UCL GRAND CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL HEALTH (GCGH)

presented by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Institute for Global Health, University College London, University of Melbourne and the Lancet

This symposium will introduce the landmark series of papers on adolescent health published in the Lancet on 27th April. At 1.2 billion, adolescents (10-19 year-olds) now make up one sixth of the world’s population. Nearly 90% of them live in low and middle-income countries. The recent growth in adolescent populations has coincided with a reduction in infectious disease, malnutrition, and mortality in infancy and early childhood. The presenters will argue that public health priorities must change to reflect these demographic and epidemiological transitions if the world is to maximize their benefits.

Speakers include:

• Peter Piot, Director, LSHTM
• Susan Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne and Director, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
• Russell Viner, Professor of Adolescent Health, UCL Institute for Global Health, London
• David Ross, Professor of Epidemiology & International Public Health, MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, LSHTM
• George Patton, Professor of Adolescent Health Research, Centre for Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne
• Sabine Kleinert,  Senior Executive Editor, the Lancet

Please see the LSHTM event page for further details and to download the programme