Professor Mark Shrime, O'Brien Chair in Global Surgery at RCSI, will address the complex issues around surgery, poverty and international development during a special Kapuscinski Development Lecture on Monday 1 November. All are welcome to attend this talk, which starts at 1pm.  

The Kapuscinski Development Lectures give top global thinkers a platform to discuss development in the European Union and beyond. The lectures honour the name of Kapuscinski, a Polish journalist and writer, who died in 2007. Kapuscinski, whose books were translated into many languages, was often named the "Third World Chronicler" or "Voice of the Poor" for his famous reportages and books describing developing countries on all continents.  The Kapuscinski lecture series offers students from European Union member states an opportunity to learn and discuss about development issues such as climate change, human rights, aid effectiveness, Europe-Africa relations and Sustainable Development Goals, among others. These high-level events also contribute to the debate and formulation of the European development policy. Over 30,000 participants have enjoyed more than 100 lectures since they began in 2009.

Professor Shrime joined RCSI as O'Brien Chair of Global Surgery in 2020. A co-author on the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, Professor Shrime leads the university's Institute of Global Surgery in its work to address the provision of surgical care in low- and middle-income countries. Professor Shrime joined RCSI from Harvard Medical School where he was Director of the Center for Global Surgery Evaluation.

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