# IGHI Special Lecture 2026: Global Challenges, Human Solutions

IGHI Special Lecture 2026: Global Challenges, Human Solutions at Imperial College London, Wednesday 11 November 2026, 17:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London
- With: Christos Christou, Ara Darzi
- Go to page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213463/ighi-special-lecture-2026-global-challenges-human-solutions/

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A special lecture hosted in person and online, open to all with advance registration. Dr Christos Christou, a surgeon and former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières from 2019 to 2025, discusses how medicine, leadership and politics intersect in real humanitarian settings, drawing on his work with MSF during crises including Ebola and COVID-19. The Institute of Global Health Innovation, one of Imperial College London's global challenge institutes, is behind the lecture, which is introduced by Professor the Lord Ara Darzi. The talk also looks at where academic institutions can contribute to humanitarian medicine.

## Dates

- Wednesday 11 November 17:00 — Imperial College London

Written by a model, sources: [imperial.ac.uk](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213463/ighi-special-lecture-2026-global-challenges-human-solutions/)

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