Events

The Global Health Equity Circle Series brings together leading voices to co-create solutions at the intersection of health, equity, and social justice. Our Centre’s mission is to generate and mobilise evidence that advances equitable health outcomes worldwide, with a focus on intersectionality and the structural determinants of health.

We were honoured to welcome Prof. Olena Hankivsky (Simon Fraser University) as our first guest speaker. A leading scholar in gender, intersectionality, and social health policy, her pioneering work—including the Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) framework—has shaped how intersectionality is applied in health and public policy. Her insights set a strong foundation for the conversations this series aims to foster.

The Centre for Global Health & Intersectional Equity Research (CGHIER) is holding the first event in their Distinguished Honorary Scholar series, with Emma Rawson-Te Patu.

Emma is the new President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)—and the first Indigenous person to hold this role. In this talk she will discuss the importance of indigenous knowledge when looking for solutions to population health and wellbeing.

The series’ second mental health webinar 'Arts, community innovations, and therapeutic practices in community mental health', will feature Dr Ursula Read from the University of Essex, Dr Sumeet Jain from the University of Edinburgh and Dr Lily Kpobi from the University of Ghana, as they explore the role of arts-based interventions, lived experiences and community-driven mental health solutions, and culturally embedded therapeutic practices in addressing mental health challenges among marginalized communities.

Join us for an insightful discussion on how countries are taking the lead in setting health priorities, optimising resources, and driving impactful disease control strategies.

This session will highlight key lessons from country-led initiatives, showcasing innovative approaches, successes, and challenges in building equitable and effective health systems.

• WHO Symposium: Health Workforce Modelling for Action, Copenhagen, Denmark

We led a panel on the gaps in current health workforce modelling approaches, and discussed the role of intersectional equity lens in health workforce planning to address the structural inequities in health labour market and plan for equitable and adaptive workforce strategies.

• Health, Climate, and Population Dynamics: Building Resilient Health Systems for a Sustainable and Equitable Future, 11th National Summit of Health and Population Scientists, Kathmandu, Nepal.

CGHIER team, together with GEMMS PhD Scholars at University of Essex, and Migration Health South Asia (MiHSA) Network partners in CESLAM, Kathmandu discussed key policy priorities around migration in Nepal, strategies that have worked in the region, and promising policy windows that can enhance system-wide responsiveness to the health needs of migrants in Nepal.

The Centre for Global Health & Intersectional Equity Research (CGHIER) hosted a series of events for Global Health Month starting with a one day in person event on 4th April.

In collaboration with the Human Rights Centre (HRC), Centre for Global South Studies (CGS) and several progressive alliances we hosted a day of critical conversations on decolonising global health, human rights and global solidarity at the University of Essex.