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

Managing work-life balance, family and career are key challenges that disproportionately affect women, influence choices about the work they do, and the path for their careers. In this episode of The…
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Highlights from a special ‘Tea with Africa’ webinar, held for Word Kidney Day. The topic discussed is 'Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa: Lived experiences and opportunities for improving systems of…
Podcast
In this episode of The Scan’s World’s Collide Series, Seye and Jaime discuss what it means to ‘go viral’ and the role social media has in increasing impact of work; they talk about rejection and…
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To mark the Word Kidney day, The George Institute for Global Health invites you to the session of the 'Tea with Africa' conversation on Thursday 09th March at 8:00am GMT, 9:00am WAT, 9:00am BST, 10:…
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The George Institute for Global Health, India, is organising its sixth evidence2policy (e2p) virtual lecture inviting Dr. Justin Koonin to speak on the topic “From global to local and back again:…
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In this bitesize episode we ask how can human rights law improve women’s health? We speak with health researcher and lawyer Dr Janani Shanthosh, author of a new report that looks at laws around the…
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Research launched at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland offers a rare glimpse at how the key international convention on women’s rights has been translated into national laws on issues such as…
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Universally ratified in 1979, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has been celebrated as one of the most powerful mechanisms for encouraging state…
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The 20th Equilogue of the Health Equity Network India (HENI) has brought together researchers and practitioners who – based on their involvement in research, advocacy, and action related to citizen…
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Are you working to improve health outcomes for women and their families? Interested in how human rights law can support better health for women experiencing vulnerability, whether as a result of…
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