The DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and the Global Health Research Institute at the University of Southampton, together with partners MRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and DOHaD Africa, invite you to join a series of weekly webinars.
Focused on Africa, the webinar series is entitled “Left out of the conversation: the effects of this time on optimal human development”.
The webinars will be investigating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on human development, and how COVID-19 will shape a new research agenda, with particular emphasis on its disruptions of child development, food security, public health priorities, socio-economic progress, and the environment.
Time, dates and subjects of the webinars are:
- Wednesday 15 July at 15:00 BST: Covid-19 in context followed by an examination of the impact of the pandemic on children
- Wednesday 22 July at 15:00 BST: The impact of Covid-19 on nutritional status and food insecurity
- Wednesday 29 July at 14:00 BST: The unanticipated costs of COVID-19 to the NCD burden of South Africa and the whole of the continent
- Wednesday 5 August at 15:00 BST: Covid-19 and its socioeconomic impacts within South Africa
- Wednesday 12 August at 15:00 BST: How Covid-19 is exacerbating the crisis of contamination, pollution and climate threats
You can register for the series or individual events by using this registration form.
Full details of speakers at all webinars can be found on the series programme.
Interested participants can also contact Beth on [email protected]
