# Worldwide Week at Harvard: Six Quick Picks October 23, 2018 It’s Worldwide Week at Harvard! Taking place October 20 to 27, Worldwide Week highlights the remarkable breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. Here are our six quick picks from diverse line-up of engaging events occurring across the university this week, with a specific focus on the complex global challenges we love to explore here at GHELI: Environmental Health Capacity Building in Latin America Monday, October 22 - 1:00PM to 2:30PM *Harvard Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Building 1, Room 1302, Boston, MA 02115* The largest health effects of environmental contamination are being experienced in developing countries. Harvard is partnering with institutions in Latin America to build local capacity to understand these local environmental exposures, quantify their health effects and develop effective prevention strategies. This panel will describe several ongoing environmental health capacity building projects in Mexico and Brazil. [Women and The Global Health Workforce: Driving Action For Health And Gender Equity](https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/women-and-the-global-health-workforce-driving-action-for-health-and-gender-equity/) Monday, October 22 - 4:00PM to 7:00PM *Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Kresge Cafeteria) 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115* From Bamako to Bogota, Bangalore to Boston, women are the majority of healthcare providers worldwide, yet underrepresented in leadership in science and medicine. Join the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Women and Health Initiative of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for a symposium to discuss women’s roles within the health system and the transformation possible – leading to gender equality on the path towards health for all. [Global Mental Health Showcase & Film Screening](https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/event/gmhharvard-showcase-film-screening-event/) Tuesday, October 23 - 4:00PM to 8:00PM *Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Kresge Cafeteria) 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115* The GlobalMentalHealth@Harvard Initiative is excited to invite students, faculty, organizations, programs, and departments to share their work on global mental health in Boston, the US or abroad at our showcase event during Harvard Worldwide Week! Our goal is to introduce students and trainees to the diverse global work at Harvard on mental health; form new collaborations across the university, and showcase the incredible interdisciplinary work being done throughout our Boston community. [RSVP](https://hms.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Do8xQgAk7zQYp7). [Why Would "We" Help "Them"? The Politics of Search And Rescue In The Mediterranean Sea](https://fxb.harvard.edu/event/why-should-we-help-them-the-politics-of-search-and-rescue-on-the-mediterranean-sea/) Wednesday, October 24 - 4:00PM *Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138* Hernan del Valle was involved in Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) operations in the Mediterranean Sea, which over the past three years rescued tens of thousands of refugees and migrants fleeing Libya toward Europe in fragile boats. As MSF’s head of humanitarian affairs and advocacy, del Valle was a privileged witness to the difficult political challenges that emerged for MSF throughout this operation, not only in its relation with European governments but also engaging with a civil society bitterly divided by debates on migration. His work at Radcliffe reflects on the role of and challenges for MSF in assisting people marginalized by state policy in this context. It explores the fundamental questions that emerge around borders, exclusion, identity, nationalism, citizenship, and fundamental rights in contemporary Europe. Humanitarian Action Summit: Shaping The Future Of Humanitarian Protection Thursday, October 25 - 5:15PM to 8:30PM *Harvard Art Museum, 32 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA* The Harvard Humanitarian Action Summit aims to educate the Harvard community on critical issues facing the humanitarian sector. The summit will begin on October 25th with a keynote address by the Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Yves Daccord. Mr. Daccord will announce a call for research papers, followed by expert “Ted Talk” style presentations and a dynamic networking reception at the Harvard Art Museum. Hot Topics in Global Health Financing: Accountability, Transition, and the Universal Health Coverage Agenda Friday, October 26 - 12:00PM to 1:00PM *Bell Hall - Belfer 5th Floor. Harvard Kennedy School - 79, JFK Street* Since 2000, a complex global infrastructure has emerged to help finance public health improvement in low- and middle-income countries. These institutions have driven improvements in child survival, HIV mortality, and access to modern contraception—yet questions have arisen about their long-term sustainability and their alignment with long-term public health impart. Rachel Silverman, Assistant Director of Global Health Policy and Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Global Development, will discuss three “hot topics” in global health financing: fiscal and programmatic accountability; strategies to “transition” countries away from reliance on external financing; and the movement away from “vertical”, disease-focused financing streams. Hosted by Center for International Development (CID) as part of the CID Speaker Series. 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