Advocacy and Thought Leadership

The George Institute is focused on effective advocacy and thought leadership to improve health, aligned to our research goals.

We are engaging with key stakeholders, sharing insights and fostering discussions to stimulate debate, guide critical health policy decisions and facilitate evidence-based change.

By working with some of the world’s leading health voices we are amplifying our work in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injury and improving systems for prevention and treatment.

Our activities

As the world marches out of the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic towards Agenda 2030 and the goal of ‘leaving no one behind,’ the old dictum of ‘nothing about us without us’ is particularly salient.…
Event
From November 30 to December 12, the Twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai brought together leaders from around the world to discuss how to limit global temperature…
News
Waste workers-otherwise known as sanitation workers-are often made invisible due to informal work arrangements. In India, as in other parts of the world, sanitation workers tend to be from the…
Podcast
As negotiations at the Conference of Parties (COP 28), the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) come to an end, join us as we reflect on whether the…
Event
On International Day of the Girl, Claudia Selin Batz (Policy and Advocacy Advisor, The George Institute) and Kayla Arnold (Policy Advisor, Age International) reflect on the outcomes of the UN High…
News
In the last four years, the world has experienced multiple crises. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, conflict, food insecurity and rising cost of living have strained the resilience of our…
Policy and Practice Reports
Psychedelic drugs, like psilocybin and MDMA, have captivated global interest for their potential in treating mental health disorders. While Australia has become the first country in the world to…
Podcast
The discussion in this webinar was built on the growing global discourse on health equity and decolonialisation of global health. Feeding into the context, The George Institute has a stream of work…
Video
Recently The George Institute for Global Health hosted a discussion aimed to promote pragmatic and culturally sensitive approaches to establishing and sustaining equitable global health…
Profile story
Women Deliver 2023 (WD2023) brought together over 6000 delegates from all across the globe to Kigali, Rwanda, from July 17 to 20, to discuss and collectively advance action towards gender equality.…
Profile story