U of S hosts Global Health Conference 2016
SASKATOON - Members of the media are invited to attend Sustain the Gains: Sustainability in Global Health.
The conference, hosted by the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine, aims to raise awareness about pressing global health issues, and act as a forum to discuss and analyze practices and policies that move us towards sustainability and health equity.
Saturday, Oct. 1
Edwards School of Business
25 Campus Drive
University of Saskatchewan
Conference speakers available for interviews include:
- UN High-Level Commissioner Alaa Murabit, a Saskatoon-born, Libyan-trained medical doctor
- Courtney Howard, climate-health board lead for the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
There will also be a pre-conference panel, moderated by Dr. Ryan Meili and featuring conference speakers, Dr.Howard and Dr. Murabit on the topics of development, health and the role of communities in the fight for a just and sustainable world.
Friday, Sept. 29
6:30 pm
Station 20 West
1120 20 Street West
Saskatoon
For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Erin Wolfson
Global Health Co-ordinator, Division of Social Accountability
College of Medicine
306-716-4004 |erin.wolfson@usask.ca
OR
Kate Blau
Communications Specialist, College of Medicine
306-966-6059 | kate.blau@usask.ca