This year’s Global Health Exchange conference, co-organised by the Irish Forum for Global Health, GOAL and RCSI, took place in RSCI, St. Stephen’s Green, on the 6th-7th November 2018. Over 100 people attended this exciting event that covered a range of topics around health, development, humanitarian work, and the challenges facing those working to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. Download the Summary Report.
Please click here to access the Official GHE Conference Programme. Below, you will find a series of tables (arranged to mirror proceedings of the two day Conference), including information regarding all of the presentations given over the course of the event. For videos of presentations during the event, visit our Youtube Playlist.
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Day One
Plenary: Equality, Inclusion & Leaving No-One Behind
| Panelist | Dr. Sara Burke Health Policy Analyst, Centre for Health Policy and Management TCD | Lusungu Dzinkambani Governance Program Manager, Oxfam Malawi | Aidan Fitzpatrick Policy Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Universal Access to Healthcare in Ireland: A Critical Juncture | Universal Health Coverage in Malawi: Progress and Challenges so far | Update on Process for Developing Ireland's News International Development Policy |
| Presentation | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. |
Parallel Sessions 1
Panel: NCDs & Nutrition, Nightingale Theatre
| Presenter | Camille Phillips - CGH, TCD | Michael O'Toole - CGH, TCD | Dr. Richard Firth | Hatty Barthop - GOAL |
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| Topic | Perception and Experiences of Households Regarding Nutrition in Children Aged 6 to 24 Months in Busia District, Uganda. | Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa: The Irish Response. | The Global Diabetes Pandemic and West Africa. | Nutrition Impact and Positive Practices (NIPP), a Sustainable Behaviour-Change Approach Supporting Maternal and Child Health. |
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Panel: Overcoming Barriers and Stigma
| Presenter | Caitlin Walker - University of Cambridge | Nadine Ferris France - The Work for Change | Breda Gahan - Concern Worldwide |
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| Topic | Investigating Prevention of Depression in Young People Using eHealth Strategies: A Narrative Review. | TB: A toolkit of interventions against Self-Stigma. | HIV is being 'Left Behind' - Especially that Affecting Poorest PLHIV and Affected Populations. |
| Presentation | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. |
Soapbox Snapshots: Leaving No-One Behind
| Presenter | Marie Hallissey, GOAL. (1) | Marie Hallissey, GOAL (2) | Rosemary James, Uganda Red Cross. | Niall Roche | Varsha Shetty, TCD | Thomas Noone, Development Perspectives |
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| Topic | Rapid Response Medical teams in Conflict Zone to Ensure Continuum of Maternal and Child Health Care for IDPs Always on the Move | Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening | Menstrual Hygiene Management in Ugana's refugee settlements: A Needs Assessment and Implementation Design | Protection and Child Protection in Humanitarian Contexts | Barriers to Implementation of Sustainable Transport Policies in Ireland to tackle Climate Change | 'Engaging the Players' - The Application of Social Art Practice with Ireland's Over-Consuming Workforce |
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Parallel Sessions 2
Panel: Influencing Empowerment and Mental Health
| Presenter | Jayne Grimes, MSF | Zahika Shah | Nuhah Ibrahim, CGH/TCD | Mary Walsh, HSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Managing a Mental Health Service in Europe's Refugee Crisis: The Challenge of Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Refugees at the Gateway to Europe | Exploring the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Healthcare Policies in Malawi | Looking after the Mental Health of Health Workers: Avoiding Burnout and Maintaining Motivation | Exploring the Use of Talking Mats to Empower People with Dementia to Become More Active Participants in Decision Making |
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Panel: HSS In Emergencies
| Presenter | Sheila Garry, World Vision Ireland | Lorcan Clarke, LSE | Breda Gahan, Concern Worldwide | Hatty Barthop, GOAL |
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| Topic | The EBODAC Project Developing Strategies & Tools to Promote the Acceptance & Uptake of Ebola Vaccines | Financing Systems and Innovative Structures | Improving access and coverage of PHC services through HSS in Urban Bangladesh and West Darfur | Emergency Scale-Up in Response to the El Ninõ Effect in Ethipoia and Subsequent Development Actions |
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Soapbox Snapshots: Solutions, Innovations and Issues for Global Health
| Presenter | Morgane Clarke, CGH/TCD | Niall Roche | Sofia Gatti, TCD/Oxfam | Rosemary James, Balamu Healthcare International | Ayat Abu-Agla, CGH/TCD |
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| Topic | Evaluation of a Blended Online Learning Approach to Strengthen Gender Analysis Capacity within Health Systems Research: A Mixed-Methods Study | Environmental Health as a Priority Cross-Cutting Issue to Achieve SDG 3, 6 and 13 | Financing Universal Healthcare in Malawi - International Lessons | Innovative Solutions Towards Tackling Stockouts, Absenteeism, Poor Medical Records and Centralism | How to Measure Performance Among Community Midwives in Sudan: An Implementation Research Study |
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Day Two
Global Health Challenge Team Competition
Plenary: Effective Partnerships & Strategies to Bridge The Humanitarian-Development Nexus
| Panelist | Dr. Michael J. Ryan Assistant Director General of Emergency Preparedness and Response, WHO Emergencies | Olive Moore Head of Programmes, Trócaire | David Wightwick CEO, UK-Med |
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| Topic | Joint Humanitarian/Development Programming: Trócaire's Approach and Learning | ||
| Presentation | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. |
Parallel Sessions 3
Panel: Partnerships & Interdisciplinary Actions for Global Health
| Presenter | David Weakliam, HSE | Deirdre Mangoang, RCSI/COCECSA Collaboration Programme | Eilidh Higgins, GOAL Global | Ayat Abu-Agla, CGH/TCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | North-South Health Service Partnerships: A Pathway to Universal Health Coverage and Ensuring 'No One Will be Left Behind' | Building a 'College Without Walls': A Partnership to Train Surgeons in Sub-Saharan Africa | Bottom up Accountability: Experimental Evidence from Uganda's Health System | Stronger Health Systems, Stronger Nations: Sudan-Ireland Portfolio |
| Presentation | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. |
Panel: Climate Change and Environment
| Presenter | Matt Robinson, HSE | Geraldine McCrossan, GOAL | Debbi Stanistreet, RCSI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Irish Perspectives on the Challenges and Opportunities that Lie Ahead | Integrating Positive Climate Change Adaption and Sexual Reproductive Health/Family Planning Behaviours Amongst Youth in Malawi: Insights from the PaMawa Project | Household Air Pollution: Strategies for Scale Up of Cleaner Fuels |
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Soapbox Snapshots: Inclusion & Community Care
| Presenter | Rajinikanth Mrathu, HSE Dublin | Nicola Dunne, World Vision Ireland | Lusungu Dzinkambani, Oxfam/ Malawi | SURG-Africa, RCSI |
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| Topic | Inclusion & Community Care: Mental Health Day Centre Enabling Recovery | Using Community Data for Reaching the Most Vulnerable | Elevating Community Voices in the Fight for Universal Healthcare in Malawi | Safe Surgery for District and Rural Populations in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania |
| Presentation | Download Here | Download Here | Presentation Video |
Plenary: Integrated and Inter-Sectoral Programmes, Adaptibility & Sustainability
| Panelist | Martin Fitzpatrick Principal Environmental Health Officer, Dublin City Council | Ben Heaven Taylor CEO, Evidence Aid | Dr. Israel Balogun Roger Casement Fellow | Dr. Peter Harrington Gorey-Malawi Health Partnership |
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| Topic | Take-Home Messages from the First WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health | Integrating Evidence in Humanitarian and Longer-Term Approaches: WASH and Cholera Response in the DRC | Mainstreaming Disability Inclusiveness into Global Programmes | Creating a Sustainable Model for Asthma Care in Malawi: A Case Study |
| Presentation | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. | Presentation Recording. |
Conference Closing & Summary
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