Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Global Health Studies Program: “Public Health Challenges of the Venezuelan Migration”

Event time: 
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 12:00pm
Location: 
Zoom Session See map
Event description: 

The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Global Health Studies Program presents Dr. Juan Pablo Uribe, Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia: 

Public Health Challenges of the Venezuelan Migration.

Zoom session.  Register here: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W1AGSW9wTWCqLFjbW5VGuQ

The Global Health Studies Program will present the final talk in its Fall 2020 Global Health Speaker Series. The series—organized by Jackson Professor Catherine Panter-Brick and Jackson lecturer Cara Fallon—examines transformative relationships between health and a range of fields including public policy, law, technology, international relations, scientific research, economy, journalism, and more.

Dr. Juan Pablo Uribe, Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia, will present “Public Health Challenges of the Venezuelan Migration.”

Dr. Uribe has worked for over 20 years in public health and health administration. He has worked in multilateral organizations in health, first as a senior specialist of health for the World Bank Latin America and the Caribbean in Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2004, and later as Health Director for the World Bank East Asia and the Pacific.

The Zoom webinar will include introductory remarks by Professor Panter-Brick (Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs) and Professor Robert Hecht (Professor of Clinical Epidemiology), a brief presentation by Dr. Uribe, and audience Q&A moderated by Professor Hecht.

Admission: 
Free but register in advance
Open to: 
General Public