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Global Health Case Competition winners named

A total of 45 teams from 22 universities in 12 economies (Australia, China, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the US) registered for the competition. Teams were asked to create innovative proposals to address elderly care. The winners were selected through a voting process that included input from all conference participants.

The University of Indonesia team earned the top spot and received the US $500.00 cash prize. The other two finalist teams were from Chinese University of Hong Kong and Yonsei University.

The APRU Global Health Conference Committee would like to thank everyone who joined the health case competition. Congratulations to all the winners!

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Global Health Conference 2020 took off virtually

The APRU Global Health Conference 2020 panned out amidst the pandemic and went fully online with more than 2,000 participants who joined via livestreaming.

Renowned experts were invited to tackle key topics such as global health security, life course perspective, migration, women’s health, aging and COVID-19.

The conference program can be found at: APRU Global Health Conference 2020 – APRU

The recordings are available at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCkIJyGcW6I&list=PL72szUuwsFYdi7vaS7JmQTcgNEmk-JrPG

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Finalists for the APRU Global Health Student Case Competition 2020 announced

The APRU Global Health Student Case Competition called for students to help address a global health challenge – Improving elderly care in the Asia-Pacific using critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

A total of 45 teams from 22 universities in 12 economies (Australia, China, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the US) sent in their entries to showcase creative and evidence-based proposals to address the health challenge.

The three finalist teams (in alphabetic order) are:

  • MoreDoe from Yonsei University
  • The Yellow Jackets from University of Indonesia
  • Toilet Paper Hoggers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The three runner-up teams were PH Pro (Fudan University), Team Medeavour (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), and Terps for Health (University of Maryland, College Park).

A panel of fifteen international judges were invited to review the entries.

The winning team will be selected and announced at the APRU Global Health Conference 2020.  A prize of USD 500 will be awarded.


MoreDoe from Yonsei University

The Yellow Jackets from University of Indonesia

Toilet Paper Hoggers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Call for Submissions: 2020 APRU Global Health Student Poster Contest

The APRU Global Health Conference 2020 is now calling for student poster submissions.

The top 3 finalists will be selected for each of the undergraduate and graduate categories and released on October 1st.

A prize of USD 500 will be awarded for the best undergraduate and best graduate posters (one in each category). A formal announcement will take place at the virtual Global Health Conference on October 19-21.

For submission regulations and guidelines, please see here.
For FAQ, please see here.

Please email your PDF submission to Dr. Mellissa Withers at mwithers@usc.edu by September 1st at 11:59 pm (PST).

Please contact Dr. Withers if you have any further inquiries.