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Dec. 13, Yale-SJTU Joint Center for Health Policy Council Committee Meeting and the Third Forum on Global Public Health Policy was successfully held in Shanghai, participants from Yale and Beijing joined online. Three research projects were released and new fellows were appointed on the forum, followed by two keynote speeches from Paul D. Cleary and Ningshan CHEN on the topics of “Biden’s Plan to Fight COVID-19”, and “The Impact of “China’s Basic Medical and Health Promotion Law” on the Public Health System Infrastructure in China”. Over 20 experts on health policy from China and US joined panel discussions on two sessions: In response to future global pandemic threats, what are the major changes that are need in the government, public health, healthcare delivery systems, or social governance? How can we further cooperate on major chronic public health threats such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, etc.?

On November 18th, SJTU’s Bulgarian Center and the School of International and Public Affairs co-hosted 2020 “China-Central and Eastern Europe” International Scientific Forum. The event is co-sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Bulgaria. This forum took place both virtually and in-person on SJTU’s Xuhui campus, in the Xinjian Building.