Centre Events

Virtual Info Session: 2026 Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | 12 – 1 PM ET

Location: Virtual

Open to all interested Canadian and non-visa requiring applicants.

Register for the info session

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Health Inc Seminar Series

Season 5, Episode 2:

When markets fail kids: Ensuring equitable access to paediatric medicines

Speaker: Dr. Margaret Siyawamwaya

Date & Time: Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 12 – 1 PM ET

Location: Virtual

Co-hosted by the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, the Centre for Global Health, and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Governance, Accountability and Transparency in the Pharmaceutical Sector

REGISTER FOR HEALTH INC SEASON 5, EPISODE 2

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2025 John R. Evans Lectureship in Global Health

Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Justice: Finding our Feet; Standing our Ground

Keynote Speaker: Alicia Ely Yamin

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 4 – 6 PM ET (followed by a reception)

Location: Hybrid

Register for the John R. Evans Lectureship in Global Health

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Centre Opportunities

Call for Applications: 2025-2026 Global Health Practicum Awards

Apply by:

Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET for a Winter 2026 practicum

Maximum award amount: $6,000 CAD

All Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Science in Community Health (MScCH) and/or students enrolled in the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health Master’s program whose practicum placement is focused on global health are invited to apply for the 2025-2026 Global Health Practicum Awards.

Priority will be given to Master’s students enrolled in the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health and those that have not received the award prior.

Learn more and apply

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Applications still OPEN: 2026 Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy

Course Co-Directors: Garry Aslanyan & Erica Di Ruggiero

Module 1: Immersing into Global Health Diplomacy | online | April 1 – May 31, 2026
Module 2: Diplomatic Skill-building | in person in Toronto | June 2 – 4, 2026

Apply by:

Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET for Canadian/non-visa requiring applicants

Applications NOW CLOSED for international/visa requiring applicants

LEARN MORE AND APPLY

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

The John R. Evans Lectureship in Global Health was established by Dr. David Naylor, when he was The University of Toronto’s Dean of Medicine. The lectureship acknowledges the major role Dr. Evans played in the University of Toronto’s history and his global contributions to the advancement of human health and well-being.

Professor Agnes Binagwaho, keynote speaker, delivered a talk on May 2, 2023 titled, “Global Health Equity & Covid-19 – Where do we go from here?”