Universal Access to Healthcare in Ireland: A Critical Juncture
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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 November 6-7, 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. The conference themes centred around the core principle, ‘leave no one behind’.
Themes included: non-communicable diseases (NCDs), nutrition, women in global health, overcoming barriers and stigma, empowerment and mental health, health systems strengthening in emergencies, solutions and innovations, climate change and the environment, interdisciplinary working, inclusion and community care, and integration and inter-sectoral working.
Scroll down for the recorded sessions that correspond to the event programme.
Day One
Plenary: Equality, Inclusion & Leaving No-One Behind
Dr. Sara Burke - Health Policy Analyst, Centre for Health Policy and Management TCD
Lusungu Dzinkambani - Governance Program Manager, Oxfam Malawi
Universal Health Coverage in Malawi: Progress and Challenges so far.
Aidan Fitzpatrick - Policy Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid
Update on Process for Developing Ireland’s News International Development Policy
Parallel Sessions 1
Panel: NCDs & Nutrition, Nightingale Theatre
Camille Phillips - CGH, TCD
Perception and Experiences of Households Regarding Nutrition in Children Aged 6 to 24 Months in Busia District, Uganda.
Michael O'Toole - CGH, TCD
Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa: The Irish Response.
Dr. Richard Firth
The Global Diabetes Pandemic and West Africa.
Hatty Barthop - GOAL
Nutrition Impact and Positive Practices (NIPP), a Sustainable Behaviour-Change Approach Supporting Maternal and Child Health.
Panel: Overcoming Barriers and Stigma
Caitlin Walker - University of Cambridge
Investigating Prevention of Depression in Young People Using eHealth Strategies: A Narrative Review.
Nadine Ferris France - The Work for Change
TB: A toolkit of interventions against Self-Stigma.
Breda Gahan - Concern Worldwide
HIV is being ‘Left Behind’ – Especially that Affecting Poorest PLHIV and Affected Populations.
Soapbox Snapshots: Leaving No-One Behind
Marie Hallissey, GOAL. (1)
Rapid Response Medical teams in Conflict Zone to Ensure Continuum of Maternal and Child Health Care for IDPs Always on the Move
Marie Hallissey, GOAL (2)
Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening
Rosemary James, Uganda Red Cross.
Menstrual Hygiene Management in Ugana’s refugee settlements: A Needs Assessment and Implementation Design
Niall Roche
Protection and Child Protection in Humanitarian Contexts
Varsha Shetty, TCD
Barriers to Implementation of Sustainable Transport Policies in Ireland to tackle Climate Change
Thomas Noone, Development Perspectives
‘Engaging the Players’ – The Application of Social Art Practice with Ireland’s Over-Consuming Workforce
Parallel Sessions 2
Panel: Influencing Empowerment and Mental Health
Jayne Grimes, MSF
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
Zahika Shah
Exploring the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Healthcare Policies in Malawi
Nuhah Ibrahim, CGH/TCD
Looking after the Mental Health of Health Workers: Avoiding Burnout and Maintaining Motivation
Mary Walsh, HSE
Exploring the Use of Talking Mats to Empower People with Dementia to Become More Active Participants in Decision Making
Panel: HSS In Emergencies
Sheila Garry, World Vision Ireland
The EBODAC Project Developing Strategies & Tools to Promote the Acceptance & Uptake of Ebola Vaccines
Lorcan Clarke, LSE
Financing Systems and Innovative Structures
Breda Gahan, Concern Worldwide
Improving access and coverage of PHC services through HSS in Urban Bangladesh and West Darfur
Hatty Barthop, GOAL
Emergency Scale-Up in Response to the El Ninõ Effect in Ethipoia and Subsequent Development Actions
Soapbox Snapshots: Solutions, Innovations and Issues for Global Health
Morgane Clarke, CGH/TCD
Evaluation of a Blended Online Learning Approach to Strengthen Gender Analysis Capacity within Health Systems Research: A Mixed-Methods Study
Niall Roche
Environmental Health as a Priority Cross-Cutting Issue to Achieve SDG 3, 6 and 13
Sofia Gatti, TCD/Oxfam
Financing Universal Healthcare in Malawi – International Lessons
Rosemary James, Balamu Healthcare International
Innovative Solutions Towards Tackling Stockouts, Absenteeism, Poor Medical Records and Centralism
Ayat Abu-Agla, CGH/TCD
How to Measure Performance Among Community Midwives in Sudan: An Implementation Research Study
Day 2 - Global Health Exchange, 2018
Global Health Challenge Team Competition
Global Health Challenge Team Competition
Plenary: Effective Partnerships & Strategies to Bridge The Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Dr. Michael J. Ryan Assistant Director General of Emergency Preparedness and Response, WHO Emergencies
Olive Moore Head of Programmes, Trócaire
Joint Humanitarian/Development Programming: Trócaire’s Approach and Learning
David Wightwick CEO, UK-Med
Parallel Sessions 3
Panel: Partnerships & Interdisciplinary Actions for Global Health
David Weakliam, HSE
North-South Health Service Partnerships: A Pathway to Universal Health Coverage and Ensuring ‘No One Will be Left Behind’
Deirdre Mangoang, RCSI/COCECSA Collaboration Programme
Building a ‘College Without Walls’: A Partnership to Train Surgeons in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eilidh Higgins, GOAL Global
Bottom up Accountability: Experimental Evidence from Uganda’s Health System
Ayat Abu-Agla, CGH/TCD
Stronger Health Systems, Stronger Nations: Sudan-Ireland Portfolio
Panel: Climate Change and Environment
Matt Robinson, HSE
Irish Perspectives on the Challenges and Opportunities that Lie Ahead
Geraldine McCrossan, GOAL
Integrating Positive Climate Change Adaption and Sexual Reproductive Health/Family Planning Behaviours Amongst Youth in Malawi: Insights from the PaMawa Project
Debbi Stanistreet, RCSI
Household Air Pollution: Strategies for Scale Up of Cleaner Fuels