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UofM SPH Dean Joshi Invited as Guest Speaker at Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto
September 19, 2025 – Dr. Ashish Joshi, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis (UofM SPH), has been invited as a guest speaker for an upcoming event hosted by ...

Dr. Kibaru-Mbae Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group
September 8, 2025 - Dr. Josephine Kibaru-Mbae, OGW has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health leaders, diplomats and policy experts dedicated to advancing the intersection of public health and international relations. Dr. Kibaru-Mbae is a reproductive health expert ...

Dr. Murgasampillay Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group
September 8, 2025 - Dr. Sivakumaran (“Shiva”) Murgasampillay MB.BS, MSc. Community Health, MSc. Tropical MedicineMZCPHP, FECSA-COPHP, has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health leaders, diplomats and policy experts dedicated to advancing the intersection of public ...

University of Memphis becomes a member of the Health Diplomacy Institutional Network
August 20, 2025 — The University of Memphis joined the Health Diplomacy Institutional Network, expanding its engagement with global health diplomacy initiatives. The Health Diplomacy Institutional Network (HD Network) is an international alliance ...

Ambassador Sampaio Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group
July 16, 2025 - Ambassador Luís de Almeida Sampaio has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health ...

Dr. Tibyesiga Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group
July 16, 2025 - Julietha Gosbert Tibyesiga, MD has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health leaders, diplomats and policy experts dedicated to advancing the intersection ...

Dr. Kapologwe Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group
July 15, 2025 – Ntuli Angyelile Kapologwe, MD has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health leaders, diplomats and policy experts dedicated to advancing the intersection ...

Dr. Silva Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group
July 15, 2025 - Janilza Silveira Silva, MD, MPH has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health leaders, diplomats and policy experts dedicated to advancing the intersection ...

Public Health Diplomacy in Action: The Voices of Serbian Students
July 4, 2025 - In an inspiring demonstration of youth-led public health diplomacy, Serbian students—joined by professors of medicine and public health—have mobilized in response to a devastating infrastructure collapse that claimed the lives of 16 people in November 2024....

Public Health Diplomacy: Global Session at the ASPHER 2025 Deans’ and Directors’ Retreat in Berlin, Germany
June 25, 2025 - Organized in partnership with the Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), Dean Ashish Joshi presented at the Public Health Diplomacy ...

Public Health Diplomacy Session at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2025 - Update
April 27, 2025 – Dean Joshi was the moderator for the session “Public Health Diplomacy: An Emerging Public Health Competency Towards Consensus Building, Negotiations, and ...

Public Health Diplomacy Summit Paper Published in Frontiers
April 10, 2025 - The Public Health diplomacy paper has been published in Frontiers | Publisher of peer-reviewed articles in open access journals, "Public health diplomacy: summary of the methods and outcome of the 1st University of Memphis School of Public Health ...

ASPPH Presents Global Public Health Diplomacy: Opportunities for Effective Practice and Collaboration
December 11, 2024 - As part of the ASPPH webinar series, Dean Joshi served as a panelist in a discussion highlighting the critical importance of global public health diplomacy and exploring ...

Opinion: UofM Public Health Diplomacy Summit Spotlights Unity
October 25, 2024 – Dean Ashish Joshi was a guest columnist in The Commercial Appeal, daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Dean Joshi's opinion article focused on the success of the inaugural public health diplomacy summit and ...

Launch of Public Health Diplomacy Lab
July 12, 2024 - First-In-the-Nation Public Health Diplomacy Lab to Result in Global Impact. The School of Public Health at the University of Memphis is launching a Public Health Diplomacy Lab—the first of its kind in the country—as it joins an international alliance of institutions dedicated to protecting human rights, sustainability and access to education. ...
