On Nov 7th 2011, the PPU organized as part of its training program, a workshop on Global Health & The Institut Pasteur  international network.
The program included a keynote lecture by Pr. Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University (USA), on challenges and solutions of global health issues.
 
After this introduction, the International  Institut Pasteur Network was addressed at two levels. The first part was from a historic perspective,
with a presentation given by Pr. Anne-Marie Moulin, CNRS, in which she restituted the context and challenges of early pioneering work by Institut Pasteur
scientists in foreign countries. In the second session, an overview given by Dr. Salomon, head of the International Department of Institut Pasteur, Paris,
who emphasized the density and variety of the research centers around the globe . The following presentations by Dr. Roberto Bruzzone, Director of
IP Hong Kong, gave insights into the management of an international research center with scientific, strategic and financial perspectives. Finally Dr. Sara Eyangoh
of the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon highlighted the ongoing research progress on the Buruli ulcer, with a special mention of the impact of stigmatization, hence the
social impact of the disease and the role of the scientist in the field.

Fianly, students and speakers gathered around some refreshments to exchange point of views and questions.