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Call for papers –
The Health Millennium Development Goals: Global Strides, Local Meanders
Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group (GHWRG) sponsored session,
RGS IBG Conference, Royal Geographical Society, 29 August to 1 September 2017.
Convenor: Anthonia Ijeoma Onyeahialam, (Aberystwyth University)
The UN MDG in summary reports great strides made globally on the health MDGs. For example, between 2000 and 2015,
37% and 60% decline in malaria incidence and mortality rates respectively has been reported. This is often not the case at many local levels where disease rates contrast amidst
elite populations, health behaviours and spaces that are often overlooked. There are “suspicions” at local levels on the economic, social and political underpinnings to the global interest placed on these illnesses perceived to be part of everyday living,
and trans-national health care provision as an avenue for the (re)-enforcement of presence in local spaces. Despite the reported progress, biosecurity concerns exist and on the increase.
This session intends to thematically explore challenges around the health MDGs, and other cross cutting MDGs like the MDG1 (extreme poverty and hunger), but yet not limited to:
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Deviations and contrary reports to progress reported globally on the health MDGs – malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, maternal and child health; poverty, hunger; wellbeing.
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MDGs as a global commodity
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Local interpretations and perceptions about the health MDGs
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Hidden and often overlooked local risks, behaviours, space and place and the emergence of spatially constructed diseases
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Health MDGs, biosecurity and border concerns
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The role of transnational health care provision, delivery and education including medical missions in the knowledge gaps created between the local and global scale;
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Insights using local, national and global primary and secondary data sources that contradict or complement findings from multiple scales including analytical methods
Format:
We propose an oral paper presentation followed by question and discussion time to reflect on some of the issues identified to cut across the talks, and the way forward.
Abstract submission should include the following:
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Your name, affiliation and email address
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Title of the abstract
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Keywords (max 5)
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Abstract (250 - 400 words all inclusive)
Contact for abstract submissions:
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Abstract Deadline:
10th February 2017
If you are unsure if your abstract fits into this session, please send an email to above contact.
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RGS IBG Conference 2017
Dr Anthonia Ijeoma Onyeahialam
Postdoctoral Research Associate (GIS and Geovisualisation)
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
L1, Lladinam Building
Aberystwyth Univeristy
SY23 3DB
01970 622641
Twitter @globalrural