Regional Assemblies

Peru’s Ministry of Health vs. Tuberculosis

Every year, more than 1.6 million people die of tuberculosis. While today access to antibiotics and developments in medical technology have helped to decrease its prominence, tuberculosis remains a major public health issue. One country that is particularly hard hit is Peru, which accounts for 13% of all tuberculosis cases in South America. Despite attempts to tackle its tuberculosis problem, Peru continues to suffer high rates of tuberculosis, with these issues only being worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. To deal with this issue once and for all, the Ministry of Health has called experts from all over the country and beyond, hoping to create a comprehensive plan that will bring the pandemic to an end. With time of the essence, it is up to Peru’s experts to figure out and address systemic issues, harness public health systems, and find allies to aid in Peru’s years-long fight against Tuberculosis.

Bandung Conference, 1955

Following the end of the Second World War, the world was turned on its head. Colonial empires that had dominated the globe for centuries began to collapse in on themselves. From these empires, the first post-colonial states would emerge. The Bandung Conference, assembled in 1955, aimed to address the many difficulties of the colonial and post-colonial worlds and help nations, many of which had only recently attained their independence, to navigate the turbulent Cold War environment in which they found themselves. As participants in this conference, delegates will be posed with the task of finding ways to fight colonial regimes, challenge neo-colonial ambitions, and find a way to maintain sovereignty in the midst of the Soviet Union and United States’ battle for influence on the global stage.