AGHN Conference

The Action Global Health Network (#AGHN) is a one-day conference at the University of Ottawa which stimulates discussion, inspires action, facilitates networking and challenges perceptions about local and international global health and development issues. The event brings together current and future leaders, stakeholders, and passionate individuals from a diversity of backgrounds – including allied health and medicine, law and policy, science and technology amongst many others.

The 2019 8th annual AGHN conference has now ended. Stay tuned for updates regarding next year's conference.

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Past Conferences

November 2019: Combating Vaccine Hesitancy 

• The Global Health Committee teamed up with Ottawa Public Health for the 2019 AGHN Conference centred on counteracting vaccine hesitancy. The conference brought together business, medical, and graduate students to collaborate in an effort to increase vaccination rates in Canada and globally. The conference featured keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions and a research symposium. New this year was the introduction of the case competition in collaboration with the Telfer School of Management. 

September 2018: Human Rights & Peace

• This conference consisted of a Movie Opening Night with a screening of Bending the Arc, and a Networking Social, with keynote address from Mark Brender, National Director from PIH Canada. The conference day consisted of three nationally-acclaimed keynotes and 10+ interactive workshops, addressing topics pertaining to disadvantaged populations, as well as inequalities and inequities such as gender, age, culture, sexual orientation or gender identity, and migration status that exacerbate poor outcomes in health. 

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Location

University of Ottawa
Roger Guidon Hall
451 Smyth Road
​Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1