How to End a Pandemic - Magda Robalo — Decolonizing Global Health, Gender Inequality in a Male Dominated Field, “Finding Her Voice” as a Non-Native English Speaker, and Applying Clinical Research to Policy Making in the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa (#3)

Magda Robalo — Decolonizing Global Health, Gender Inequality in a Male Dominated Field, “Finding Her Voice” as a Non-Native English Speaker, and Applying Clinical Research to Policy Making in the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa (#3)

04/16/23 • 90 min

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Dr. Magda Robalo, WGH Global Managing Director, is an accomplished global health leader, trailblazer, and a leading voice for gender equality and social justice. She embodies a rich blend of technical, political, and diplomatic skills and experience, forged over thirty years of work across geographies and cultures, with diverse global, regional and local partners, governments, and communities. She is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Global Health and Development, a private, non-profit foundation, aimed at advancing women’s leadership in global health and promoting their empowerment by addressing gender inequality and stimulating financial inclusion and integration into the digital, formal economy. Dr. Magda Robalo is also the chair of the Ethics and Governance Committee of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. She is a member of the WHO Global Expert Panel on Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management and a mentor of the Kofi Annan Global Health Program of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jackie Thornhill is a communications, policy, and public relations expert currently serving as a Legislative Aide to San Francisco District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. She has created and executed communications plans for multiple elected officials, candidates for elected office, and public agencies. She has coordinated digital engagement and social media campaigns in her roles with City government, including campaigns to educate the public about the City’s evolving public health guidelines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Campaigns she created include “Show Your Pride, Get Vaccinated!”, “Dispatcher Week 2021”, “A Place for All”, and Supervisor Mandelman’s calls for an escalated public health response to the MPX outbreak in 2022. Jackie grew up in the San Fernando Valley before moving to San Francisco in 2016, and graduated from the University of San Francisco with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 2019. She has worked for the City and County of San Francisco since January, 2020.
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twitter: https://twitter.com/SF_emergency/status/1403414661337288705
show your pride campaign: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9N-fE6FmJXBwheBpzKjmmzy1T1i49KEP
SF monkeypox response: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=latest_news&id=317259