Irish Global Health Network

05/06/2026

On World Environment Day, we reflect on the profound impact environmental change can have on people, communities, and our sense of belonging.

Listen to Lelo Mary Thebe's IGHNx talk, "Climate Change: Ecological Grief", where she shares her personal journey and explores what it means to mourn the loss of place, identity, and way of life.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4uPHpch

03/06/2026

How can stronger collaboration between health and agriculture improve outcomes for people, animals, and the environment? 💡

Join us on 18 June for our webinar One Health in Action: Strengthening Collaboration Across Health and Agriculture, featuring expert speakers from public health, veterinary medicine, and international development; including Tony Holohan, Dr Martin Muchangi, and Paula Barry Walsh. Moderated by Aidan O’Driscoll.

🗓 18 June 2026

⏰ 13:00–14:30 (Irish time)

Register here: https://bit.ly/4dMdJXt
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4uYRun2

Organised in collaboration with Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development (IFIAD).

University College Dublin Amref Health Africa

02/06/2026

We are pleased to introduce a new blog series accompanying our Partnerships in Palliative Care webinar series, beginning with a contribution from Julie Ling of the World Health Organization, who shares her insights on palliative care in global health.

Read here: https://bit.ly/4e0t59z

Learn more and sign up for our upcoming webinar "Innovative solutions to delivering Palliative Care in Africa" - https://bit.ly/432seQI

28/05/2026

Join us for our upcoming webinar, Innovative Solutions to Delivering Palliative Care in Africa, exploring partnership-based and community-driven approaches to palliative care across Africa.

The session will highlight inspiring initiatives in children’s care, community engagement, elderly care models, advocacy, and creative fundraising, featuring speakers from Tanzania, Uganda, and international palliative care organisations.

🗓 Thursday, 11 June 2026

⏰ 13:00–14:15 Irish time

Register here: https://bit.ly/4dUlmdj

African Palliative Care Association

28/05/2026

Today, on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing gender equity, protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and ensuring women’s voices remain at the centre of health policy and practice globally. 💚

👉 Listen to the lived experiences, reflections, and discussions shared during our IGHN x EU: Empowering Women for a Healthier Europe https://bit.ly/4uQbMyO

👉 Download the IGHNxEU Policy Brief & Dublin Declaration: https://bit.ly/3PGp02c

26/05/2026

Erasmus+ GLOHA monthly meeting: Global Health Academy for EU Health Workers

IGHN met with Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), MERAKI Projectes, Region Syddanmark and Salud Entre Culturas. Working hard on a new global health curriculum for health workers across Europe. 🌍 🩺

Get more info: https://bit.ly/4tT6OAj

21/05/2026

This week we gathered for a small Stigma Networking Event at the Trinity Centre for Global Health.

We were especially honoured to welcome colleagues from Liberia through the partnership between the National College of Ireland and The Carter Center Liberia, supported by the IGHN Partnerships Programme.

It was a valuable opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and share learning on stigma research and advocacy! Beyond Stigma

20/05/2026

New Podcast Episode 📣

In this special interview, Dr Nadine Ferris France, PhD (she/her) speaks with Dr Mike Ryan, former Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, about the changing global health landscape.

From conflict, funding cuts, and geopolitical shifts to the future of global cooperation, stigma, leadership, and humanitarian response, this conversation reflects on some of the defining global health challenges of our time, and what comes next.

Listen to the first conversation between Dr Nadine Ferris France and Dr Mike Ryan from 2024 here: https://bit.ly/4tPAHlb

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18/05/2026

13/05/2026

The European Citizens' Initiative to End the EU-Israel Association Agreement has now reached a whopping 1.1m signatures 📣 and now we want to get it to 1.5m, so please sign and share if you haven't already: https://bit.ly/42wf9yR

Give your support !