PHM-Exch> Fwd: medico/BftW Webinar: Preparedness or Prevention. Defence or Precaution. How conflicting concepts of Global Health Security and Public Health are shaping the Covid19 pandemic response

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Dieter Müller <mueller at medico.de>



I am happy to share with you this invitation to a civil society side event
alongside the upcoming World Health Summit in Berlin. Organized by G2H2
members medico and Bread for the World





*Invitation: „Preparedness or Prevention. Defence or Precaution. How
conflicting concepts of Global Health Security and Public Health are
shaping the Covid19 pandemic response“ *

*Online discussion/streamed on October 26th 2020 at 12 h (CET) *



The Covid19 Pandemic is holding its grip firmly on all health policy
discussions and practice 10 months after the first cases appeared in Wuhan,
China. Global action has focussed on funding and rushing for vaccines,
treatments and ever increasing testing, tracing and quarantining of Covid19
infections, physical distancing measures, masking and hygiene practices to
keep the curve of new infections low.

The narrative of “crisis” and “war” has dominated the political discourse
and actions since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in January 2020. Narrow
and rapidly sketched national preparedness and outbreak management
responses and not structural prevention, social mitigation and
comprehensive public health policies have taken over in the strategies of
most countries to deal with the epidemic, leaving vulnerable groups exposed
to higher infection rates and mortality.

Coinciding with the World Health Summit 2020 in Berlin, it is high time to
engage in a broader conversation and debate on the Pandemic with inputs
from other perspectives and experiences from social epidemiology, political
science and comprehensive public health and community action.

We invite you to listen and contribute to a critical reflection of the
ongoing “war against the virus” and alternative options to shape the
response to this global health challenge.



*Topic*

Fighting the Virus or fighting social vulnerabilities to the virus? Which
structural, social and political “default settings” have shaped the
national, regional and global Covid19 response? What options lie ahead for
a multipolar world to deal with future pandemics?



*Mareike Haase*, *Bread for the World Germany*, Welcome and Introduction



*Round table discussion with*:

*Ass. Prof. Anne Roemer-Mahler*, *University of Sussex, UK* – a perspective
of political science

*Asst. Prof. Iris Dzudzek*, *University of Münster*, a perspective of
social epidemiology

*Dr. René Loewenson*, *TARSC/EQUINET East and Southern Africa*, a
perspective of comprehensive public health

*Moderator*: *Dr. Andreas Wulf*, *medico international*



Please register for this event via the following link:

*https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/health-security
<https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/health-security>*



This event will be held in *English*

Please share this invitation within your circles and communities.
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