During this Merigan Lecture Grand Rounds, experts discuss the role of pre-empting and responding to pandemics.

Presenter: Pardis Sabeti, M.D. D.Phil., Professor, Harvard University, Systems Biology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Learn more: https://medicine.stanford.edu/

With many parts of the world facing closures again amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, WHO said they're aiming for 2 billion doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of next year through their COVAX facility.

During Friday's briefing, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries that have not yet joined the COVAX facility to do so, adding that they're currently facing a funding gap of $35 billion and called that a "bargain" compared to what some countries are spending themselves to fight COVID-19.

Currently, almost 200 vaccine candidates are under different phases of testing, but there is no guarantee a single vaccine will work.

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Agricultural lending is considered "high risk" by formal financial institutions, as farmers are more vulnerable to changes in weather, rainfall levels, pests, and infestations, as well as price fluctuations. As a result of these perceived and actual risks, loans for smallholder farmers require high rates of collateral. This situation is exacerbated for rural women, who often do not inherit and possess assets or properties that can be accepted by formal financial institutions as conventional forms of collateral.

This virtual dialogue of the Parliamentarians Actions for Gender Equality and Resilient Food Systems in Response to Covid-19 series brought together parliamentarians, financial institutions, and other main stakeholders to discuss the importance of developing alternative approaches for risk sharing and management that can increase women’s access to finance through alternative collateral requirements.

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Remi Adeseun speaking at TEDxEuston. TEDxEUSTON is continuing the conversation started at TEDGLOBAL in Arusha, Tanzania. Exploring the issues that matter to Africa and Africans. We are staying true to the spirit of the TED conference, hosting fascinating thinkers and doers.

About TEDx, x=independently organize event. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

The Grand Opening of WILPF's Women's Power to Stop War Conference, held in The Hague, the Netherlands, 27-29 April 2015.

The opening plenary was moderated by Democracy Now! host Amy goodman, and featured Nobel laureates Leymah Gbowee, Shirin Ebadi, Mairead Maguire and Jody Williams, as well as WILPF's Secretary General Madeleine Rees and ultimate WILPF member Edith Ballantyne.

A huge thanks to Democracy Now! for sharing their footage with us!

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Honoring their grandfather Nelson Mandela's legacy, Kweku Mandela-Amuah and Ndaba Mandela spoke about creating the Africa Rising Foundation, to publicize the positive image of Africa and instill a sense of pride and purpose in young Africans across the globe. The keynote talk was in collaboration with the Ruth First Lecture Series sponsored by the African and Afro-American Studies Department

More about 'DEIS Impact: go.brandeis.edu/deisimpact

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Join us for a virtual webinar examining the world of tropical disease through the lens of Malaria and Onchocerciasis (also known as Riverblindness). On the heels of a global pandemic, disease transmission finds itself in the spotlight. Some infectious diseases mitigated in developed countries continue to plague communities influenced by poverty, absence of clean water, and lack of medical care. Unaddressed, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) weaken the global economy and increase the risk of their emergence or re-emergence in developed countries.

Uncover the ways in which governments, global agencies, and the private sector came together to defeat Riverblindness through the work of Bruce Benton, SAIS '68, author and manager of the World Bank/WHO cosponsored onchocerciasis control programs for two decades. Explore how groups are working to reduce the spread of Malaria both here and abroad with Dr. Clive Shiff, Professor Emeritus, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Finally, take a systems view of tropical disease as Dr. Chandresh Harjivan, BSPH '00, Co-Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer, SaponiQx, shares his experience working with agencies to accelerate access to health care innovations to solve complex health problems.

Riverblindness in Africa: Taming the Lion's Stare by Bruce Benton is available to purchase through the Johns Hopkins University Press.

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Lecturer: Yuvé Guluma, Independent consultant on rural and urban food security

"Food Security in the 21st Century - Agricultural, Health, Economic, Judicial and Political Perspectives",
A Manna Center Workshop,
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29.2-1.3 2012

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For centuries Europe and Africa have been closely connected by history, languages and culture and benefited from geographical proximity. Moving forward, in an increasingly globalised and fast-evolving world the future of the two continents will be even more closely intertwined. To solidify this relation, CGD is launching its EU-Africa Roadmap to the new European Commission, on September 4 alongside Bruegel’s annual meetings. We offer four key proposals that are based on partnership of equals to further reinforce links between the two continents and go beyond development to tackle issues of common interest. Our distinguished panel will discuss how policy proposals on trade, migration, global health and finance can be taken forward under such a partnership.

https://www.cgdev.org/event/whats-eus-offer-africa

Join Finda Quiwa, United Women in Faith Regional Missionary, and the Liberian country team for an informative discussion of the work of United Women in Faith in Liberia.

United Methodist Women (now United Women in Faith) has had a long historical relationship with Liberia, a country emerging from 14 years of brutal civil war. Once one of the fastest growing African economies, the country is now among the poorest and least developed in West Africa.

Speakers will discuss the critical issues facing women in Liberia, and share their current work as well as future programs needed to improve the lives of women and girls.

Join us for this conversation to find out more about the international work of United Women in Faith and the tremendous impact it has had on the lives of thousands of women and their families in Liberia and around the world.

“This is a thought-provoking show which brings together Liberians to discuss happenings within the country and take a deep dive into our politics, the economy, and other social issues.
It comes on at 8PM Liberian time and 4pm EST Mondays

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Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Keynote Address in Ghana on Global Food Security Crisis, on August 5, 2022.

Transcript: https://usun.usmission.gov/amb....assador-thomas-green

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In 2014 the largest ever outbreak of Ebola virus disease took the world by surprise. This infectious disease has one of the highest case fatality rates known to medicine and most of those who become ill die. Over 11,000 people died in West Africa before the outbreak was finally brought under control. The disease dealt a devastating blow to three of the world’s poorest countries and cost an estimated $5bn globally. No drugs or vaccines were licensed or available in mid-2014.

There are several lessons to be learned. Many potential solutions have been proposed to provide vaccine stockpiles or to undertake large scale prevention vaccination against future outbreaks. Professor Adrian Hill discusses the pros and cons of these and the likelihood of any receiving the financing that could allow them to happen.

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Dr. Byers' work focuses on the interaction of international law and politics, particularly with respect to human rights, international organizations, the use of military force, the Arctic, and Canada-United States relations. He has published six books, dozens of academic papers and more than 100 op-ed articles in international newspapers, the Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star and Ottawa Citizen.

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As president of Malawi from 2012-2014, Banda was credited with turning around the nation's ailing economy. Under the economic reforms she instituted, Malawi's rate of economic growth rose from 1.8 percent in 2012 to more than 6.2 percent in 2014. In that same time span, Malawi's operational industrial capacity rose from 35 percent to 85 percent.

Banda also repealed a number of laws which had weakened democratic institutions, infringed on civil liberties and restricted freedom of the press. The health of women and children was a priority in Banda's presidency. She established the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood, which helped drop the maternal mortality rate in Malawi.

Before becoming president of Malawi, Banda served as the nation's vice president, foreign minister, minister of gender and child welfare, and as a member of its Parliament. As minister of gender and child welfare, she championed enactment of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill in 2006, which provided the legal framework to support the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls.

Since leaving office, Banda serves on the boards of Nutrition International Canada and the Tana High Level Forum of Peace and Security in Africa. She is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders and a distinguished fellow with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Center for Global Development.

The founder of the Joyce Banda Foundation International in 1997, Banda continues her work with the foundation today to transform villages in Malawi by supporting women's economic empowerment, education, maternal health and HIV/AIDS programs, leadership training and human rights. She also serves as a panelist and motivational speaker at international conferences and forums.

Banda's work has drawn many honors. She was named one of the world's most powerful black women by Forbes magazine in 2013 and 2014; one of the most influential people in the world by Time and Forbes; and one of the most inspirational women in politics by CNN.

Her degrees include a bachelor's in gender studies from Atlantic International University and a master's in leadership from the Royal Rhodes University of Canada.

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Setting the Theater for Long-term Strategic Success. Presenters are BG Gene LeBoeuf, Acting CG, USARAF, COL Al Boyer, Cdr., 1st Bde. 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and COL Jay Osborn, USARAF Surgeon.

The European Parliament’s High Level Panel discusses the migration and development nexus which has become highly topical and at times controversial among EU policy makers over the past two years. Panellists explore the links between migration, displacement and development and how they can be addressed by EU development cooperation.

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Join us for a virtual webinar examining the world of tropical disease through the lens of Malaria and Onchocerciasis (also known as Riverblindness). On the heels of a global pandemic, disease transmission finds itself in the spotlight. Some infectious diseases mitigated in developed countries continue to plague communities influenced by poverty, absence of clean water, and lack of medical care. Unaddressed, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) weaken the global economy and increase the risk of their emergence or re-emergence in developed countries.

Uncover the ways in which governments, global agencies, and the private sector came together to defeat Riverblindness through the work of Bruce Benton, SAIS '68, author and manager of the World Bank/WHO cosponsored onchocerciasis control programs for two decades. Explore how groups are working to reduce the spread of Malaria both here and abroad with Dr. Clive Shiff, Professor Emeritus, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Finally, take a systems view of tropical disease as Dr. Chandresh Harjivan, BSPH '00, Co-Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer, SaponiQx, shares his experience working with agencies to accelerate access to health care innovations to solve complex health problems.

Riverblindness in Africa: Taming the Lion's Stare by Bruce Benton is available to purchase through the Johns Hopkins University Press.

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