Bridges to Peace Lecture: The Use of Medicine and Public Health in Civil Society Strengthening and Peacebuilding

CISEPO invites to you to attend the inaugural CISEPO Bridges to Peace Lecture. The event will be held on Tuesday April 30, at 7pm at the Salter Auditorium in the Peter Gilgan Centre at 686 Bay Street in Toronto. 

Brigadier General Dr. Tarif Bader, M.D., M.H.A., M.A., the Surgeon General of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will deliver the lecture on the use of Medicine and Public Health in Civil Society Strengthening and Peacebuilding, and will receive the Dr. Arnold M. Noyek Visiting Professorship. 

Born in the Druze community of Hurfeish, Israel, Dr. Bader is the first Israeli Druze to occupy the office of Surgeon General of the IDF. 

You can purchase tickets for $20 CAN online 

Proceeds from the event will help fund scholarships for CISEPO’s International Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program (IPEME).

CISEPO is a registered charitable organization working since 1984 at the intersection of peacebuilding and global health. CISEPO works to create conditions for peace and mitigate conflict locally and globally. We strengthen civil society and improve quality of life for the marginalized and those in need through medical education, professional development in medicine and public health, and collaborative on the ground healthcare projects.