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Dean Joshi Invited as Guest Speaker at Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto

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 ...

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Dr. Josephine Kibaru-Mbae

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 ...

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Dr. Sivakumaran (“Shiva”) Murgasampillay MB.BS, MSc. Community Health, MSc

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 ...

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University of Memphis becomes a member of the Health Diplomacy Institutional Network

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 ...

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Ambassador Luís de Almeida Sampaio

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 ...

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Dr. Julietha Gosbert Tibyesiga

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 ...

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Dr. Ntuli Angyelile Kapologwe Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group

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 ...

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Dr. Janilza Silveira Silva, MD, MPH

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 ...

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ASPHER 2025 Deans' & Directors' Retreat - Berlin, Germany  - Public Health Diplomacy in Action: The Voices of Serbian Students

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....

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ASPHER 2025 Deans' & Directors' Retreat - Berlin, Germany

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 ...

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Ashish Joshi and other panelists at World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2025

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 ...

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Public Health Diplomacy Summit Paper Published in Frontiers

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 ...

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Poster of Event: ASPPH Presents Global Public Health Diplomacy: Opportunities for Effective Practice and Collaboration - Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)

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 ...

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PHDL Panelists - Dean Joshi speaking

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 ... 

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Ashish Joshi and Bill Hardgrave - Diplomacy Lab

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. ...

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