Back to All Events

12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH).


The Centre for International Health (CIH) at the University of Bergen (UiB) is hosting the 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health from Bergen, Norway 2021.

The aim of the conference is to provide an arena for scientists, experts, policy makers and practitioners to share research, ideas, developments and breakthroughs in the field of global health. The main objective of ECTMIH 2021 is to explore global challenges in health, migration and equity. Through plenaries, scientific sessions, workshops, and symposium this year’s conference will focus on nine tracks.

Researchers and experts from the projects ENBEL, CHAMNHA and EXHAUSTION are involved in track 1, Migration, climate and health.

28 September: Climate change impacts on maternal and neonatal health (12:00-12:50 CET)

Moderator/chair: Prof Britt Nakstad, University of Oslo, Norway & University of Botswana
Speakers and panel participants:
Prof Matthew Chersich, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dr Kadidiatou Kadio, IRSS & Dr Fiona Scorgie, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dr Adelaide Lusambili, Aga Khan University, Kenya
Dr Sari Kovats, LSHTM, UK
Prof Veronique Filippi, LSHTM, UK
Dr Nathalie Roos, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

29 September:

Dr Kristin Aunan from CICERO Center for International Climate Reserach is one of the track 1 leaders and will chair the sessions from 10.00 to 14.50 CET on 29th September.

Speakers from our projects include:

Dr Jana Sillmann, CICERO, Norway
Ms Angela Morelli, InfoDesignLab, Norway
Ms Gunnell Sandanger, CICERO, Norway

Registration and registration fees are available here:
Registration | 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ectmih2021.no)

Previous
Previous
September 22

CHANCE - a new network for climate and health in Africa

Next
Next
November 1

Side event at EU Pavilion at COP26: Climate change and health in Europe: knowledge development and sharing efforts