproductive histories shape women's health

On campus and online. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/4cebo5g
📚 What are the challenges of studying the reproductive histories that shape women's health in a low resource settings?

In this ID event with @tizianaleone.bsky.social will discuss the above question and more. #LSEEvents

Hybrid event. See more: www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
March 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
📢 New blog cross-post on Global Health at LSE!

How private sector influence undermines independent research and public health in Pakistan

By LSE MSc student Anzal Abbas Jaffari, from @lseid.bsky.social

Read it here: bit.ly/4iFnQx0
Anzal Abbas Jaffari calls for stronger regulation and investment in independent institutions to safeguard public health in Pakistan.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
March 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📅 Book launch event with LSE Law, Technology and Society (LTS):

Intellectual Property, Covid-19, and the Next Pandemic by Prof. Madhavi Sunder and Dr Haochen Sun

Friday, March 21st, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm On Campus

More details here: bit.ly/41ZREgH
LTS Book Launch: Madhavi Sunder & Haochen Sun, Intellectual Property, Covid-19, and the Next Pandemic (CUP, 2024) - LSE Law School Events
This event will be a book Launch for a new edited collection on utility models organised by Prof. Madhavi Sunder and Dr Haochen Sun - Intellectual Property, Covid-19, and the Next Pandemic (CUP, 2024)...
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March 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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📢 Join Global Health Initiative for a seminar with Visiting Professor Anna Holzscheiter on 'Biobanking as a Contentious Issue in Global Health Governance,' her recent paper published with Social Science & Medicine.

📅 Tuesday, March 11 at 12:00pm

More details here: bit.ly/4i28KRE
February 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
📅 Reminder: @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social seminar with @anantbhan.bsky.social and Harikeerthan Raghuram from iHEAR, Sangath

Co-Designing Inclusive Healthcare For LGBTQIA+ and Disability Communities in India

Friday, March 14th at 12:30pm

More details here: bit.ly/4gQUI4u
Next week, my colleague Hari & I will be in UK for meetings to explore potential future collaborations & projects,& to speak about our work on health equity, health systems, mental health
11-12 Mar: @ids.ac.uk
13-14 Mar: visit @wellcometrust.bsky.social & for talk @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📣 New on Global Health at LSE: cross-posted blog by Sophia Anders, @lseid.bsky.social, contextualising the USAID shutdown. Read it here: bit.ly/4ikL637

📅 Reminder: @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social panel on the shutdown's effect on the Uganda/DRC border. Monday, March 3rd at 5:30pm: bit.ly/3WRRQwS
🗣️ Join LSE Global Health Initiative for a panel centred on the USAID shutdown, epidemic control, and our expert colleagues' recent insights from the Uganda/DRC border.

📅 Monday March 3, 5:30pm, LSE campus

➡️ More information & registration details can be found at bit.ly/3WRRQwS
The USAID shutdown and epidemic control: recent insights from the Uganda / DRC border
5:30pm Monday 3 March | In-Person Seminar
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February 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📣 New blog post on Global Health at LSE by @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social's @arushlal.bsky.social, Dr Clare Wenham & Dr Justin Parkhurst!

'Evolving health norms amid overlapping crises: (re)constructing global health security and universal health coverage'

Read it here: bit.ly/4h4ftcS
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📢 Global Health Initiative is pleased to host iHEAR, Sangath leadership @anantbhan.bsky.social and Harikeerthan Raghuram for a seminar:

Co-Designing Inclusive Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ & Disability Communities in India

📅 Friday, March 14 at 12:30pm

More details here: bit.ly/4gQUI4u
February 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM