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Women Leaders in Global Health Conference

Posted by GHO Admin on August 15, 2018 in Events

Dates: November 8–9, 2018
Location: London, UK


The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is proud to be hosting the second annual Women Leaders in Global Health Conference (WLGH18) on 8-9 November 2018. 

WLGH18 will bring together established and emerging leaders from across sectors and cultures to work towards gender equity in health leadership and to improve health for all.

Hear from speakers from across the global health sphere including: 

  • Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Deputy Director-General for Programmes at the World Health Organization
  • Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies
  • Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England
  • Xavier Prats MonnéDirector-General for Health and Food Safety at the European Commission
  • Dr Joanne Liu, International President of Doctors Without Borders
For more information please visit the WLGH18 conference website.