Monday 28th October, 12:00-14:00 GMT – online event
ICARA proudly announces around 2024 Annual General Meeting themed ‘Broadening perspectives on commercial determinants of health‘. This online event shines a spotlight on current research on the commercial determinants of health in the Global South, specifically Burundi, Lebanon and South Africa. Our esteemed panel discussants will lead a critical discussion on the challenges of pursuing this research in these regions, and how such challenges can be overcome.
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Programme:
1. Welcome address & overview of ICARA – Dr. Andrea Mohan (University of Dundee) [ICARA President]
2. Overview of the commercial determinants of health – Dr. Rachel Barry (University of Bath) [Chair & ICARA Vice President]
3. Presentations:
- Perspectives from Burundi “Evaluating Alcohol Policies in Burundi: Challenges and Progress Toward WHO Best Buys” – Dr. Egide Haragirimana, Centre for Health Policy Analysis & Research, Bujumbara
- Perspectives from Lebanon “The corporate capture of the arms industry – perspectives from the Middle east”- Prof. Judy Makhoul, Department of Health Promotion & Community Health, American University of Beirut & Prof. Lilian Ghandour, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, American University of Beirut
- Perspectives from South Africa “Grabbing Goliath by his hair: Human rights strategies to cut industry influence on alcohol policy” – Prof. Leslie London, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
4. Discussion led by expert panel: Prof. Rima Nakkash (George Mason University), Dr. Nason Maani (University of Edinburgh) and Prof. Zila Sanchez (Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
5. ICARA’s AGM (all welcome to join)
- ICARA’s activities 2023-2025
- Financial update
- Member spotlight
6. Event end
Health Promotion International & ICARA webinar series on ‘Contemporary Issues in Academic Publishing’
ICARA is proud to partner with HPI for this exciting webinar series. Webinar 1 on Conflicts of interest in public health and addiction research is Wednesday 6th November 2024, 8:00 GMT (UK)/ 19:00 GMT + 11 (Melbourne):
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