Science in the City – Global Health: Facing the Future

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As the world becomes more interconnected and the global population rises to an estimated 9.7 billion by 2050, global health is more important than ever before. Previously isolated communicable diseases are more likely to become world problems, new health risks will present themselves, and many will take a global effort to solve. Join moderator Dr. Tom Kawula, Director of Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health at WSU, and the panelists below for a discussion on the future of global health and why health needs to be considered in a global context.

Panelists include:

• Diem Nguyen, pursuing her master’s degree in public health at the University of Washington
• Linda Oseso, HVTN social behavior research manager at Fred Hutch
• Dr. Eric Osoro, deputy country director of the WSU Global Health Kenya program
• Allie Sibole, product development engineer at PATH