China and Covid-19: debate programme

This event is part of a student-led research project on China and Covid-19.

To make the most of the discussions, please take a look at the resources on our microsite:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/china-health/china-and-covid-19

9.35am Introduction by Prof. Nicola Miller (UCL, IAS) and Prof. Vivienne Lo (UCL, CCHH)
9.40am THEME 1: Global Health & the Pandemic in UK and China
- Chair: Prof. Nicola Miller
- Panellists: Prof. Therese Hesketh (UCL, IGH), Dr Zhou Xun (Essex University), Prof. Sun Ji Ming (Zhejiang Province, Centre for Disease Control), Prof. Dame Anne Johnson (UCL, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
10.40am Launch of Zhou Xun’s latest book The People’s Health (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020) (flyer here)
10.45am THEME 2: Dangerous pleasures from the wet market or gentle home remedies?
- Chair: Prof. Vivienne Lo
- Panellists: Dr Wang Xinyuan (UCL Anthropology), Prof. Volker Scheid (University of Westminster), Yang Yi (PhD Candidate, UCL History), Prof. Michael Heinrich (UCL, Pharmacy), Luis Fernando Bernardi Junqueira (PhD Candidate, UCL History)
11.45am THEME 3: Chinese and East Asian communities’ experiences of Covid related racism in the UK
- Panellists: Dr Lu Gram (UCL, IGH), Hau-Yu Tam (SOAS), Amy Phung (besea.n), Karlie Wu (besea.n), and the End the Virus of Racism campaign

The debate, organised by the UCL China Centre for Health and Humanity (CCHH) in collaboration with the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), is the first of three online events exploring interdisciplinary responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.

It is free and open to everyone interested in the topics.To take part, register via eventbrite to receive a joining link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ias-covid-19-workshops-session-1-the-china-debate-tickets-125913062359