UCL-Lancet Lectures

The UCL Lancet lecture is an annual global health event, open to the public and free-of charge. Special guest lecturers are invited to share their insights on global issues, and follow up with a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

2021: Lessons from the Pandemic for Science and Public Health
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation, on key learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic.
> Lancet Lecture - Lessons from the Pandemic for Science and Public Health
> Watch the lecture and panel discussion.

2020: Global Health Preparedness in the Face of Emerging Epidemics
Dr Muhammad Pate, Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank Group, on global health preparedness to face epidemics.
> Lancet Lecture - Global Health Preparedness in the Face of Emerging Epidemics
> Watch the lecture and panel discussion.

2019: Non-communicable diseases are a global health emergency
Dr Rachel Nugent, Vice-President for Global Non-Communicable Diseases at RTI International, on the NCD crisis.
> Lancet Lecture - Non-communicable diseases are a global health emergency
> Watch the lecture online

2017: Lancet Lecture - Sexual and reproductive health
Ms Liliane Ploumen, Dutch MP and former Development Cooperation Minister, on sexual and reproductive health and President Trump's reinstatement of the global gag rule.
> Read more about the lecture and watch it online.

2016: Action for Climate Change for a healthier world
Ms Christiana Figueres, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change chief, on the need to tackle climate change to protect & improve health.
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2015: The universal Sustainable Development Goals for 2030
Ms Amina J. Mohammed, Minister of Environment of Nigeria, on the universal Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Read more about the lecture and watch it online.
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2014: The Half-Life of Caste: The ill-health of a nation
Ms Arundhati Roy, acclaimed novelist and political activist, on the practice of caste in India.
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2013: Charity does not rhyme with development
Dr Agnes Binagwaho, Minister of Health of Rwanda, on her country's experiences mobilising partnerships on the long road to universal health coverage.
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2012: Health Justice and the Future of Development
Mr Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on global health governance for the post-2015 development era.
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2011: Economic growth in India and women's health outcomes
Professor Jayati Ghosh, on economic growth and women's health outcomes in India.
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2010: Overcoming global health challenges to meet the Millenium Development Goals
Ms Helen Clark, Administrator of the UNDP and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, on overcoming global health challenges to meet the Millenium Development Goals.

2009: Climate change and global health
Professor Lord May, Government Chief Science Adviser and former President of the Royal Society, on climate change and global health.
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2008: Health, Equity and Globalisation
Professor Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on the importance of health in the development agenda.
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2007: Health reform in Nigeria
Professor Adenike Grange, Minister of Health for Nigeria, on the work underway to develop a National Health Investment Plan for Nigeria.
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2006: Mr Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway, on reducing child mortality.
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2005: Daniel Kahneman, psychologist and Nobel Laureate

2004: Amartya Sen, economist and Nobel Laureate

2003: Vandana Shiva, environmentalist and social activist

2002: Jeffrey Sachs, economist and special adviser to several UN Secretaries-General

2001: Clare Short, Minister for Overseas Development