Tyndall Manchester seminar- 'Vital Mobilities: Medical Supply Chains in the Climate Emergency'
Dates: | 27 May 2021 |
Times: | 13:00 - 13:00 |
What is it: | Seminar |
Organiser: | Tyndall Manchester |
Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, General public |
Speaker: | Dr. Stephanie Sodero |
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Seminar title- 'Vital Mobilities: Medical Supply Chains in the Climate Emergency'
Abstract- Flooding in the UK led to the temporary closure of the largest blood manufacturing facility in Europe. Across the Atlantic, Hurricane Maria resulted in saline IV shortages on mainland US. Focusing on the vital mobilities of blood and saline IV solution, I look at how medical supply chains are impacted by a changing climate. How do medical goods move between sites of production and sites of care? How are communities enrolled in global, geographically dispersed medical supply chains? How do extreme weather events threaten such vital mobilities? What adaptations and transformations will create more resilient and equitable vital mobilities? Bringing together the spheres of climate, mobility, and health, I reflect on how the climate emergency impacts medical supply chains and reliant communities.
Further info- The seminar will take place online via Zoom- please register with Amrita to receive the joining details- amrita.sidhu@manchester.ac.uk
Speaker
Dr. Stephanie Sodero
Role: a Lecturer in Responses to Climate Crises at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
Organisation: University of Manchester
Biography: Dr. Stephanie Sodero is a Lecturer in Responses to Climate Crises at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester. Stephanie brings together the fields of climate change, mobility, and health to research vital mobilities: movements of people, goods, and information that impact life chances.
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Via Zoom- register via amrita.sidhu@manchester.ac.uk to receive joining details