School of Global Health

Upcoming Event: International Conference on Human Rights and Health in Copenhagen 📅 On December 2nd, UN Special Rapporteur Beatriz Miranda Galarza will address the enduring social, economic, and political barriers to human rights in health, focusing on discrimination faced by those affected by leprosy. Following her keynote, a distinguished panel will provide insights and foster an interactive dialogue with the audience: - Brent Morgan, CEO, The Leprosy Mission International - Steven Jensen, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for Human Rights - Ib Bygholm, Professor Emeritus, Global Health Researcher - Subodha Galahitiyawa, Leprosy survivor and Disability Researcher, University of the West of Scotland Learn more here: https://buff.ly/4fmhhgW 🔗

Article: Students join forces to tackle climate distress among youth 📝 This past September, the University of Copenhagen’s annual global health case challenge, “Global Health Solutions”, brought together a diverse group of students from various disciplines. Although participants shared different academic backgrounds, they were united by a common goal: to address the growing issue of climate distress among young people. Read more about the case challenge on our website: https://buff.ly/3A9mLgd

Article: Students join forces to tackle climate distress among youth 📝 This past September, the University of Copenhagen’s annual global health case challenge, “Global Health Solutions”, brought together a diverse group of students from various disciplines. Although participants shared different academic backgrounds, they were united by a common goal: to address the growing issue of climate distress among young people. Read more about the case challenge on our website: https://buff.ly/3A9mLgd

Career Opportunities of November 💼 Looking to gain experience working in global health or a related field? 🌏 We are happy to present exciting career opportunities for the month of November. To learn more and apply for these opportunities, be sure to check out The School of Global Health's Career portal by clicking the link here: https://buff.ly/3XdDNTy 🔗

Researcher Spotlight: Isaac Weldon ✨ Meet Isaac Weldon, an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (Faculty of Law) at the University of Copenhagen. In this spotlight, Isaac presents his research on how our political, legal, economic, and social systems shape global health outcomes. He especially notes how antimicrobial resistance, pandemics, and climate change are symptoms of deeper issues in how we organize society. Read more in our article below. ⤵

For yesterday's One Health Day, we’re spotlighting "Gather", a powerful film that captures the interconnectedness of health, environment, and cultural identity. The film showcases Native American communities reclaiming food sovereignty as a path to healing. Through ancestral practices, scientific research, and environmental activism, they nourish not only bodies, but entire ecosystems. 🐟 Through the stories presented in the film, we see the vital link between restoring land and revitalizing community health. --- In 2022, the Global Health Film Days Festival screened the film at Copenhagen's Cinemateket. The film was followed by a fruitful debate with activists and experts on the topic (pictured below). You can watch the full debate here: https://buff.ly/4ea5a5s 🔗

Upcoming Global Health Events: November 🍂 For further information on each event, visit our website: https://buff.ly/3X1nC9X 🔗 --- Do you have a global health related event you want us to share for December or in 2025? Email us ([email protected]) with details and we will consider it. 📧

New Report: "Uncertainty for migrants arriving in Italy fuels mental health crisis" 📝 Migrants in Italy are facing a mental health crisis, with high rates of anxiety, depression and PTSD resulting from their experiences before, during and after migration. A new ADVANCE report from Italy reveals structural issues that cause the most migration distress, as well as groups most vulnerable to these situations. Read more here: https://buff.ly/4e3ST2K 🔗

Student Organization Spotlight: Eye on Global Health 👁️🌎 Affiliated with the School of Global Health, Eye on Global Health is a student-led initiative at the University of Copenhagen. The organization aims to "provide a platform for students looking to take their knowledge beyond the classroom, and for a diverse array of voices exploring health and decolonization as means of promoting liberation, justice, and equity worldwide." They accomplish this (and more) through writing articles, creating events, and sharing information related to global health and decolonization. Are you a student interested in getting involved? Click here to learn more: https://buff.ly/3HeOXws 🔗

New article: "Learning from memories and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future" 🌎 Researchers Emmanuel Raju, Anne Bach Nielsen and Suchismita Goswami recently published a paper on the memorialisation of COVID-19: "Memorialisation is often a political process, as these representations are highly influenced by the imaginations and voices of the privileged sections of a population. Similarly, post COVID-19, there are many examples of memoralisation in museums, exhibitions and many digital platforms. However, it is important to ask- whose voices are represented in this process of memory making?" Read more here: https://buff.ly/4dWqStN 🔗