27 Seminar Archive Topic From the Minister’s Desk to the Lecture Hall: Re ections on Social and Health Policy Making in South Korea and Hong Kong Global Health Speakers Professor Sophia Siu-chee Chan (陳肇始 教授) Professor Sophia Siu-chee Chan (陳肇始 教授) served as the Secretary for Food and Health for the Hong Kong SAR Government from 2017 to 2022, becoming the rst nurse in Hong Kong to be appointed to this ministerial position. Professor Sophia Seung-yoon Lee (李承潤 教授) Professor Sophia Seung-yoon Lee (李承潤 教授) is a former Vice Chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Youth Policy Coordination (a ministerial appointment) in the Prime Minister’s Of ce of the Republic of Korea. Summary of talk In a recent seminar, two distinguished female scholars shared their experiences navigating academia and government, having held ministerial positions in South Korea and Hong Kong SAR. They engaged in a discussion on critical social and health policy issues impacting these Asian tiger economies, allowing ample time for questions and dialogue. Professor Mark Jit Professor and Chair of the Department of Global and Environmental Health at New York University. He also holds honorary appointments at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Prof. Mark Jit brie y discussed the current state of the eld of global health in today’s changing and uncertain world. He also talked about some of the challenges and opportunities facing an academic global health department, using NYU’s recently established department as an example. CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
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