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New Episode of this Week in Global Health W/ IIGH: Lianne Gonsalves, Technical Officer for @WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health & Research sat down with USC IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin to discuss the inequities the pandemic has brought to light on sexual and reproductive health
This Week in Global Health With IIGH: Interview with Lianne Gonsalves
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Lianne Gonsalves is a Technical Officer for the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research. In her interview with Sofia Gruskin, Gonsalves...
Join the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, USC Dornsife Spatial Sciences Institute and the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health today at 11:45 am for "Planetary Health: Environmental Health 4.0?", on the emerging framework on Planetary Health and it’s approach to addressing these challenges![]()
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Register now for the upcoming March 11th event “Infecting Rights: A Lecture by Kate Gilmore" from USC Visions and Voices, Keck School of Medicine’s HEAL Program with USC Global Health Director Sofia Gruskin, focusing on how the global public-health crisis has undermined human rights
Infecting Rights: A Lecture by Kate Gilmore
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In a stirring lecture, Gilmore will examine how this global public-health crisis has further undermined human rights.
On March 4th at 4pm PST, join the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health and the Keck School Office of Social Justice for "State of Asylum 2021: How Immigration Policies Oppress Immigrant Communities" with moderator USC IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin![]()
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"COVID-19 has really laid bare how susceptible health systems are. Even in the most advanced supposedly developed context, this has to be a constant work in progress as we re-think what effective health systems should look like." - Kenechukwu Esom, Policy Specialist in Human Rights, Law and Gender for the UNDP HIV Health and Development Group
This Week in Global Health With IIGH: Interview with Kenechukwu Esom
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Kenechukwu Esom is a Policy Specialist in Human Rights, Law and Gender for the UNDP HIV, Health and Development Group. In his interview with Sofia Gruskin, K...
New Episode of this Week in Global Health W/ IIGH: @liannegonsalves Technical Officer for @WHO Dept of Sexual & Reproductive Health & Research sat down with @SofiaGruskin to discuss the inequities the pandemic has brought to light on sexual health issues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox0APWSh2IU
More amazing @USC Gould community members to hear from at this year's USC Women's Conference, hosted by @uscalumni: Nanette Diaz Barragán (JD 2005), CA's 44th Congressional District Rep., and Gould Vice Dean Franita Tolson (@ProfTolson). https://bit.ly/3uQ6Z21 👏
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Feeling very hopeful after tonight’s incredible event. Thank you to all advocates and experts who participated, very grateful to have learned from and shared space with you all. Special shout out to familiar faces @DrPtw @Schneberk - really great job tonight https://twitter.com/uscglobalhealth/status/1367608437568282628
Join the USC Office Of Social Justice, USC Keck Human Rights Clinic,
@USCGlobalHealth, ACLU of Southern California, Human Rights First, Frontline Wellness, and The Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights as they discuss the current state of asylum policies
https://dornsife.usc.edu/events/site/1421/35848998767347/state-of-asylum-2021-how-immigration-policies-oppress-immigrant/
TOMORROW at 11:45 am PT 🌎 Join @howardfrumkin as he hosts "#Planetary Health: Environmental Health 4.0?" Link to join the #webinar: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97454172773
Sponsored by USC SSI, @USCGlobalHealth & @USCEnviroHealth