2025 Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecture
Our annual Quie & Peterson Global Health Lecture honors the work of Dr. Paul G. Quie and Dr. Phillip K. Peterson, striving to continue their legacy of global health leadership and to inspire the next generation of global health leaders.
Drs. Quie and Peterson served on the original steering committee that created the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, and Dr. Peterson served as CGHSR's first director. As infectious disease research scientists, their collective 100-year careers have had an impact on countless trainees, colleagues, and partners across the United States and the globe.
An Ethical Imperative: Reshaping Global Health Partnerships
Global health has made much progress, but systemic inequities persist. Power imbalances, a lack of cultural understanding and resource disparities continue to hinder progress, ultimately resulting in suboptimal care that affects real people. These systemic obstacles, coupled with the precarity of federal funding in the United States, require renewed outlooks for a sustainable path forward.
Join us for a virtual conversation with Christian Acemah, PhD, of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences that explores the state of global health and how practitioners can create a more sustainable future in international collaborations through equitable partnerships, care and humility.
Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecture Speaker
Dr. Christian Acemah leads the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) as Executive Director. His career features extensive experience in global health and the sciences. He directed strategy and program development for the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Africa Program. At UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he worked as the research and policy officer in the CEO’s office. His work with the Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service involved HIV/AIDS advocacy, monitoring, and evaluation within their Sudan-Uganda program. He has conducted development economics research for a World Bank Vice President and development anthropology research at Georgetown University.
He serves on the board of the International Network on Government Science Advice-Africa (INGSA-Africa) and previously served on the board of the International Health Partnership+, a joint World Bank and World Health Organization initiative, where he chaired the Civil Society Indicator Committee of the World Bank. His academic background includes degrees in Liberal Arts (Mathematics and Philosophy) from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM, International Affairs and Economics from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a Doctorate in Leadership and Learning in Organizations from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. He also holds a graduate certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Crises and is an internationally certified corporate governance professional through the Chartered Governance Institute of the UK and Ireland.
Support the Quie & Peterson Global Health Lecture
To support this lecture and the continued legacy of Drs. Quie and Peterson, consider giving to the Paul Quie and Phil Peterson Global Health Fund