Academy of Medical Sciences & The Lancet International Health Lecture 2024
Date: 17 October, 2024 Location: In person at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and online
Participation details
DATE: 17 October, 2024 from 15:30 BST.
VENUE: Virtual and in person at the Royal Institute of British Architects
Free and open to all.
Register to attend the event in person or online.
The registration deadline for in-person attendance is 16 October.
About the workshop
The 2024 International Health Lecture, “Climate crisis, cities and health“, will be delivered by Professor Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, a world-leading environmental, epidemiology and health impact expert from ISGlobal and UBDPolicy researcher.
- Dr Marina Romanello, Executive Director of The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change
- Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation
- Professor Niheer Dasandi, Professor of Global Politics and Sustainable Development, University of Birmingham
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session, chaired by Professor Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, and Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci, Vice President (International) at the Academy of Medical Sciences. A networking reception will follow for in-person attendees.
