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Launch of the IRDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies
01 November 2018, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Recent health emergencies - including the SARS, Zika and Ebola outbreaks, and the Haiti and Nepal earthquakes - have unnecessarily taken thousands lives and cost the global economy billions. These events have shown the limits of current health systems' capacity and communities resilience to respond to emergencies at local, national and international levels.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Caroline Wood
Location
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Roberts Lecture Theatre G0845: Roberts BuildingTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUnited Kingdom
Bringing together experts from UCL and external stakeholders, the new Centre will lead on interdisciplinary research, training and policy advice to improve global health through community engagement using mobile technology, and strengthen emergency preparedness and rapid response by real-time data modelling, analytics and early warning systems.
Join us on Thursday 1st November to hear more and to celebrate the launch of the new Centre.
PROGRAMME:
6pm: Welcome by Prof. David Price (UCL Vice Provost Research)
6.05pm: Prof. Peter Sammonds (Director, UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction)
6.10pm: Dr. Patty Kostkova (Director, IRDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies)
6.15pm: Keynote speech by Dr Oliver Morgan (WHO Health Emergencies Programme)
6.30pm: Panel discussion with Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL Institute for Global Health), Prof. Virginia Murray (Public Health England), Prof. Julio Davila (UCL Development Planning Unit), Dr Oliver Morgan (WHO Health Emergencies Programme), Prof. Kate Jones (UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research) and Ed Whiting (Director of Policy and Chief of Staff, Wellcome Trust).
7.30pm: Networking drinks reception