EVENT ADVISORY - A Global Health Policy Discussion: Challenges in a Resource-Constrained Environment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gibraltar Associates, a leading public affairs agency providing counsel on global and domestic communications and issues management, today announced that it and the Global Health Council are hosting a global health policy discussion in Washington, D.C. The forum will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center. Billed as "Not Your Typical Washington Policy Discussion," this forum is designed to delve into the heart of the oft-times fierce debate on international development assistance in a resource-constrained environment.
A Global Health Policy Discussion:
Challenges in a Resource-Constrained Environment
September 14, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Check-in and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.
Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Kaiser Family Foundation
1330 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
The discussion will explore the following:
- U.S. bilateral and multilateral initiatives such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Global Health Initiative (GHI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
- Sustainability and cost-effectiveness of global health initiatives, and if such investments can and should be justified during tough economic times.
- The Obama Administration's position on global health and how it represents a significant shift in policy.
Invited panelists include key leaders of non-governmental organizations and foundations, and members of the Obama Administration and Congress, representing diverse views and expertise on the future of US development assistance.
Confirmed panelists include:
- Dr. Jeffrey Sturchio, President, Global Health Council
- Dr. Joanne Carter, Executive Director, RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund
- Ambassador Mark Green, Director, Malaria No More Policy Center and Member of Congress (ret.)
- Jennifer Kates, Vice President and Director of Global Health Policy and HIV, Kaiser Family Foundation
- Evan Feinberg, Legislative Assistant for Health Policy for Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
- Michele Moloney-Kitts, Assistant Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. State Department
- Scott H. Evertz, Moderator, Senior Vice President, Gibraltar Associates, former Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy
To RSVP please email [email protected] or call 202-534-1700
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