In October 2021, GYA Global Health Working Group members, along with members of National Young Academies and similar early- to mid-career scientist networks organised and contributed to a New Voices in Global Health session at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, titled “COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout: Opportunities and Challenges”.
The session was Co-Chaired by GYA members Shymaa Enany (Suez Canal University, Egypt), Stefan Kohler, (Heidelberg University, Germany), and Mai F. Tolba (Ain Shams University, Egypt).
During the session, panelists shared their perspectives on opportunities and challenges in local, regional, and global COVID-19 vaccination rollout in a lightning talk format. GYA members and their presentations were as follows:
Kathryn Crowe (University of Iceland): “Help me understand! Combatting COVID-19 with clear communication”.
Mareli Claassens (University of Namibia): “Scylla and Charybdis: choice in the times of COVID-19 vaccination”.
Suraj Bhattarai (Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Nepal): “Unmet commitments of COVID-19 vaccination coverage in South Asia”.
David Fernandez Rivas (University of Twente, The Netherlands): “Small volume injection without needles: less pain and trash”.
Luciana Balboa (National Academy of Medicine, Argentina): “Collective consciousness arising from COVID vaccination as an opportunity to end tuberculosis: No one is safe until everyone is safe!”
More information on the World Health Summit, including recordings of the sessions and information on the program and speakers, is available here.