Past Global Health Events

Biobanking has been recognized as an integral part of the global research infrastructure and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biobanks have had to adapt to a new reality and streamline workflows and develop new collaborations and networking opportunities. Marianne Henderson, Senior Advisor on Biobanking for CGH co-presented a session at the 2nd IBCQ International Biobanking Conference titled "Coronavirus and Biobanking: The Collective Global Experiences of the First Wave and Bracing for the Second."

NIH, in partnership with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), hosted a satellite session for the 12th Annual CUGH Virtual Conference. Center for Global Health's Dr. Vidya Vedham co-moderated the Q&A session titled Strategies to Address Global Health Inequities.

NIH in partnership with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) hosted a satellite session for the 12th Annual CUGH Virtual Conference. View the session, Advancing Global Health through Cross-Cutting Approaches in Stigma Reduction, with opening and closing remarks from NCI Center for Global Health's Dr. Vidya Vedham.

As part of London Global Cancer Week 2020, this webinar showcased examples of global cancer research partnerships and collaborations from the US National Cancer Institute perspective.

While tobacco use is declining in most high-income countries, the burden is shifting to low- and middle-income countries where over 80% of tobacco users now reside. Watch the November 16, 2020 recorded webinar, "The Evolving Tobacco Epidemic," featuring CGH Branch Chief Dr. Mark Parascandola.

The Q&A webinar, hosted by the American Society of Preventive Oncology's Global Cancer Research Special Interest Group, covered topics such as global oncology and global oncology programs, how the Global Oncology Survey results have impacted NCI's goals and priorities, and how Cancer Centers can build support for global oncology as a program and career path.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Trans-NCI-NIH Conference on International Perspectives on Integrative Medicine for Cancer Prevention and Cancer Patient Management was held virtually on October 27–30, 2020.

Center for Global Health Director, Dr. Satish Gopal, moderated a discussion about country-level examples of managing disruptions to cancer care, cancer screening, and population-level programs in the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the NCI Center for Global Health and ASCO co-hosted an Academic Global Oncology Meeting to convene academic global oncology professionals and partners to discuss topics pertinent to strengthening the field of academic global oncology, and supporting a strategic approach to the development of academic global oncology collaborations.

The 8th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR) Scientific Steering Committee is partnered with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) to present some of the timely scientific content from the Symposium through the CUGH global health webinar series.