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42. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit

Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit e. V.

12.04. - 14.04.2024, Eisenach

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The Friede Springer endowed professorship for global child health: experiences from six years

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  • presenting/speaker Ralf Weigel - Friede Springer Endowed Professorship for Global Child Health, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany

Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie & Internationale Kindergesundheit. 42. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit. Eisenach, 12.-14.04.2024. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2024. DocL20

doi: 10.3205/24gtp17, urn:nbn:de:0183-24gtp178

Published: November 4, 2024

© 2024 Weigel.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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The talk presents the global child health group’s journey since October 2017. Starting with the group's objectives, it summarizes its achievements and lessons learned in education and research. Specifically, we use examples to highlight our approach to identifying and nurturing partnerships. Finally, we briefly reflect on opportunities to advance global child health in Germany’s academic context.