Raising the Bar for Global Health: Why global health is local health

Raising the Bar for Global Health returns for 2026 with a second Cambridge Festival edition! Join us for a fascinating evening to hear from people working on some of the biggest healthcare challenges of our time as we consider why global health is also local health.

Cambridge is part of a global health system in which the biggest health challenges facing the world affect us all. Health partnerships play a vital role in addressing them, exposing staff to different types of patients, practices and procedures, and tapping into the wealth of knowledge and experience that the international community offers.

Come and be inspired by the academic clinicians and healthcare workers who are involved in global health partnerships that are changing practice and attitudes both here in the East of England and at healthcare institutions around the world. And find out why long-term, reciprocal knowledge exchange and learning are key to improving health outcomes for everyone.

You’ll discover what motivates healthcare staff to get involved in global health partnerships that improve patient outcomes and hear more about the personal and professional impacts of peer-to-peer learning and training in action.

Hosted at Cambridge’s centrally located Glasshouse, your ticket includes drinks and nibbles.

Speakers for this event will be revealed very soon!