Events Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Global Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: Negotiating the Future

Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

COVID-19 exposed the fundamental weaknesses in pandemic preparedness and response at national and global levels in unprecedented ways. On Feb. 8, IIGH brought together key players engaged in these negotiations to discuss cru... read more →

Mpox: Learnings from Effective Science and Human Rights-Based Responses

Posted on January 19, 2023March 2, 2023

Addressing Mpox, declared a public health emergency in July 2022, requires not only strong political commitment grounded in sound evidence and science, but explicit attention to human rights and the voices of affected commun... read more →

The Health and Human Rights Oral History Project Launch

Posted on December 8, 2022December 20, 2022

On Dec. 8, the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (IIGH) launched the Health and Human Rights Oral History Project (HHROHP), a growing archive of video testimonies from diverse figures in the health and human rig... read more →

Addressing the Long-Term Social and Economic Impacts of Dobbs: A View from Inside USC

Posted on November 16, 2022December 20, 2022

On Nov. 16, we hosted the final lecture series event of the fall semester. This event, in partnership with the USC Law & Global Health Collaboration and Center for Gender Equity in Medicine and Science, addressed the imp... read more →

Addressing Healthy Aging as a Human Rights Issue

Posted on October 27, 2022December 18, 2022

At our first Lunch & Learn of the year, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen shared how his work on health and human rights led him to the aging field, research he’s conducted on sexual and gender diversit... read more →

Engaging with Law and Politics in a post-Roe World

Posted on October 19, 2022December 18, 2022

On Oct. 19, this virtual discussion convened practitioners, activists and scholars engaged in addressing the current legal and political landscape around abortion in the United States and beyond. Expert panelists provided in... read more →

Embedding Equity in Global Health Financing and Diplomacy

Posted on October 12, 2022December 18, 2022

On Oct. 12, IIGH brought together global health equity leaders from the U.S. government, the World Health Organization and Kenyan civil society to discuss and capitalize on the historic opportunity offered by the Biden-Harri... read more →

Abortion Services and Access in a post-Roe World

Posted on October 4, 2022December 18, 2022

On Oct. 4, IIGH hosted an engaging discussion with service providers and activists working in the field of reproductive health. This event brought together clinicians, civil servants, non-governmental organizations, and acti... read more →

“(Un)Just Recovery: Addressing COVID-Related Inequalities in Los Angeles”

Posted on September 16, 2022December 18, 2022

On Sept. 16, IIGH — in partnership with the USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute, the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation, the USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic, the USC Keck Division of Global Emergency Medicine a... read more →

Learning From Our Histories: Activism in a post-Roe World

Posted on September 7, 2022December 18, 2022

On Sept. 7, Loretta Ross joined IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin for a conversation to kick off the 2022-2023 IIGH Lecture Series. This event, in partnership with the USC Law & Global Health Collaboration, the USC Keck School... read more →