GWU GlobeMed Gala: Superbugs & Health Equity

1957 East Street Northwest,Washington DC 20052

11 November, 2021

Description

GWU GlobeMed's Annual Fundraiser Gala! All proceeds go towards our partner organization, Set Her Free. GlobeMed is a national organization that connects university students with grassroots organizations around the world. GWU’s chapter works with Set Her Free, a grassroots organization in Kampala, Uganda that equips Uganda’s most vulnerable girls and young women with the knowledge and skills that they need to lead self-determined lives, forever breaking the cycle of poverty. This year's Gala is themed Superbugs and Health Equity: the Intersection of Antimicrobial Resistance and Social Justice. Featured speakers will include Dr. Lance Price, co-director of the Antimicrobial Resistance Action Center and Dr. Pilar Ramon-Pardo, Antimicrobial Resistance Advisor for the Pan American Health Organization. The Gala will take place November 11, 2021 in the City View Room located in the Elliott School of International Affairs from 6 to 8:30pm. This event will abide by the current D.C. COVID-19 Guidelines. All attendees will be required to wear masks while indoors except while eating or drinking. Dinner will be provided. Vegan and Gluten-free options will be availble.