Learn more about workshops, conferences and meetings the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health has coordinated, supported and participated in.
Association of Health Care Journalists Street Medicine Meetup - In May, IIGH Director of Strategic Operations, Megan Goulding, joined colleagues from USC Street Medicine to co-present at the Association of Health Care Journalists Street Medicine Meetup. Participants heard from...Read More »
2025 National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Conference - In June, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement, Jonathan Cohen, had the honor of helping to represent USC at the annual conference of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) in Anaheim,...Read More »
30th International Population Conference (IPC2025) - In July, as part of IIGH’s longstanding collaboration with the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), UNFPA and the University of the Witwatersrand, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin...Read More »
Climate Forward 2025 - In April, IIGH was pleased to partner with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future on their Climate Forward 2025...Read More »
2025 Latino Medical Student Association Annual Policy Conference - In April, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen accompanied USC Latino Medical Students Association (LMSA) members Kelvin Alvarez and Anissa Cervantez to Washington, D.C., for three days of training...Read More »
USC Street Medicine Listening Sessions - IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen recently joined colleagues from USC Street Medicine for listening sessions, with approximately 150 people across six U.S. cities, to understand the experiences of...Read More »
Workshop on Constructs and Measures in Exposome Research - In March, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen participated in a weeklong workshop to discuss and prioritize the constructs and measures that should be used in exposome research—as part...Read More »
Conference on Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights - In February 2025, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin and IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson both gave plenary presentations as a part of a conference on young people’s sexual and reproductive rights...Read More »
2025 AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference - IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen moderated a discussion on the role of philanthropy in advancing healthy longevity at this year’s annual AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference. The conference...Read More »
Africa Health Agenda International Conference - IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson participated in the Africa Health Agenda International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from March 2-5, 2025. Dr. Ferguson spoke in a session titled, “Enhancing Capacity to...Read More »
2025 Amplifying African Voices for Strategic Action (AFSA) Conference - Recently, IIGH and the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) organized a roundtable discussion on “African Agency in Health Research: Experiences and Lessons” at the Amplifying African Voices...Read More »
2025 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - In February, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin traveled to the annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference, held this year in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of this year’s conference...Read More »
2024 Summit of the Future - IIIGH participated in the United Nations Summit of the Future in September. This once-in-a-generation gathering aimed to revitalize multilateralism and accelerate progress toward the post-2030 Agenda. During two Action Days,...Read More »
Global Aging Philanthropy Partnership - On September 20, 2024, in New York City, ahead of the UN General Assembly and Summit of the Future, IIGH convened 36 leaders from philanthropy and institutions focused on aging...Read More »
Higher Education Institutions and Local Partnerships: Collaborating with Cities and Regions to Achieve the SDGs - IIGH has been awarded a Lumina Foundation project grant that explores how higher education institutions help cities and regions achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by localizing international frameworks...Read More »
2024 UNFPA Global Dialogues on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - 2024 marks 30 years since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the outcomes of which continue to frame global understandings of and approaches to sexual and reproductive health...Read More »
25th International AIDS Conference - IIGH attended the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich from July 22-26, 2024, with faculty, staff, and Youth Ambassadors, alongside colleagues from the University of São Paulo. IIGH took part...Read More »
2024 Annual Los Angeles Global Health Conference - In April, IIGH, in collaboration with the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Global Health Program, co-sponsored the ninth annual Los Angeles Global Health Conference,“Global Health in a Changing World.”...Read More »
Climate Forward 2024: Climate at the Crossroads - In April, IIGH co-sponsored this series of conversations around advancing climate change issues hosted by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the...Read More »
Listening Session on Trade and Investment for African Nations with the City of Los Angeles - In April, IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson co-moderated with Professor Hirsch from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism a “listening session” on trade and investment for African nations with the city...Read More »
2024 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - IIGH was delighted to serve as a co-host the 15th annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference, which took place on March 7-10, 2024. The conference gathered over...Read More »
Certifications of Citizenship in Africa (CERTIZENS) - In January 2024, the Certifications of Citizenship in Africa (CERTIZENS) an international collaborative group working on citizen registration across Africa organized a workshop in Uganda featuring IIGH Research Director, Laura...Read More »
2023 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting - IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen represented IIGH at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in November 2023. In collaboration with PPHS’s Dr. Ricky Bluthenthal, Professor of Population...Read More »
The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to COVID and Beyond - IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin participated in “The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to COVID and Beyond,” a national conference hosted by the Health...Read More »
2023 World Health Summit - IIGH was honored to participate in the 2023 World Health Summit held in Berlin, Germany. The Summit brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from...Read More »
2023 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - As a part of the 2023 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in Washington DC, IIGH hosted a panel discussion titled, “Abortion Services and Access in a post-Roe World: Local...Read More »
2023 Los Angeles Global Health Conference - In January 2023, IIGH, in collaboration with the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Global Health Program, co-sponsored the eighth annual Los Angeles Global Health Conference, “Moving Towards Global Solidarity: Examining...Read More »
11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science - USC IIGH faculty participated in the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, which brings together scientists, policy makers, healthcare professionals and more to strengthen policies and programs that ensure an...Read More »
13th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference - IIGH was pleased to co-host the 13th annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference (March 28–April 1), for which over 2,000 scientists, students, and implementers from academia, NGOs, government and the private...Read More »
Ending Inequalities, Ending AIDS, and Preventing New Pandemics in the Americas - On June 7, 2022, USC IIGH, in partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted this virtual side event to the...Read More »