How Health Messages Can Increase Support for Climate Action

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Discover new evidence showing that health-framed messages are twice as effective at increasing public support for climate action in an upcoming webinar on what this means for researchers, communicators and policymakers.

You can also join an upcoming webinar exploring what Ebola survivors can teach us about outbreak response. Learn how survivors become trusted advisers, advocates and community leaders, and how their expertise can improve preparedness, response and recovery.

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Learn about effective messaging for communication and engagement on climate and health

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Date and time: 28 July 2026 | 11:00 - 12:15 BST

Dr Jimmy Volmink, Executive Director of Equity at Wellcome, will open this webinar by highlighting the importance of carefully crafting climate and health messages that effectively engage the public and build support for climate action.

The webinar will present findings from a large randomised controlled trial involving over 30,000 participants across Brazil, India, Japan, and South Africa. The study found that health-framed climate messages are twice as effective as non-health climate messages in increasing support for climate policies. Speakers will discuss the study's design, key findings, and implications for climate and health communication, offering practical lessons for researchers, communicators, policymakers, and advocates seeking to build public support for action in a warming world.

Speakers: Dr Jimmy Volmink (Wellcome); Dustin Gilbreath (Climate Opinion Research Exchange, CORE); Jorge Coelho de Jesus (Global Strategic Communications Council); Neha Dewan (Wellcome); chaired by Alun Davies (The Global Health Network – Mesh).

Register for the webinar: Messages that move – persuasive communication and engagement on climate and health
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Why Ebola survivors belong at the decision-making table

Date and time: 22 July 2026 | 10:30 - 12:00 (BST)

Recognising survivor expertise could improve preparedness, response and recovery.

The trajectory of Ebola disease outbreaks has long been shaped by the actions and engagement of affected communities. It is time for response systems to recognise that survivors are not only beneficiaries of care or symbols of hope, they are also knowledge holders, trust builders, and essential partners in preparedness, response, and recovery. Findings from interviews with Ebola disease survivors in Uganda and Liberia illustrate how Ebola disease survivors often become informal counsellors, advocates, and trusted community figures. By sharing their experiences, they help to reduce fear, stigma, and misconceptions about Ebola treatment units care, encouraging care-seeking. Survivors are “experiential experts” whose lived experiences can complement clinical and public health expertise, while ensuring participation remains voluntary, ethical, and supported.

Social Scientists, Katherina Thomas and Barthalomew Wilson (PREVAIL, Liberia) will lead this webinar presenting findings from interviews with Ebola disease survivors from Uganda and Liberia across past outbreaks, and welcoming discussions.

Register for the webinar: Why Ebola survivors belong at the decision-making table
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How to be a good trial health economist

Date and time: 30 July 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 BST

Three researchers working in Africa and the UK will be sharing their experiences of using health economics in clinical trials, reflecting on the challenges they encountered, the lessons they learned and their top tips for success. The session will conclude with a discussion, inviting audience members to share their experiences and questions.

Speakers: Freddie Ssengooba (Chair, Uganda), Frida Ngalesoni (Tanzania), Naomi Gibbs (UK) and Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli (UK).

Register for the webinar: How to be a good trial health economist
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Results: Hackathon for Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Data in Ethiopia

Date and time: 6 August 2026 | 13:00 - 15:00 (BST)

Teams from the Hackathon for Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Data in Ethiopia will present their findings during this webinar. Each hackathon team has been assigned a locally relevant research question to answer using a publicly available dataset. Teams have been given one month to answer their designated research questions, and will be judged during this webinar, which is open to the public.

Register for the webinar: Results: Hackathon for Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Data in Ethiopia
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News

Find out about Mesh-AI and see how you can contribute to this exciting new development

Mesh are developing an artificial-intelligence, tool drawing on trusted resources and guidelines, to respond to practitioner queries on public, community and patient engagement and involvement with health research. Shape the development of the new Mesh-Artificial-Intelligence tool through taking part in a short survey (in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese)

Mesh-AI
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Access valuable AMR research resources on the new New Fleming Fund Knowledge Hub launched on The Global Health Network

The Global Health Network has officially launched the new Fleming Fund Knowledge Hub, a global, open-access platform bringing together the tools, resources, and outputs developed through the Fleming Fund projects and activities.

The knowledge hub helps ensure that learning and resources generated through the Fleming Fund continue to support Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) research, surveillance, implementation, and practice worldwide.

The hub is designed for researchers, laboratory teams, surveillance professionals, public health practitioners, policymakers, implementers and others working to address AMR. You can browse resources on topics including AMR surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, laboratory systems, quality management, data systems and One Health approaches.

Visit the Fleming Fund Knowledge Hub to explore resources, training and events that can support your AMR work!

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