Overview
Professor Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at the Sunway University in Malaysia will be discussing the key concept of Planetary Health and the ways in which it is to be approached.
Speaker
Dr Jemilah Mahmood is a medical professional with more than two decades of experience managing crises in health, disasters and conflict settings. She is currently Professor and Executive Director of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University in Malaysia. She holds advisory council roles in the Government of Malaysia in Foreign Policy, Health and Climate Change. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Universiti of Malaya, the Sustainability Advisor at Air Asia, and the national advisor of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. Globally, she is a member of the board of Roche in Switzerland and the Norwegian Refugee Council, a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council of Responsible Resource Use and a Global Ambassador for the Humanitarian Grand Bargain. She is also a member of the advisory committee of the Global Climate and Health Alliance, Open Planet and the Climate Action Accelerator. She is a strong advocate of planetary health and sustainability and actively advises on Environment, Social and Governance in the advisory and board roles she holds.
Details
This event is open to all and free to attend - please book your place.
Refreshments will be available and there will be an opportunity for Networking.
Access
This event will take place in the Gatsby Room on the first floor of the Chancellor's Centre. It has step-free access with a lift and there is an accessible toilet located each floor of the building.