I will like to request your attendance and participation in a workshop for new academics and would-be researchers in Medical History in Nigeria. Recently, the Network of Nigerian Health Historians was formed. The network is made up of academics and PhD researchers focused on Medical history in Nigeria. This includes members in Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora.
Medical historiography is still in its infancy in Nigeria. Unfortunately, many doctoral researchers in the past who have carried out research in health history have shifted to other fields and they lacked the motivation to stay focused in the field of medical history.
The development of Medical historiography is for the progress of historiography in 21st century Nigeria. The aim of the Nigerian Health Historians' network is to invite renowned scholars in the field of medical history and global health history to support our newly formed network by giving a talk on medical historiography and how we can develop in this area in Nigeria based on their expertise and experience. The purpose of the workshop is to motivate and inspire members as well as to foster learning via lectures provided by experts in medical history.
The network has planned a workshop with the aim to develop and build Nigerian Historians in the field of Health history in Nigeria.
The workshop has been planned for 3 days in September via zoom. The Theme of the workshop is "Health History in Nigeria: The Way Forward". The workshop will have this format- a short presentation by the speaker, followed by Questions and answers and a time for interactive sessions. Please, come along with your questions and also inform other historians that are not part of our network that may be interested in attending the workshop.
1st day – Lessons from US(Global North)- Thursday, September 3, 2020 –Time: 5pm(Nigerian time)
Speakers:
Professor Emeritus James Webb Jr, (Professor of History at Colby College, Maine & an expert in African health history, Historical Epidemiology and global health history)
Prof Megan Vaughan( Professor of African History and Health, Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London & a past President of the African Studies Association of the UK)
Dr Steven Pierce(Senior Lecturer in Modern African History, University of Manchester & a Specialist in northern Nigeria)
2nd day – Lessons from UK(Global North)-Thursday, September 10, 2020: Time: 6pm to 7:30pm(Nigerian time)
Speaker: Dr John Manton (Assistant Professor in History, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine(LSHTM) & A Specialist on public health histories in the global South and history of disease control in Nigeria)
3rd Day- Lessons from Global South(Medical History, Global Health History & Health policy) -Friday, September 11,2020 at 9pm to 11pm Nigerian time. Themes: Medical History and health policy in Nigeria; Decolonising Medical History and Global Health history
Speakers
Prof Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Professor in the History of Medicine & Director of the Centre for Global Health Histories and Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Health Histories, University of York, UK. He specialises in the health, medical, environmental, political and social history of nineteenth and twentieth century South Asia, as well as the history and contemporary workings of international and global health programmes around the world.
Dr Seye Abimbola(Senior Lecturer in Global Health at the University of Sydney, and the Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Global Health). He is a health systems researcher
Prof Aliko Ahmed(Yet To Confirmed). Director in Public Health England (PHE), Chair of the Public Health Africa Initiative and the co-convener of the Better Health for Africa Initiative.He has a special interest in sustainable health system solutions in Africa.
Please, help inform your department and other Nigerian Historians about this network and the workshop.
Kind Regards,
Ayo Ojo
PhD Student
Department of History
Centre for Global Health Histories
University of York
United Kingdom
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