Global Health Summit
Welcome: Global Health Summit
Join U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona and an array of distinguished international leaders for the 2005 Global Health Summit, which will offer a unique opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on critical priorities in global health and potential collaborative strategies and approaches.
The Summit President will be Dr. Joxel Garcia, Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organiation. Senator Daniel Inouye will read the Summit's closing Concord. Presenters will include Dr. Allen Jones, Secretary General of the World Federation of Public Health Associations; Dr. Andrew Sorensen, President of the University of South Carolina; Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, Senior Program Officer with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and Dr. Alfredo Solari of the Inter-American Development Bank. Other presenters during the day will include Dr. Stephen Blount, Director of the Office of Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rabia Mathai, Global Director of Programs for the Catholic Medical Mission Board and Dr. John Williams, Vice President for Health Affairs at George Washington University.
The Summit is planned as the venue for the anticipated release of the Surgeon General's Call to Action on Global Health.
The afternoon will feature breakout sessions in which attendees will have the opportunity to comment on specific crucial areas of global health. Key issues covered will include:
* International Safety
* Maternal and Child Health
* Chronic Disease
* Environmental Health
* Priority Health Problems and Disparities
* Health of Transient Populations
* Mental Health and Individual Behavior
* Infectious Disease
* Indigenous and Multi-Cultural Populations
* Self-Help Programs
* Social Equity
* Economic Impact of Global Health
The concluding event will be the reading of the Philadelphia Concord, a declaration of support for the Global Health Movement.
Join U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona and an array of distinguished international leaders for the 2005 Global Health Summit, which will offer a unique opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on critical priorities in global health and potential collaborative strategies and approaches.
The Summit President will be Dr. Joxel Garcia, Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organiation. Senator Daniel Inouye will read the Summit's closing Concord. Presenters will include Dr. Allen Jones, Secretary General of the World Federation of Public Health Associations; Dr. Andrew Sorensen, President of the University of South Carolina; Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, Senior Program Officer with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and Dr. Alfredo Solari of the Inter-American Development Bank. Other presenters during the day will include Dr. Stephen Blount, Director of the Office of Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rabia Mathai, Global Director of Programs for the Catholic Medical Mission Board and Dr. John Williams, Vice President for Health Affairs at George Washington University.
The Summit is planned as the venue for the anticipated release of the Surgeon General's Call to Action on Global Health.
The afternoon will feature breakout sessions in which attendees will have the opportunity to comment on specific crucial areas of global health. Key issues covered will include:
* International Safety
* Maternal and Child Health
* Chronic Disease
* Environmental Health
* Priority Health Problems and Disparities
* Health of Transient Populations
* Mental Health and Individual Behavior
* Infectious Disease
* Indigenous and Multi-Cultural Populations
* Self-Help Programs
* Social Equity
* Economic Impact of Global Health
The concluding event will be the reading of the Philadelphia Concord, a declaration of support for the Global Health Movement.
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