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When we think of an orchestra, we typically envision a musical ensemble where different instruments work together, led by a conductor. The concept of an orchestra can be likened to the concept of Global Health. Countries are instruments, and the quality of the music depends on how well each instrument plays and how they interact with each other. For example, the out-of-tune flute can ruin the entire overture, and if the double bass is missing, it can be extra difficult to keep the rhythm. A country facing a particular health challenge can spread false harmonies and blurred beats to the entire rest of the orchestra.<\/p>\n

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One step forward, two steps back<\/h3>\n

In recent years, the global health symphony has become increasingly threatened. More and more countries are shifting their focus away from the global health agenda to prioritize national interests and military defense over international aid. Recently, the Trump administration officially canceled 83 percent<\/a> of the United States assistance (USAID), the world\u2019s largest international aid agency. Since then, access to lifesaving health care and treatments (such as HIV medications) has virtually disappeared in many regions around the world, leaving millions of people at increased risk. Trends of reducing foreign aid is also present in Europe, where countries such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France have announced major reductions<\/a> to their assistance in the last few years.<\/p>\n

More and more countries are shifting their focus away from the global health agenda<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the same time, anti-rights movements are actively undermining the human rights foundation that supports global health progress. One of the most influential is the global anti-gender movement, a well-organized, transnational network working to reverse decades of progress toward gender equity. Amongst other goals, the movement actively works to restrict reproductive healthcare, criminalize LGBTQ+ identities, and ban sexual health education.<\/p>\n

As global health initiatives are de-prioritized and anti-rights movements gain momentum, the progress made toward global health equity is increasingly threatened. Meanwhile, communities globally\u00a0 are facing systemic attacks on their autonomy through state-sanctioned violence, violations of bodily autonomy, corporate exploitation of ancestral lands, and inaccessible infrastructure, amongst other issues.<\/p>\n

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Global Health Film Days<\/p>\n

Is a film festival<\/strong> organized by the School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen and UCPH students.<\/p>\n

Runs from<\/strong> 2-13 April 2025.<\/p>\n

Takes place at<\/strong> Cinemateket, The Danish Film Institute.<\/p>\n

Costs 75 kroner<\/strong> for students and employees at the University of Copenhagen \u2013 use the discount code GLOBAL2025 when purchasing tickets online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Has a packed<\/strong> film program, which you can find here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Portraying the protagonists<\/h3>\n

In spite of the uncertainty that taints our thoughts and feelings about where the future might take us, communities keep standing together, looking out for each other and offering support and help in different forms and manners. We see how people are trying to prevent collapse by spreading awareness via social media, participating in protests, organizing events, and educating others. No matter what hardship people are experiencing, they act with courage and determination, holding on to hope.<\/p>\n

Some of these people are portrayed at the Global Health Film Days<\/a>. We have curated a film program that presents the health angle of a changing world. We believe in the ability of film to translate the issues at hand to emotions and experiences in the minds of viewers \u2013 artistically, truly and raw. We believe that the cinematic experience is essential to our understanding of how specific actions and decisions affect societies globally, and what our individual roles are in those events.<\/p>\n

Save you a seat?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Global Health Film Days creates a space and an opportunity to face crude thematics that are central to our lives. We invite you into a space where you can bear witness to and participate in small actions of change. While we sit with feelings, thoughts, and worries, as spectators of on screen affliction and injustice, we together support change and hope in a world of anguish and anticipation.<\/p>\n

Save you a seat?<\/p>\n

Names of all signees:<\/h3>\n

Maria Alves da Silva, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nSilvia Pavan, PhD Fellow in Public Health<\/em>
\nKendall Marie Hogerty, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nAlexandra Haavardsson Gates, BA in Film and Media Studies<\/em>
\nSophia Cornelisse, MSc Global Health<\/em>
\nLena Skovgaard Andersen, Associate Professor, Global Health Section<\/em>
\nTaiXi Gong, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nMorten Mechlenborg N\u00f8rulf, Communication and Project Manager, School of Global Health<\/em>
\nHsiu-Chun Chien, Exchange Student, MSc in Public Health<\/em>
\nKatharina Bach, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nAnniken H\u00f8eg Halvorsen, MSc in Medicine<\/em>
\nKristyna Pestova, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nLili Lehota, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nJulia L\u00fcckel, MSc Molecular Biomedicine<\/em>
\nMalin Bormann, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nMarieke Dohrmann, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nSara Aakre Faradonbeh, MSc in Medicine<\/em>
\nMinji Hong, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nMaria Fernanda Soto Piedra, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nRapha\u00ebl Kaiser, BSc in General Engineering<\/em>
\nAimee Holland, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
\nClara Schweizer, MSc in Global Health<\/em>
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Countries are instruments, and the quality of the music depends on how well each instrument plays and how they interact with each other. For example, the out-of-tune flute can ruin the entire overture, and if the double bass is missing, it can be extra difficult to keep the rhythm. A country facing a particular health challenge can spread false harmonies and blurred beats to the entire rest of the orchestra.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">OPINION ON THE UNIVERSITY POST<\/p>\n<p>This is a featured comment\/opinion piece. It expresses the author\u2019s own opinion.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage everyone to read the whole piece before commenting on social media, so that we only get constructive contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Disagreement is good, but remember to uphold a civil and respectful tone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>One step forward, two steps back<\/h3>\n<p>In recent years, the global health symphony has become increasingly threatened. More and more countries are shifting their focus away from the global health agenda to prioritize national interests and military defense over international aid. Recently, the Trump administration officially canceled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goats-and-soda\/2025\/03\/10\/g-s1-52964\/rubio-announces-that-83-of-usaid-contracts-will-be-canceled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">83 percent<\/a> of the United States assistance (USAID), the world\u2019s largest international aid agency. Since then, access to lifesaving health care and treatments (such as HIV medications) has virtually disappeared in many regions around the world, leaving millions of people at increased risk. Trends of reducing foreign aid is also present in Europe, where countries such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France have announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/03\/07\/utterly-devastating-global-health-groups-left-reeling-as-european-countries-slash-foreign-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major reductions<\/a> to their assistance in the last few years.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>More and more countries are shifting their focus away from the global health agenda<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the same time, anti-rights movements are actively undermining the human rights foundation that supports global health progress. One of the most influential is the global anti-gender movement, a well-organized, transnational network working to reverse decades of progress toward gender equity. Amongst other goals, the movement actively works to restrict reproductive healthcare, criminalize LGBTQ+ identities, and ban sexual health education.<\/p>\n<p>As global health initiatives are de-prioritized and anti-rights movements gain momentum, the progress made toward global health equity is increasingly threatened. Meanwhile, communities globally\u00a0 are facing systemic attacks on their autonomy through state-sanctioned violence, violations of bodily autonomy, corporate exploitation of ancestral lands, and inaccessible infrastructure, amongst other issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Global Health Film Days<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is a film festival<\/strong> organized by the School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen and UCPH students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runs from<\/strong> 2-13 April 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takes place at<\/strong> Cinemateket, The Danish Film Institute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Costs 75 kroner<\/strong> for students and employees at the University of Copenhagen \u2013 use the discount code GLOBAL2025 when purchasing tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.ku.dk\/film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has a packed<\/strong> film program, which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.ku.dk\/film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Portraying the protagonists<\/h3>\n<p>In spite of the uncertainty that taints our thoughts and feelings about where the future might take us, communities keep standing together, looking out for each other and offering support and help in different forms and manners. We see how people are trying to prevent collapse by spreading awareness via social media, participating in protests, organizing events, and educating others. No matter what hardship people are experiencing, they act with courage and determination, holding on to hope.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these people are portrayed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.ku.dk\/film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Health Film Days<\/a>. We have curated a film program that presents the health angle of a changing world. We believe in the ability of film to translate the issues at hand to emotions and experiences in the minds of viewers \u2013 artistically, truly and raw. We believe that the cinematic experience is essential to our understanding of how specific actions and decisions affect societies globally, and what our individual roles are in those events.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Save you a seat?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Global Health Film Days creates a space and an opportunity to face crude thematics that are central to our lives. We invite you into a space where you can bear witness to and participate in small actions of change. While we sit with feelings, thoughts, and worries, as spectators of on screen affliction and injustice, we together support change and hope in a world of anguish and anticipation.<\/p>\n<p>Save you a seat?<\/p>\n<h3>Names of all signees:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Maria Alves da Silva, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Silvia Pavan, PhD Fellow in Public Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kendall Marie Hogerty, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Alexandra Haavardsson Gates, BA in Film and Media Studies<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sophia Cornelisse, MSc Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Lena Skovgaard Andersen, Associate Professor, Global Health Section<\/em><br \/>\n<em>TaiXi Gong, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Morten Mechlenborg N\u00f8rulf, Communication and Project Manager, School of Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hsiu-Chun Chien, Exchange Student, MSc in Public Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Katharina Bach, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Anniken H\u00f8eg Halvorsen, MSc in Medicine<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kristyna Pestova, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Lili Lehota, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Julia L\u00fcckel, MSc Molecular Biomedicine<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Malin Bormann, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Marieke Dohrmann, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sara Aakre Faradonbeh, MSc in Medicine<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Minji Hong, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Maria Fernanda Soto Piedra, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Rapha\u00ebl Kaiser, BSc in General Engineering<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Aimee Holland, MSc in Global Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Clara Schweizer, MSc in Global Health<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get an email with upcoming events at the University of Copenhagen and top stories","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}]},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":47,"name":"Opinion","slug":"opinion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":47,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":333,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":16,"name":"Opinion","slug":"opinion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":16,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":2047,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[{"term_id":5468,"name":"Optional","slug":"optional-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5468,"taxonomy":"translation_priority","description":"","parent":0,"count":674,"filter":"raw"}]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/globalhealthfilmdays.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175581"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175615,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175581\/revisions\/175615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}