TUSM Global Health Seminar Series: Empowering People Through Strengthened Community Health Systems to Address Inequities and Achieve Targets of the Sustainable Development Goals

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 1:00pm

Feb 21, 2024, 12pm EST

Dr. Walter Gwenigale, former Liberian Minister of Health, said that “Health is made at home and only when it is broken does a health care professional or facility becomes necessary.” In this talk, Dr. Ochi Akwiwu- Ibe will be elaborate on principles for integrating strong community health systems into primary health care and approaches for prioritizing communities as the first line of defense in global health security.

Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education
Campus: Boston - Health Sciences
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston - Health Sciences
Location Details: Hybrid: In-person *with food* in MedEd 114 (145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111) and on Zoom
Event Type: Lectures & Seminars
Event sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University-wide
Event Contact: Kim Burke, kimberly.burke@tufts.edu
Event Sponsor: TUSM Global Health Faculty Council and the Tufts Center for Global Public Health
RSVP Information: Please RSVP to attend
Open to Public: No
More info: tufts.zoom.us…