Events

April 30, 2025

Learn from global health professionals who successfully pivoted into the private sector, gaining insights into career transitions and growth. Then, get expert guidance on refining your online presence and effectively communicating your unique value. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, giving you the chance to ask your most pressing career questions.

November 20, 2024

WGH-GA hosted a a fireside chat on state caregiving policy and advocacy with Georgia House Representative Saira Draper (House District 90) and Lisa Campbell (House District 35)

April 16, 2024

The Tuesday, April 16 program presented by Women in Global Health Georgia, USA welcomed Dean’s from schools of public health across Georgia for a conversation where we will touch on their career paths, how their institution is enabling a future workforce in global public health, key challenges for the public health workforce, and more.

• M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, James W. Curran, Dean, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
• Marsha Davis, PhD, Dean, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
• Rodney Lynn, PhD, Dean, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
• Moderated by: Maria Thacker-Goethe, Secretariat for WGH-GA

April 20, 2023

Women in Global Health – Georgia, USA, and the Women in Global Health DC Chapters host a conversation on the impact of the US rollbacks of abortion rights (e.g., the decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the introduction of early abortion bans in US states) on the global movement to expand abortion rights. Our panelists discuss what the changing US landscape of abortion means for the health of those dependent on US donor funding for sexual and reproductive health abroad.

November 11, 2022

A conversation on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the introduction of early abortion bans in the South. Our panelists Sara Redd, PhD, MPH and Nisha Verma, MD, MPH, FACOG will discuss what the changing state landscape for abortion for health for people in Georgia, in the Southern US, and the entire US. They will also touch on steps public health professionals can take to ensure access to reproductive healthcare. Subasri Narasimhan, Women in Global Health Georgia Advocacy Chair, will moderate the event.

October 26, 2022

Watch this event considering how the US-based global health and development workforce can support the rights of women and girls globally. Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA, will discusses the ways America’s domestic and foreign policy impact global health–particularly as it relates to women and girls, and shares her perspectives on the role the US-based global health workforce can play in advocacy efforts that support women globally. Alyssa Lowe facilitates the event.

June 25, 2022

This event explores the art of failing forward: harnessing our nonsuccesses for professional development. Panelists Amy Callis and Lenette Golding share lessons learned from nonsuccesses and discuss implications for future work. Together we will explore strategies for integrating learning from failure in our personal professional development, and institutionalizing learning from failure in our organizations. Alyssa Lowe, co-chair of Women in Global Health Georgia will moderate the event.

May 18, 2022

This event explores the roles high-income countries should play in equitable vaccine delivery, featuring a presentation by Dr. Rebecca Martin, Emory Global Health Institute, with remarks by Amanda Bolster, Task Force for Global Health, and Dr. Stephanie Adams, Center for Global Health Innovation.

December 17, 2021

WGH Georgia’s focus on women in the health workforce through storytelling feeds directly into WGH’s strategy around mobilizing and connecting individuals by strengthening chapter formation, coalescing WGH members and allies around shared goals, and growing WGH Georgia’s digital following to promote gender transformative practices.  

Our event included facilitation from Nandini Oomman of the Storytelling Salon and Dazon Diallo, an Atlanta global health leader and President of SisterLove, the first women’s HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Justice organization in the southeastern United States.  Dr. Oomman’s services were essential in helping the WGH Georgia USA Chapter share Dr. Diallo’s experiences and created community around this key member of our global health workforce.     

Nov. 9, 2021

May 13, 2021

Women comprise the majority of the global health workforce, but women in leadership at global health institutions are still in the minority. Please join Women in Global Health – Georgia, USA, for a panel event to hear from three accomplished female global health leaders as they share their own experiences building a distinguished career in international development. The event featured Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center; Gloria Steele, Former Acting Administrator of USAID; Christa Capozzola, CDC Chief Financial Officer and Director, Office of Financial Resources; and was moderated by Mark Mioduski, Principal and Director of Cornerstone Government Affairs (CGA).

March 9, 2021

One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, mostly by an intimate partner. Emerging data from around the world indicate a rise in domestic and gender-based violence (GBV) during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Watch a discussion focused on challenges and opportunities to deliver survivor-centered prevention and response strategies globally and locally.

January 13, 2021

A conversation between Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC & Women in Global Health Founder, Dr. Roopa Dhatt.