The Centre for the Promotion of Global Health
The Centre for the Promotion of Global Health was founded by Richard Sheiner MD, F.R.C.P.(C.), D.A.B.P.N., a Canadian physician with a vision of improving the conditions affecting the health of children and families on a global scale. The Center Focuses on using strategies from behavioral science and family systems theory to help create solutions for complex international problems. The Centre for the Promotion of Global Health is constantly expanding its partnership network, forming alliances with passionate individuals and organizations.
Centre Leadership
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Dr. Sheiner is the President and Founder for the Centre for the Promotion of Global Health and provides oversight for all centre activities. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada) as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Sheiner is a graduate of McMaster University medical school. He completed his psychiatry and child psychiatry residency training at McGill University in Montreal. In the past, Dr. Sheiner has worked as a member of the AACAP committee dealing with childhood trauma. Through his work, he developed a special interest in the effects of trauma, conflict and war on the mental health of children. This interest has fueled the Center's work on behalf of children in the Middle East as well as Asia.
Dr. Sheiner received extensive training in Family Therapy during his residency at McGill University in Montreal. He has a special interest in applying Family Dynamics and Psychological Theory to solve international problems.
Dr. Sheiner has also received specialized training in the science and solutions with regard to the climate crisis. In June of 2024, he spoke at the United Nations Climate meeting in Bonn, Germany, on a proposal from the Center for the Promotion of Global Health on the Climate Olympics. This proposal has currently been changed to the Global Climate Championships. The vision is to connect individuals, businesses, and governments globally to collaborate and compete on sustainability challenges. The Center is currently working on a launch for this project at a Concert for our Children's Earth, this fall in New York City.
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Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson is a Swedish journalist, moderator and program host focusing on sustainability, primarily climate action. She is program host for We Don´t Have Time in collaboration with UNDP where she hosts online TV-broadcasts for audiences of up to 10 million viewers per broadcast. She is also Content Director and moderator for A Sustainable Tomorrow, the largest sustainability event in the Nordics and a TED-X speaker.
Catarina has worked as a journalist based in New York, Stockholm, Singapore and Malmö, Sweden. She has published 12 books in the field of sustainability, including health and she lectures in Sweden as well as internationally. She has moderated for 20 years for a broad range of clients like the EU Commission, the Swedish government, international corporations, academia and for NGO´s.
Catarina is co-founder of the international NGO “Our Kids´Climate” with groups in 23 countries. She has chaired the major independent think tank in Sweden, Global Utmaning, and she is an EU Climate Pact Ambassador, appointed by the EU Commission.
Her academic background is in political science, cultural science and journalism
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Dr. Inna Sharf is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Sharf conducts research in robotics and autonomous systems with applications to space systems and sustainable timber harvesting. Sharf has worked on problems related to space debris remediation and is starting to investigate the concept of a tethered solar shield to reduce solar radiation to Earth. In the future, this may offer a solution to mitigate climate change. Sharf has an established publication record in robotics, dynamics and control journals and conferences and has given numerous presentations on her research. She has supervised over 60 PhD and Master’s level engineering students over her career. She is an associate fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a member of Robotics and Automation Society and of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Mwesigye Robert is a passionate climate activist and the founder of the Rejoice Africa Foundation in Uganda. He holds a Bachelor degree in Public Health from Bishop Stewart University and a diploma in clinical medicine from Kampala International University. He also holds certificates as an emergency care practitioner and in non-violent communication.
Mwesigye was moved to action after witnessing the devastating effects of climate change on his community in Uganda. With a prolonged drought of eight months followed by four months of erratic floods each year, humans and animals were suffering from hunger, water scarcity, and malnutrition. The Rejoice Africa Foundation has a mission of climate change mitigation in Uganda and creating health for all. Their vision is to preserve the environment for future generations and improve the quality of life of people in the community.
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Eric Peters is an entrepreneur living in Ottawa, Canada, working in the health and wellness space. He graduated from Concordia University with a degree in English and Literature, and has a certificate in Business from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Eric’s business background has been essential with regards to the planning and development of CPGH. He is also passionate about the Middle East and his vast knowledge on the region has proved useful with regards to the Center’s proposals regarding a two-state solution. This past winter, CPGH worked hard on a proposal using Northern Ireland as a model for a two-state solution to the crisis in Gaza.
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Mahmoud Alhaji Yusuf has two degrees in public administration. He was the former executive assistant to the Director General of National Council on Climate Change in Nigeria. He recently resigned from that position and is in the process of establishing an NGO in Nigeria.
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Rose Mary Short graduated with a degree in nursing from Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, followed by a Business degree at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She previously worked as a Head Nurse in Child and Adolescent Psychology for theJewish General (a McGill affiliated hospital in Montreal). Rose Mary helped lead her department and was one of the forces behind the building of a stand alone Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Center in Montreal affiliated with McGill University. She was awarded the Prix de Florence for her efforts that year. The award is given to the most outstanding nurse in the Province of Quebec with regards to clinical care. Rosemary has been a tremendous asset for CPGH’s development, particularly with regard to strategy.
CPGH COO
Adrian Ross has held multiple entertainment positions in the United States, including jobs at PolyGram Distribution, Nash Communications, and Berklee College of Music. Adrian managed legislative efforts for over a dozen years at ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) before returning to Canada to run his management and consulting agency, ARE GROUP. He has worked with CPGH since 2020 on numerous climate initiatives and communications campaigns, as well as within the area of media and technology. He holds a BA in Music Business from Berklee College of Music and an MBA from Suffolk University in Boston.
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COALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS
The Coalition for Rainforest Nations seeks to create sound and long-lasting opportunities for environmental sustainability, social and economic advancement, strengthened capacity and international market reform in a manner that enhances tropical forest stewardship, biodiversity conservation and global climate stability by reversing the destruction of tropical rainforests.
We Don’t Have Time is the world’s largest review and social networking platform for climate action, with a current social media reach of more than 50,000,000 monthly.
Founded in Sweden and popular across Europe, the platform uses the power of many to encourage companies to step up their climate ambitions by rewarding good climate action and holding accountable those who continue to contribute to the climate crisis.
We Don’t Have Time enables a climate dialogue on all levels, and helps users to get personal responses from CEO’s of global corporations and government ministers. The platform also encourages users to interact with each other and spread solutions and innovations on a global scale
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REJOICE AFRICA
Rejoice Africa Foundation is a non profit organization that is committed to promoting sanitation and hygiene for grassroots communities. They work to improve air quality, reduce waterborne diseases, and ensure that there's shelter and sufficient food.
The foundation is also focused on identifying multifaceted responses to conserving the environment and ecosystem, and mitigating climate change.