Global Webinar : Accelerating the health equity impact of interventions for infectious diseases in Africa
Infectious disease prevention and control innovations often exacerbate rather than reduce health inequity.
Richer countries and more advantaged groups are better enabled to take advantage of new technologies.
Infectious disease risk and poorer access to health services concentrate among disadvantaged populations.
But these "inverse laws" are not inevitable. Counter-cases are found. The determinants are modifiable.
We are excited to launch the Infectious Disease Equity (InDiE) Consortium —a groundbreaking project funded by Wellcome, dedicated to "Breaking the Inverse Laws" of infectious disease inequality. By bringing together researchers from Zimbabwe, Zambia, The Gambia, South Africa, and Kenya to develop a new equity framework aimed at stopping new technologies from widening the gap in health access.
Join us for our launch webinar!!
Date: 5th May 2026
Time: 14:00-15:30 (UK time)
Free registration
https://lshtm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bw0Ekt9UR2i63NIlU0jVbQ
Venue: Online & In-person (for LSHTM staff/students only)
Rm 245 at LSHTM, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH In-person
Co-Chairs:
Professor Clare Bambra and Dr Ngozi Erondu, Co-chairs of the InDiE Consortium International Advisory Group
Speakers:
Professor Richard Cookson, University of York (UK)
The Inverse Care Law: A Global Perspective
Ms Grace Kumwenda, AVAC (Africa Region)
Ending inequitable access to prevention and treatment interventions: A community perspective
Professor Cesar Victora, Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil)
The Inverse Equity Hypothesis: Lessons from the Field
Dr Primrose Matambanadzo, CeSHHAR (Zimbabwe)
The Infectious Disease Equity Consortium
We look forward to welcoming you to the webinar.
Kind regards,
The InDiE Consortium
On behalf of James Hargreaves
Professor of Epidemiology and Evaluation, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Contact: InDiE@lshtm.ac.uk