Taking the Gender-agenda Forward in Global Health

Women in Global Health Norway in collaboration with the Centre for Global Health, UiO is pleased to announce a joint event to mark International Women's Day 2021 and the conception of a national chapter of Women in Global Health in Nepal.

Time and place: Mar. 8, 2021 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Online (Zoom webinar)

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The global movement of Women in Global Health (WGH) is working towards establishing a national chapter in Nepal. The Secretariat of the chapter will be at the School of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University (KU) in Dhulikhel with WGH Norway as its mentoring partner. The chapter will support the global platform to connect, further strengthen and advocate for gender equality in global health within academia and the public and private sectors in Nepal.

The main objective of this online event is to mark International Women's Day 2021 by taking the gender-agenda in health forward. It is an opportunity to share the rich experiences of women from different sectors as much work is still needed to reach gender parity in leadership across high-level positions in academia, non-governmental institutions and private sector institutions related to global health.

Program

Time	Title	Speaker
10.15	Welcome	Prof. Bernadette Nirmal Kumar \| Advisory Group WGH Norway, Advisor Empower School of Health, Affiliate Professor KU, Co-Chair Lancet Migration, Chair Global Society MERH
	Opening	Prof. Dr. Ram K.M. Shrestha \| Executive Director and Founder, Kathmandu University
10.25	Panel 1 Keynotes: GOING FORWARD - Career and Life Journeys	Chairperson: Ambica Shrestha \| President, Dwarika’s Hotels and Resorts Keynote Speakers: Eva Turk \| Advisory Group, WGH Norway Samiksha Rai \| President, Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum, Kathmandu Chapter Prof. Dr. Anuj Kapilashrami \| Professor, University of Essex
10.45	Panel 2 GETTING THERE - Inspiration and Motivation	Chairperson: Ingeborg K. Haavardsson \| Leader, WGH Norway, Managing Director, Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo Speakers: Dr. Lhamo Sherpa \| Radhika Halder \| Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst, MitKat Advisory Monika Scheiblauer \| General Manager, Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu
11.00	Panel 3 EMPOWERMENT – Facilitators and Factors for Success	Greeting: Prof. Lars Lien \| Leader of National Norwegian Advisory Board for Concurrent Addiction and Mental Health Problems Chairperson: Urvashi Khemka \| Vice-Chair, The Global Education and Leadership Foundation and Ritu Halder \| Consultant, Empower School of Health Speakers: Candela Iglesias Chiesa \| Advisory Group WGH Norway, Founder, Alanda Health Nivedha \| (Prize winner from India -Waste mgmt.) (TBC) Dr. Saraswati Dhungana \| Mental Health Specialist, Tribhuvan University Dr. Poonam Rishal \| Kathmandu University
11.20	Panel 4 ENABLE AND ENGAGE – Overcoming Challenges	Chairperson: Dr. Jeanette H. Magnus \| Director Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo Speakers: Dr. Vinutha Silvanus \| Head of Department, Nepal Medical College Dr. Miriam Orcutt \| Executive Director, Lancet Migration Devika Shekhawat \| Founder & CEO, Dhara Shakti Foundation, tGELF Dr. Sushila Chatterjee Nepali \|
11.40	Closing Remarks	Prof. Paul Lalvani \| Dean and Director, Empower School of Health Prof. Saroj Ojha \| Head of Department (Psychiatry), Tribhuvan University Ass. Prof. Suraj Thapa \| Head - Division of Mental Health & Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine and NORPART Project leader, University of Oslo

Moderators: Prof. Bernadette Kumar and Dr. Biraj Man Karmacharya

Organizer

Women in Global Health Norway and Team establishing WGH Nepal

Published Mar. 4, 2021 12:28 PM - Last modified June 22, 2023 2:06 PM