Building institutions through equitable partnerships in global health

A two day global health conference held at the Royal College of Physicians

The UK universities have great strength in biomedical and health service research, education and training. In partnership with academic institutions in the south, they are in a pivotal position to address major issues in global health and to assist in building capacity. Frequently, this is best achieved by forging partnerships with institutions internationally. This conference brings together universities with their partners to share best practice, review lessons learned, and plan the way forward for international partnerships that promote equity and sustainability.

The conference assembled a diverse group of leaders from 21 different countries, representing universities and other academic institutions, philanthropic organisations and the private sector. A particular focus of the conference is the perspective of southern institutions, with many panellists from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Featuring presentations and lively panel debates, the aim is to encourage vigorous debate to generate new ideas and ways of working together.

For further information, please contact international@rcplondon.ac.uk.

Key topics

• What are the barriers to institutional and individual capacity building?
• How well do current models address these challenges, and what are the factors for success?
• How do we achieve sustainable funding for partnerships and capacity building?
• What are the best tools to evaluate success of partnerships?
• What can the university sector contribute, and how can it benefit?

Conference partners

• The Academy of Medical Sciences is the independent body in the UK representing the whole
• spectrum of medical science. Their mission is to ensure better healthcare through the rapid application of research to the practice of medicine.
• The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. They support the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. Their b r eadth of support includes public engagement, education and the application of research to improve health.
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a grant-giving organisation that partners with people and organisations worldwide to tackle critical problems in three programme areas.
  • The Global Development Programme explores the best opportunities to help the world’s poorest peopl e lift themselves out of hunger and poverty.
  • The Global Health Programme aims to harness advances in science and technology to save lives in developing countries. 
  • The United States Programme focuses on providing greater opportunity by improving U.S. high school and postsecondary education, access to information, and stable housing.
• Universities UK is the representative organisation for the UK’s universities. Founded in 1918, their mission is to be the definitive voice for all universities in the UK, providing high quality leadership and support to their members to promote a successful and diverse higher education sector. With 133 members and offices in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh, they promote the strength and success of UK universities nationally and internationally.

Sponsor 

The conference has been supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Inc.