URBAN HEALTH
26-29 September 2017
14th International Conference on Urban Health
As part of our Urban Health Initiative IAP for Health is co-organzing a conference on “Health Equity: The New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals” to be held in Coimbra, Portugal
For more information, visit the conference website here http://www.icuh2017.org
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6-7 February 2017
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) recently hosted an “Urban Health in Africa Dialogue” in Cape Town with the support of the Novartis Foundation, the International Society for Urban health (ISUH), the InterAcademy Partnership for Health (IAP for Health), the International Council for Science (ICSU), and the University of Basle.
Reporting from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is available here http://tinyurl.com/lnx8yyp
Download the report from the sponsors, the Norvartis Foundation “Urban Health in Africa Dialogue: Advancing Multidisciplinary Approaches“
8 April 2016 Nature has published an article from the programme titled “ICSU promotes a systems approach to urban health and wellbeing“ |
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24-27 January 2016 As part of IAMP’s involvement in the ICSU-IAMP-UNIU Urban Health and Wellbeing programme, IAMP co-chair Lai Meng Looi recently attended an Urban Thinkers campus in Kuching, Malaysia. See report HERE |
The conference theme was “Urban Health for a Sustainable Future: The Post 2015 Development Agenda” and it brought together interdisciplinary academic experts, program leaders, and policy makers from multiple sectors through 7 Plenaries and 31 breakout sessions, including a special track on reproductive health and family planning hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The “Dhaka Statement on Urban Health in Sustainable Development” was finalized at the conference, ratified by participants and intended for sharing as an evidence-based advocacy tool to prioritize a focus on urban health and on the concerns of urban populations in the SDG negotiations and other stainable development initiatives at the United Nations.
Visit the conference website where you can find photographs and select presentations: www.icuh2015.org