12 October – Global Health Night: on the subject of Antibiotic Resistance

Every year, thousands of people die from diseases that were previously treatable, but have grown resistant to antibiotics. In a future without effective antibiotics common diseases such as pneumonia would in many cases be life threatening. With all of this in mind it is safe to say that antibiotic resistance has become a serious, growing, and global problem.
In this event organized together with the International Federation of Medical Students Association, a panel of four experts will discuss Antibiotic Resistance – from what it entails and it’s causes, what effect it might have on global health to how the problem best should be dealt with.
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Our Experts:
Josef Järhult:
Josef is an associate professor and doctor in infectious diseases at Akademiska sjukhuset and Uppsala University where he does research on drug resistance. In 2011, Josef wrote his thesis about increased drug resistance for influenza.
Nicolai Schaaf:
Nicolai Schaaf is the Program Officer at Swedish Water House, which is a part of Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Nicolai is responsible for the work on water and pharmaceuticals, and for Swedish Water House’s policy dialogue. Josef has over 10 years of experience of working with climate change, biodiversity, water and development in Sweden and Germany.
Rosanna Färnman:
Rosanna is the Program Officer for the project Reinventing Development Policy in the Global Era at the think tank Global Utmaning. Rosanna has a bachelor in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in International Health from Uppsala University.
Cecilia Nordin Van Gangsberge:
Cecilia has previously been a delegate for Sweden in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and currently focused on food safety and antibiotic resistance. Cecilia has almost 20 years of experience as a senior advisor in the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation.
The panel will be moderated by Lucas Grzechnik Mörk. Lucas is a medical student at Uppsala University as well as a previous Program Secretary for UF Uppsala.
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This lecture will be held in English.
Date: 12-10-2017
Time: 6:15-7:45 PM
Place: University Main Building, Lecture hall X
Admission: Free
In collaboration with IFMSA, Uppsala Forum for Justice, Peace and Development and Folkuniversitetet.