Texas Children's Hospital honors Fundacíon Carlos Slim with International Recognition Award at the 25th International Colloquium

HOUSTON, March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital is proud to announce Fundacíon Carlos Slim of Mexico as the recipient of the 2015 International Recognition Award at the 25^th Texas Children's Hospital International Colloquium. For more information about Texas Children's Hospital International Colloquium, visit texaschildrens.org/colloquium.

The Texas Children's Hospital International Colloquium, now in its 25^th year, is a convening body for stakeholders in global health and believed to be the longest-standing international educational forum of any freestanding pediatric hospital in the United States.

"Since 1990, Texas Children's has honored the highest echelon of leaders in pediatrics, maternal and community health," said Michael T. Walsh, Jr., Director of Texas Children's Global Health Initiative.  "The award recognizes transformational contributions to patient care, education, research and outreach with a notable focus on addressing the needs of underserved populations.  This year, the International Colloquium Curriculum Committee proudly selected Fundacíon Carlos Slim, the first institution to receive this honor."

The close alignment of the Fundación Carlos Slim mission to that of Texas Children's establishes an ideal platform for the sharing of new ideas, expertise, and solutions targeting transformational improvements in maternal and child health in the Americas and beyond. 

"Fundación Carlos Slim is honored to receive this recognition from Texas Children's Hospital," said Dr. Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Chief Executive Officer of Fundacíon Carlos Slim.  "Our foundation shares a common vision with Texas Children's for alleviation of poverty and health disparity through a sound focus on the right solutions." 

With an extensive philanthropic profile, Fundación Carlos Slim is considered to be the most significant philanthropic entity in Latin America and among the top five globally. The Fundación Carlos Slim and its high impact, social programs, focused on the most vulnerable populations, has directly benefited more than 29.7 million persons and provided access to high quality medical care, equipment and technology, fostering preventative health care, promoting professional development and training and encouraging research and solutions addressing the most significant health problems facing underserved populations in Mexico and Central America.

The 2015 Texas Children's Hospital's International Colloquium will be held March 9^th-11^th, 2015 at the BioScience Research Collaborative.

About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital, a not-for-profit health care organization, is committed to creating a healthier future for children and women throughout the global community by leading in patient care, education and research. Consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation, Texas Children's has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthroughs in pediatric and women's health. The hospital includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, a second community hospital planned to open in 2017. The organization also created the nation's first HMO for children, has the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that's channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. For more information, go to www.texaschildrens.org. Get the latest news by visiting the online newsroom and Twitter at twitter.com/texaschildrens.

About Texas Children's Global Health Initiative
Texas Children's Hospital, along with our academic partner, Baylor College of Medicine, has created a body of work in global health and development that spans 25 years, and across numerous departments within our institutions including, but not limited to: pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, anesthesia, radiology, pathology, administration, finance and facilities. Texas Children's Global Health Initiative programs cut across the three domains of education, research and service with a steadfast focus on creating public-private partnerships in resource-limited settings targeting sustainable advances in pediatric / maternal care and treatment, training and education, health systems strengthening, human resources for health, building local health sector capacity, and global health practice. All efforts target multi-directional benefit for engaged partners.  For more information about the Texas Children's Global Health Initiative, please visit http://globalhealth.texaschildrens.org/.

About the Carlos Slim Foundation
Created in 1986 to impact the most vulnerable populations, the Carlos Slim Foundation has directly benefited millions of people. With a marked sense of social responsibility, efficiency, and proven results, the Foundation has programs in various fields, such as education, employment, health, nutrition, social justice, culture, human development, support during natural disasters, protection and conservation of the environment, and economic development. These programs help improve the quality of life for populations of all ages, fostering the development of human capital and generating opportunities for people, their communities, and their countries.

As part of the Carlos Slim Foundation, the Health Institute has the purpose to generate solutions in order to help solve Mexico's and Latin America's main public health problems focusing on the most vulnerable populations. www.salud.carlosslim.org 

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SOURCE Texas Children's Hospital