15 Countries Represented at Collaborative
Workshop on Public Health Diplomacy
MEMPHIS,
Tenn., Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
University of Memphis' School of Public
Health closed its inaugural Public Health Diplomacy Summit on
Friday, Sept. 27, with an expression
of unity and collaboration, with speakers from countries including
Australia, Germany, Grenada, Lebanon, Lithuania and South
Africa sharing a theme of collective action for the common
good.
"Health is a team sport," insisted Catherine Kane with the World Health
Organization. "It requires practical skills to be developed."
Another theme emerging was the importance of mentorship for the
next generation of public health practitioners.
"We have an obligation to provide maximum benefit for the
largest number of people," said Dr. William
Yotive, Model UN Coordinator for the World Federation of UN
Nations Associations. "The time is right to push forward with this
initiative."
The summit ended with panelists sharing recommendations for next
steps.
School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish
Joshi spoke about the promise of teachers to provide
students with training to create collective action.
A working definition of public health diplomacy as a field for
the discipline was finalized and agreed upon at the close of the
summit.
Dr. Laura MagaƱa, president and CEO of the Association of
Schools and Programs of Public Health, welcomed the unity. "In a
world where global health challenges know no boundaries, public
health diplomacy has emerged as a powerful tool to foster
collaboration, build bridges, and promote equity," she said.
For Dean Joshi, it's a commitment
he is willing to make. "No one is safe until everyone is safe," he
said.
Summit photo gallery
About the University of
Memphis
The University of Memphis (UofM) is
a comprehensive, internationally recognized, urban public research
university preparing students for success in a diverse, innovative,
global environment. Student success, service, innovation, diversity
and inclusion, collaboration and accountability are core values at
the University of Memphis. The
University is classified as Carnegie R1 per the Carnegie
Classification for Institutions of Higher Learning. With a focus on
research and service benefiting communities locally and globally,
we are home to nationally designated centers of excellence in
cybersecurity research and education, transportation workforce
development, mobile health data as well as five Tennessee centers of research excellence.
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