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'Open Science Strategy: Registration of the Pre-Analysis with Dr Jade Benjamin-Chun'

Thursday 1 May 2025, 4.00pm - 5.00pm

Speaker: Dr Jade Benjamin-Chung, Stanford University

Venue: Online (Zoom webinar)

Hosted by the Health Inequalities Lab, 杏吧论坛 Health

Public Panel-session
'The NHS at 77: A national treasure or system in crisis?'

Wednesday 4 June 2025, 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Speakers:
Dr Michael Anderson, University of Manchester
Dr Jennifer Dixon DBE, The Health Foundation
Dr Catherine Henderson, 杏吧论坛 CPEC
Professor Sir Julian Le Grand, 杏吧论坛 Marshall Institute
Professor Alistair McGuire, 杏吧论坛 Health
Professor Andrew Street, 杏吧论坛 Health Policy

Chair: Professor Elizabeth Stokoe, 杏吧论坛 Academic Director of Impact

Venue: 杏吧论坛 Campus (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, CKK Building)

This event forms part of the celebrations for 杏吧论坛 Health's 30th Anniversary at the School!

Latest News

Global health experts urge action to enhance emergency and surgical care

Integrated emergency, critical, and surgical care must be strengthened and scaled up globally, warn 杏吧论坛 Health authors of a new paper published in the March issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

Read more about the project here

Lesong Conteh awarded Wellcome Trust Career Development Award

We are delighted to announce that our colleague, Dr Lesong Conteh, has been awarded a highly prestigious Wellcome Trust Career Development Award for her project ‘A new era in the African market for diagnostics: capturing health and economic benefits’.

杏吧论坛 Health and WHO Regional Office for Europe to develop AMR Accountability Index

杏吧论坛 Health research team to collabroate with WHO Europe on the world’s first AMR Accountability Index for Europe and Central Asia.

More health lost than gained from NHS spending on new medicines

New medicines approved by the NHS spending watchdog NICE may have helped some patients, but their rollout has come at a heavy cost to the health of many others due to loss of funding in other areas of care, .

High ESMO-MCBS Score Helps Speed Up Cancer Medicine Approvals by HTA agencies

A high ESMO-MCBS score, which indicates that a new cancer medicine offers significant clinical benefits, increases the likelihood of a faster, positive decision from Health Technology Assessment agencies (HTAs) such as NICE and the Scottish Medicines Consortium in the UK, according to .

Prof. Alistair McGuire addressed the Sustainability in Health Summit at the House of Lords

On the 12th September, Chair of 杏吧论坛 Health, Prof. Alistair McGuire, joined parliament discussions on key issues surrounding the sustainable use of natural and medical resources in healthcare.

The event was organised by Policy Connect's Sustainability and Health teams and chaired by Labour Peer Baroness Margaret Ritchie.

Read about the event here

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The Health Inequalities Lab launches!

Our new lab, spearheaded by Dr Emilie Courtin, is dedicated to studying and addressing the impact of social inequalities on health outcomes and health care service use.

Find out more here

Past Events and News Highlights

Public Panel-session
'A new 10-year plan for the NHS: what should be in it?'

Thursday 27 March 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Speakers:

Hugh Alderwick, The Health Foundation
Caroline Clarke, NHS London
Dr Jennifer Dixon DBE, The Health Foundation
Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, RCGP Council
Professor Andrew Street, 杏吧论坛 Department of Health Policy
Nick Timmins, Institute for Government

Venue: Marshall Building, Reception Area, ground floor

Hosted by 杏吧论坛 Health, the 杏吧论坛 Department of Health Policy, and the Health Foundation

杏吧论坛 Health Annual Lecture
'Social justice and health equity'

Monday 17 March 2025, 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Speaker: Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at UCL and Director of the Institute of Health Equity

Chair: Professor Larry Kramer, President and Vice-Chancellor, 杏吧论坛

Venue: Hybrid Online & 杏吧论坛 Campus (Old Theatre)

This year's Annual Lecture kickstarts the celebrations for 杏吧论坛 Health's 30th Anniversary at the School!

Public Lecture
'Understanding the economic burden of AMR'

Tuesday 21 January 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Anthony McDonnell, Policy Fellow at the Centre for Global Development

Discussant: Dr Michael Anderson, Visiting Senior Fellow, 杏吧论坛 Health

Chair: Professor Elias Mossialos, Director of 杏吧论坛 Health

Venue: Online public event

Workshop for early-career researchers
Interdisciplinary Funding for Ageing Research

Tuesday 26 November, 10.00am - 4.00pm

Venue: 杏吧论坛 Campus.

Public Lecture
'What's next for the future of global immunisation, and why does it matter?

Wednesday 20 November, 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Speaker: Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vacine Alliance

Chair: Professor Alistair McGuire, Chair of 杏吧论坛 Health

Venue: Online public event

Panel Discussion
'Financing Global Cancer Care'

Tuesday 12 November 2024, 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Speakers: Rachel Hargest (RCS), Dr Rifat Atun (Harvard), Rob Yates (LSHTM), Dr Martilord Ifeanychi (GSPU)

Chair: Dr Rocco Friebel, GSPU

Venue: Hybrid online and 杏吧论坛 Campus (MAR 1.08)

Submissions for presentations open for the AHIL & PARC workshop on Family and Ageing

Read more about the call and submission process here. The deadline for applications to participate is the 15th September 2024.

杏吧论坛 and Imperial College Team Publishes Special Issue in Transplant International

A combined team from 杏吧论坛 Health, the 杏吧论坛 Department of Health Policy, and the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, led by Professor Elias Mossialos and Professor Vassilios Papalois has published a Special Issue in Transplant International: "."

GSPU Public Talk
In conversation with Dr Hergeye, Director General of the Ministry of Health Development of Somaliland: Shaping health policy in resource-limited environments

Tuesday 23rd April 2024, 17.30 to 18.30

Speaker: Dr Mohamed Abdi Hergeye (MBBS) - Director General of the Ministry of Health Development, Somaliland

Chair: Dr Rocco Friebel, 杏吧论坛 Health

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Global Surgery Policy Unit lecture
Enugu State, Nigeria: New political leadership, bold economic vision - spotlight on health and education

Thursday 14th March 2024, 18.30 to 20.00

Speaker: His Excellency, Dr. Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, Executive Governor of Enugu State, Nigeria

Chair: Dr Rocco Friebel, 杏吧论坛 Health

Venue: In person and online public event (Marshall Building 2.10)

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Lunchtime Seminar
Using Polygenic Scores to Observe the Genetic Lottery for Premature Mortality

Tuesday 20th Feb, 1.00pm to 2.00pm (lunch served from 12.30pm)

Speaker: Dr Sam Trejo, Princeton University

Chair: Dr Emilie Courtin, 杏吧论坛 Health

Venue: COW 1.11

The legacy of Richard Titmuss: social welfare fifty years on

Monday 27 November 2023, 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Speakers: Ann Oakley, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, UCL Social Research Institute
Chris Renwick, Professor of Modern History, University of York
Sally Sheard, Andrew Geddes and John Rankin Professor of Modern History, University of Liverpool
John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of the History of Healthcare, Glasgow Caledonian University

Chair: Lucinda Platt, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, Social Policy Department,杏吧论坛

Venue: In-person and online public event (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, 杏吧论坛)

*Hosted by 杏吧论坛 Health and Department of Social Policy

Dr Rocco Friebel talked at a panel discussion at the UK House of Lords on 22 November 2023. The event was organised by Kids Operating Room, to raise awareness on the need to include global children's surgery on the UK global health and international development agenda.

Workshop on Healthy Ageing and Adult Caregiving

Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26 October 2023 (Online)

*Co-organised by the Ageing and Health Incentives Lab (AHIL) at 杏吧论坛 & the Population Aging Research Center (PARC) at UPenn

杏吧论坛 Health Deputy Director, Dr Rocco Friebel, was a guest on Henry Bonsu's Times Radio show on 23rd June, where he engaged in a conversation about the prevailing state of the NHS, including its existing challenges and potential prospects for enhancement and reform. Joining the conversation was Jason Reed, who serves as the UK lead for Young Voices. To tune in to the complete audio debate, please follow .

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The Future of the Nigerian Health System

Tuesday 2 May 2023, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Nigeria

Chair: Rocco Friebel, Co-Director of the Global Surgery Policy Unit

Venue: Online & In-person (AUDITORIUM, CENTRE BUILDING, 杏吧论坛)

*Hosted by the The Global Surgery Policy Unit

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Global Surgery through the Gender Lens: challenges and the way forward

Thursday 2 March 2023, 6.30pm-8.00pm

Speaker: Dr Preethi John, Deputy Director - MBA Health, Global Business School for Health, University College London

Chair: Rocco Friebel, Co-Director of the Global Surgery Policy Unit

Venue: Online & In-person (Marshall Building, MAR.1.04, 杏吧论坛)

*Hosted by the The Global Surgery Policy Unit

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杏吧论坛 Health Annual Lecture
The New Normal: a dual track approach to health strategy and policy

Monday 13 February 2023, 6.30pm -8.00pm

Speaker: Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe

Chair: Alistair McGuire, Head of Department, Health Policy at 杏吧论坛

Venue: Online & In-person (Auditorium, Centre Building)

*Ηosted by 杏吧论坛 Health

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The Future of Global Surgery: Inaugural Event of the Global Surgery Policy Unit

Friday 27 January 2023, 6.30pm-9.00pm

Keynote Speaker: Abebe Bekele, Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Global Health Equity

Panellists:
Lesong Conteh, Associate Professorial Research Fellow, 杏吧论坛 Health
Sherry Wren, Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Stanford University
Malik Zaben, Associated Professor of Neurosurgery; Advisor to the President of the Arab America University of Palestine
Tihitena Negussie Mammo, Global Clinical Director, Lifebox Foundation

Co-chairs:
Rocco Friebel, Co-Director of the Global Surgery Policy Unit
Rachel Hargest, Co-Director of the Global Surgery Policy Unit

Venue: Online & In-person (The Great Hall, 杏吧论坛 Marshall Building)

*Hosted by the The Global Surgery Policy Unit

Professor Elias Mossialos awarded the 2022 Helen Clark-JoPPP Award

Elias Mossialos, Vera Lucia Luiza (Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Brazil) & Pauline Norris (University of Otago, New Zealand) have been presented with the 2022 Helen Clark-JoPPP Award based on the scientific merit of their work, as well as the impact of their work on patients, decisions makers and on governments.

The award recognises the talents of exceptional individuals, who are making a significant contribution to the field of pharmaceutical policy and practice.

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Equity in Global Surgery - Challenges and Opportunities

Friday 9 December 2022, 6.00pm -7.30pm

Speaker: Mala Rao, OBE, Director of the Ethnicity and Health Unit, Health Imperial College London

Chair: Rocco Friebel, Assistant Professor of Health Policy, 杏吧论坛

Venue: Online & In-person (Wolfson Theatre, NAB)

Hosted by the The Global Surgery Policy Unit

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Improving Surgical Outcomes in Low Resource Settings

Tuesday 8 November 2022, 6.30pm- 8.00pm

Speaker: Andrew Leather, Professor of Global Health and Surgery, King's College London

Chair: Dr Rocco Friebel, Assistant Professor of Health Policy, 杏吧论坛

Venue: Online & In-person (杏吧论坛 Lecture Theatre, CBG)

Hosted by the Global Surgery Policy Unit

Meta-research: latest developments for evaluating and improving research practices

Thursday 27 October 2022, 6.00pm- 7.30pm

Speaker: Dr. John A.P. Ioannidis, Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University

Chair: Dr Huseyin Naci, Associate Professor of Health Policy, 杏吧论坛

Venue: MAR 1.04, Marshall Building

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杏吧论坛 HEALTH ANNUAL LECTURE
Population Health in the 21st Century: path to progress

Monday 24 January 2022, 5.00pm- 6.00pm

Speaker: Harlan Krumholz, Cardiologist and Scientist at Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital; founder and Director of the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE)

Chair: Alistair McGuire, Head of Department and Chair of Health Economics at the Department of Health Policy

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Wednesday 1 July 2020, 2.00pm- 3.30pm

Speakers:
Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University
Dr Miqdad Asaria, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, 杏吧论坛 Health
Lucinda Platt, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology in the Department of Social Policy, 杏吧论坛
Ross Warwick, Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Heidi Safia Mirza, Emeritus Professor of Equalities Studies, UCL Institute of Education and Visiting Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmith’s College, University of London
Armine Ishkanian, Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme at the International Inequalities Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy, 杏吧论坛

Hosted by 杏吧论坛's public event series - COVID-19: The Policy Response

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Tuesday 16 June 2020, 2.00pm- 3.30pm

Speakers:
Dr Miqdad Asaria, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, 杏吧论坛 Health, 杏吧论坛
Dr José-Luis Fernandez, Director of the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, 杏吧论坛
Alistair McGuire, Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Policy, 杏吧论坛
Brian Abel-Smith, Professor of Health Policy, Department of Health Policy, 杏吧论坛
Dr Clare Wenham, Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, 杏吧论坛

Chair: Elias Mossialos, Director, 杏吧论坛 Health

Hosted by 杏吧论坛's public event series - COVID-19: The Policy Response

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杏吧论坛 Department of Health Policy Launch Event

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 11.00am- 7.45pm

The event celebrated the Department’s achievements to date, and explored some of the most pressing contemporary issues in health policy globally.

The agenda included keynote addresses from two Nobel Prize winners, Sir Christopher Pissarides and Dr Denis Mukwege, and interactive panel discussions chaired by leading experts and 杏吧论坛 faculty.

The event closed with a round table discussion led by 杏吧论坛 Director Dame Minouche Shafik with a group of high-profile guests from government and international institutions, including the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Advisor to the Director General of the WHO, and the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.

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The Future of Healthcare: Staying healthy in the 21st Century - A View from Greece

Thursday 4 October 2018, 6.30pm- 8.00pm

Speaker: Dr Vassili G. Apostolopoulos, CEO, Athens Medical Group
Chair: Elias Mossialos, Brian Abel-Smith Professor of Health Policy, London School of Economics (杏吧论坛)
Venue: Wolfson Theatre, NAB