Digital health technologies have played crucial roles in COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as for diagnosis and treatment of other diseases during the pandemic. Experts from the Hanoi University of Public Health will share experiences and practical examples of digital technologies used during the Covid-19 crisis.
In this webinar, we will hear about the experiences, lessons learned and plans on the road to endemic Covid-19 from Singapore and the USA.
Roadmap to endemic Covid-19: Shaping policy and planning in Singapore and USA Read More »
Webinar: 40 years later, the AIDS epidemic still threatens the world not because of a lack of knowledge or tools, but because of structural economic, social cultural legal inequalities that obstruct proven solutions to HIV prevention and treatment. Tackling these inequalities will prepare us for future pandemics.
WAVE (Weekly Assessment of coVid Epidemiology) was created to simulate the trajectory of COVID-19 at a highly local level. It consists of three modules to address a wide range of potential uses. In this webinar, the WAVE model will be introduced and its use will be illustrated through several case studies.
In this virtual forum, experts will explain how the different COVID-19 vaccines work, what are the adverse effects, what is meant by vaccine efficacy, herd immunity and why it is necessary that we should all get vaccinated if possible.
Why Hesitate? All You Want to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccination Read More »
Webinar: While attention has been focused on the social determinants and political economy of health, much less effort has been exerted in understanding the role of business and the economy in shaping the health of the population. This webinar will build on emerging work on this topic and describe the situation in Asia, focusing on safeguards and efforts to balance the tensions between sectors.
Commercial Determinants of Health Read More »
Webinar: Across the world, urbanisation has continuously increased and, together with population ageing, represents the most important demographic transition of our time. This webinar is concerned with the influence of social, natural, and builtenvironments on health and well-being in contemporary cities. It discusses how these characteristics together with smart technologies can be leveraged to create health-promoting cities.
Health-Promoting Cities Read More »
Webinar: Dietary behaviours can have an effect on prevention of long-term chronic diseases. However, dietary habits are difficult to change, especially since many of them are developed from infancy and reinforced while growing up.
This session will describe the shift in health paradigm towards health promotion through a life course approach. We will explore gut health in relation to food and life course nutrition, and also discuss the challenges faced in improving population health through diet in both developing and developed countries.
Food for Health through the Life Course Read More »
Webinar: Data (such as on people, place and time) allow us to gain a deeper understanding of complex health and causal systems. This improved understanding makes it possible to develop effective interventions that address social determinants of health, as well as biological and behavioural factors, for better health outcomes. This session aims to offer a broad understanding of the topic to a multi-sectorial audience. We will explore real-life applications of precision public health, and examine case studies on how the clever use of data is fundamentally transforming public health.
Precision Public Health: Transforming Health with Data Read More »
This webinar will discuss similarities and differences in approach and experience advising policy-makers during COVID-19; peculiarities of this unprecedented crisis; and lessons learnt that could inform academic-governmental partnerships in future occasions, including but not exclusively in emergency situations.
Collaborating in Crisis: Academic-Governmental Partnerships During COVID-19 Read More »
