Please note – last date to nominate candidates for the SIGHT Award is June 5!
The Lancet-SIGHT commission is collaborating with WHO EMRO (Regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean) to
March 2–3, 2020, London, UK Meeting objectives During this meeting, participants will: Share progress on analytic
SIGHT’s purpose is to promote an interdisciplinary approach, to strengthen and bridge Swedish research and education, and to provide a scientific basis for national and transnational collaborative policy work, in the field of global health. SIGHT is an institute under the auspices of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Throughout her career, Pam Fredman, a professor in neurochemistry, has worked to bring people from different disciplines together. As headmaster of the University of Gothenburg her aim was to create ONE university out of the diversity of disciplines. Committing to become chairman of the scientific advisory board of SIGHT, SAC, at the Royal Academy of Sciences was natural to her. By: Ulrica Segersten, Photo: private
Claudia Hanson, senior scientist and clinician, was awarded the SIGHT Award for 2019. She specialises in research aiming to improve the quality of maternal and newborn healthcare in low-resource settings. In spite of progress in many countries, dr. Hanson points out that more than 300 000 mothers and 2, 7 million newborn still lose their lives every year.
Through SIGHT Student Network there is a great opportunity to strengthen cooperation between different student groups. SIGHT can be the enabling stepping stone for students passionate about global health, regardless of discipline. By working together with students SIGHT not only gains crucial perspective of students, but is also able to introduce a truly disciplinary global health approach to to leaders of tomorrow.
SIGHT has a small secretariat at the premises of the Academy. As SIGHT is part of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, SIGHT does not have a board of its own. However, there is an interim Scientific Advisory Committee.The organogram indicates that SIGHT will be based on a solid foundation of partnerships and collaborations.
The purpose of SIGHT is to use an interdisciplinary approach to promote Swedish research and education, and to provide a scientific basis for policy work in the field of global health.
