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DESCRIPTION:Structural Transformation against Racism\, Inequality and Discr
 imination: Exemplars in Global Health (STRIDE)\n\nYou are invited to STRID
 E’s International Virtual Symposium: Advancing Health Equity Through Struc
 tural Transformation: Global Lessons in Anti-Racist and Anti-Discriminator
 y Action\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n	Date: Thursday\, September 3\, 2026\n	Time: 
 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT / 12:00 - 15:00 UTC\n	Location: Online\n	Cost: Free\n
 \n\nSTRIDE Symposium RSVP\n\nContact: inaara.ismail [at] mail.mcgill.ca\n
 \nWhat to Expect:\n\nThe symposium will showcase real-world examples that 
 have aimed to reduce health inequities driven by racism and structural dis
 crimination. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from evidence
 -informed and community-driven approaches that can be adapted across diver
 se settings.\n\nThe event will feature presentations\, fireside chats\, an
 d panel discussions by our four local partners:\n\n\n	CIES Salud Sexual\, R
 eproductiva e Integral: Analyzing the structural and social drivers of mat
 erial and child health equity among Indigenous communities in El Alto\, Bo
 livia.\n	Dalit Lives Matter Global Alliance: Investigating the successes an
 d limitations of structural interventions addressing caste-based discrimin
 ation in Madhesh Province\, Nepal\n	Iyaleta Research Association: Examining
  the impacts of policies and programs aiming to improve Black health equit
 y in Brazil.\n	Kenya Medical Research Institute: Improving health outcomes 
 for ethnically marginalized communities through devolution in Kenya.\n\n\n
 To enhance accessibility and global participation\, live interpretation wi
 ll be available in\, Portuguese\, Nepali\, and Spanish. The symposium will
  also be recorded\, allowing participants to access the sessions beyond th
 e event dates.\n\nCertificates of participation will be provided to regist
 ered attendees.\n\nWhat is STRIDE?\n\nSTRIDE is a collaborative research i
 nitiative aimed at identifying and studying settings that have intentional
 ly aimed to reduce health inequities driven by racism and structural discr
 imination using quantitative and qualitative methods. The STRIDE Consortiu
 m examines health equity improvements across four diverse settings in Boli
 via\, Brazil\, Kenya\, and Nepal\, with each study led by local in-country
  research partners.\n\nThis initiative is informed by research grounded in
  the Lancet Commission on Racism\, Structural Discrimination and Global He
 alth\, which sought to establish the evidence base for understanding how r
 acism operates as a fundamental determinant of health.\n\nMeet STRIDE's in
 ternational partners:\n\n\n	\n		Cross-country Partners:\n\n		\n			ɬÀï·¬ Universit
 y\n			Georgetown University Center for Global Health policy and Politics\n		\n
 \n		In-Country Research Partners:\n\n		\n			CIES: Salud Sexual\, Reproductiva e I
 ntegral\n			Dalit Lives Matter Global Alliance\n			Iyaleta Research Association
 \n			Kenya Medical Research Institute\n		\n\n		Project Host:\n\n		\n			The Lancet Comm
 ission on Racism\, Structural Discrimination and Global Health\n		\n	\n\n
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LOCATION:Online
SUMMARY:STRIDE’s International Virtual Symposium: Advancing Health Equity T
 hrough Structural Transformation: Global Lessons in Anti-Racist and Anti-D
 iscriminatory Action
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