From Abstract to Conference: Tips and Advice from Emerging Voices for Presenters and Attendees
About the Emerging Voices for Global Health
Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) is an innovative multi-partner blended training program for young, promising and emerging health policy & systems researchers, decision makers and other health system actors with an interest to become influential global health voices and/or local change makers.
About the webinar
The objective of this webinar will be to provide young researchers – Emerging Voices and Health System Group members with an overview on developing a good presentation for the oral sessions and to prepare and make the most of a symposium such as the Health Systems Global Symposium, virtually or in-person.
For queries
Please feel free to contact - Siddharth Srivastava (ssrivastava@georgeinstitute.org.in), Deepika Saluja (dsaluja@georgeinstitute.org.in) or Devaki Nambiar (dnambiar@georgeinstitute.org.in)
Speakers
Blessmore V Chaibva - EV2022
Rational Medicines Use Focal Person, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
Blessmore is a pharmacist within the Ministry of Health and Child Care at national level with more than 4 years’ experience at her current level. She is part of the National Medicines Therapeutics Policy Advisory Committee which leads the review of Standard Treatment Guidelines. Her duties include training staff on various topics including antimicrobial resistance, emergency preparedness, supply chain. She has made presentations at various national and regional platforms
Dr. Adithya Pradyumna - EV 2014
Faculty member, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Adithya is an environmental health academician with over 10 years of experience. He has worked with several non-profit organisations on topics such as health effects of climate change and pollution. He has designed and taught courses in epidemiology, social reasoning, and environmental health action.
Sara Ardila-Gómez - EV2014
Chair of the Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) Network
Sara is an Associate Researcher, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina. She is also a Professor/Researcher, Department of Public Health, School of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Chair of the Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) Network.
Dr. Sharika Choonara - EV4GH 2014
WHO / UN Women
Dr Shakira Choonara is a multi-award-winning public health practitioner, the 2017 Woman of the Year in Health in South Africa and a bold activist. She is currently appointed to roles at both UN Women and the World Health Organization. She is widely recognised for her work and experience youth development issues, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health rights and universal health coverage.
