Uplift International Webinar:

A Conversation about Democracy, Human Rights and the Right to Health in the Time of COVID-19

Date/Time:
Wednesday March 3, 4:30-5:30 pm PST (U.S.); 7:30-8:30 pm EST (U.S.); Thursday March 4, 6 am IST (India)
Location:
Online

Today, we are experiencing a Covid-19 pandemic, a rise in populist nationalism and increasing authoritarianism around the world.  Leading experts will discuss the linkages between democracy, human rights and the right to health.  We will explore the situations in China and India and highlight experiences in different societies during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Moderator

Beth E. Rivin, MD, MPH

  • President & CEO, Uplift International
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington

Speaker

Amar Jesani, MBBS

  • Independent Researcher and Teacher of Bioethics and Public Health
  • Co-founder of the Forum for Medical Ethics Society and its journal, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
  • Visiting Faculty at Yenepoya Univ, Mangalore; CBEC/SIUT, Karachi; KEMRI, Nairobi

Speaker

Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Global Health Policy
    Department of Public Policy
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Speaker

Joan Kaufman, MA, MS, ScD

  • Senior Director for Academic Programs, Schwarzman Scholars, Tsinghua University
  • Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Member, Board of Directors Uplift International