A discussion on strengthening capacity in global health will be held to share experiences and explore future opportunities for collaboration in this strategically important field.
As part of the event, Dr Heide Weishaar will present an overview of initiatives implemented by the Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute, with a particular focus on:
- the Global Health PhD Programme;
- international training and cooperation initiatives;
- practices aimed at strengthening the capacities of healthcare professionals.
The discussion will be moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sandra Dudareva from the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Institute of Public Health, and will offer participants an opportunity to:
- share experiences and best practices;
- explore potential synergies;
- foster further collaboration in international research and professional capacity building.
The event is designed as an open exchange of ideas and an opportunity for knowledge sharing.
About Dr. Heide Weishaar
Dr. Heide Weishaar is Acting Head of the Evidence-based Public Health Unit (ZIG2) of the Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, the German national public health institute. Dr. Weishaar is a senior public health researcher with expertise in health policy and systems research, global health, and research methods. She is responsible for ZIG2’s work on capacity development in global health research. In this role, she leads several externally funded capacity development projects, oversees the professional development in research methods of ZIG staff and external partners, and serves as the RKI’s contact point for the Berlin Global Health PhD Programme.
Dr. Weishaar’s academic work focuses on policy analysis, health communication, non-communicable diseases, and migration and health and mainly applies qualitative and social network research methods. Dr. Weishaar has held research posts at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, UK, and at the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. She holds an MSc and a PhD degree from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and a BSc from the University of Bielefeld, Germany. Dr. Weishaar has won several awards and is an alumna of the Foundation of German Business and the German National Academic Foundation.
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