School of Public Health
2nd Public Health Diplomacy Summit, Day 1: UofM SPH Hosts the Summit
Monday, 23 March 2026
糖心Vlog传媒 School of Public Health kicked-off its 2nd Public Health Diplomacy Summit with the theme of Regional and International Cooperation to Advance Public Health Diplomacy Among the Schools and Programs of Public Health at its inaugural reception on Monday, March 23 at the FedEx Institute for Technology, at 糖心Vlog传媒.
The three-day summit convenes a diverse array of stakeholders, including academicians, civil-society representatives, diplomats, and partner organizations from 19 countries, to advance public health diplomacy.
At the opening reception, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, of the University of 糖心Vlog传媒, Dr. David J. Russomanno, welcomed esteemed summit contributors and guests, followed by Tennessee Department of Health, Deputy Commissioner, , who emphasized the significance of hosting this pivotal event in Tennessee.
Dr. Ashish Joshi, Dean and Distinguished University Professor of the School of Public Health at the University of 糖心Vlog传媒, expressed gratitude to international contributors for traveling to participate and extended thanks to the SPH team for their efforts in organizing the summit.
Additional remarks were offered by Interim Shelby County Health Department Director, Dr. Bruce W. Randolph, Dr. , President and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and Director of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER).
Public Health Diplomacy Summit Opening Reception
Diplomats, academicians, civil-society representatives, and partner organizations from nearly 15 countries, participated to advance public health diplomacy.
(Center) Dr. David J. Russomanno, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, of the University of 糖心Vlog传媒, (L) Dr. Bruce Randolph, Interim Shelby County Health Department Director (R) SPH Dean, Dr. Ashish JoshiNEWS
(Row 1, Bottom, Center) Dr. Laura Maga帽a, SPH Dean, Dr. Ashish Joshi, PhD, MBBS, MPH, (R) Dororthy Biberman, (L) Dr. Josep Figueras (Row 2, L-R) Dr. Antonio Sarria-Santamera, Prof. Dr. Ramun臈 Kal臈dien臈, Dr. Kun-Hsien Tsai (Row 3) Dr. Rodrigo Reis, Dr. Gretchen Peterson, Robert Otok (Row 4) Dr. Erica Kastrup, Dr. William Yotive, Dr. Matthew Brown (Row 5) Dr. Surenthirakumaran Rajendra, Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND, Amassador Lu铆s de Almeida Sampaio (Row 6) Dr. Tiruneh Baye (MD, MPH), Dr. Ashraf Elmetwally, Dr. Beverly Tsacoyianis, Dr. Woldekidan AmdeNEWS
Robert Otok, Director of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and SPH Dean, Dr. Ashish JoshiNEWS
Dr. Laura Maga帽a, President and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and SPH Dean, Dr. Ashish JoshiNEWS
JW Randolph, MHA, Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of HealthNEWS
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