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Yale University, in partnership with Unite For Sight, hosts the annual Global Heath and Innovation Conference geared for students who have a professional and personal passion for global health and social impact.

You may be interested in attending or presenting at the upcoming 14th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 22-23, 2017, which is the world’s largest and leading global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference. Register during August for a highly reduced registration rate (50% lower than the regular rate).

Abstracts are currently being accepted for research presentations, program presentations, and for the social impact pitch presentations, including submissions for the $10,000 and $5,000 GHIC Innovation Prize. The first abstract deadline is August 31. For those submitting a research or program abstract, September 30 is the final deadline. Keep in mind the OIA considers up to $500 travel stipends for those medical students that get accepted to present and submit an application to the OIA.

Global Health & Innovation Conference
April 22-23, 2017 | Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
14th annual conference

Register for the Global Health & Innovation Conference
by August 31 for a highly reduced registration rate (50% lower than full rate)

The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 22-23, 2017, is the world’s leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,000 professionals and students from all 50 states and more than 55 countries. This must-attend, thought-leading conference convenes leaders, changemakers, professionals and students from all sectors of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship.

Learn from 250 speakers. Keynote addresses include Jeffrey Sachs, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, and Leana Wen. See the confirmed 2017 conference speakers.

Apply to present at the Global Health & Innovation Conference! August 31 is the first round abstract submission deadline. Read more about the presentation opportunities and the abstract submission process.

The GHIC Innovation Prize is a $10,000 and a $5,000 cash prize that is awarded to the two best social impact pitches that are presented at the 2017 Global Health & Innovation Conference.

Unite For Sight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit global health delivery organization that is free of commercial interests and committed to promoting high-quality care for all. The Global Health & Innovation Conference is presented annually by Unite For Sight.