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Arabic-Speaking refugees who have escaped the horrors of conflict zones in Syria and Iraq represent a particularly vulnerable populations that has unique healthcare needs including trauma-related disorders and conditions. The multi-strategy project, Health Diplomacy for Arabic Speaking Refugees and migrants …

The Global Health Equity Foundation 2019 Newsletter covers GHEF’s multi-strategy project, “Health Diplomacy for Health Equity of Migrants and Refugees in Germany.” Launched in 2016, the project is designed to bridge the gap in health literacy, as well as gaps …

The Global Health Equity Foundation 2018 Annual Report describes GHEF, its mission and governance, while reporting on a variety of GHEF initiatives, events, symposia, publications and projects. These include the project “Health Diplomacy for Health Equity of Migrants and Refugees;” …

Innovation is a key driver of development that potentially expands the availability of high-quality healthcare and people’s access to it. However, the benefits of innovation have been distributed unevenly, and have largely failed to narrow the health equity gap. Innovation …

The 2015 issue of Annals of Global Health Equity Foundation has been released and is available online at this site. In keeping with our mission to advocate on behalf of all people who lack access to health education, preventive services …

Looking to the future, GHEF plans to present its fourth symposium, titled, “Innovation and Equity in Health,” which will explore challenges related to the inequitable distribution of scientific, clinical and technological innovation in health. In the health care field, innovation …

GHEF is openly sharing the integrative thinking from its 2012 and 2013 Symposia with the world by publishing Annals of Global Health Equity Foundation—a compilation of presenters’ papers from the 2013 symposium titled, “Chronic Diseases and the Equity Challenge,” along …

Symposium “Gender Discrimination and its Impact on Health Equity” PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Geneva, October 24, 2014 Scientific Coordination: Dr. Eduardo Missoni 9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome address and introduction of participants Dr. Tayeb Alhafez, President and founder of GHEF tayeb.alhafez@ghef.org 9:30 …

GENEVA, Switzerland – In October 2013 GHEF held its second annual, international symposium at the John Knox Centre in Geneva, “Chronic Diseases and the Equity Challenge.” GHEF invited participants from around Europe to present on the topic of non-communicable diseases, a …

GHEF Collaborates with the Universities of Bocconi, Milan, Cerona, Catalonia, Leeds, UK and Partners to study patient empowerment Geneva, SWITZERLAND – This week GHEF and the Universities of Bocconi, Milan, Gerona, Cataloni, Leeds, UK and partners submitted a bid to …