Global Health Council Events

The Global Health Council is holding two events, co-sponsored by AMREF and a number of its partners to be held in conjunction with the MDG summit in NYC, NY on September 20th - 22nd. The public is welcome to attend both of the meetings mentioned below, RSVP information is available at the bottom of the page.



Looking Back and Looking Ahead: What will it take to reach the health MDGs?

  Global Health Council    

 

Sunday, September 19, 2010
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Princeton Club
15 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

Panel Discussion examining lessons learned from investments in health systems strengthening and HIV/AIDS and its impact on helping to reach Millennium Development Goals for health and discussing what more is needed to realize the health related goals (vaccines, new tools, technologies)

Panelists:

Dr. Mubashar Sheikh, Executive Director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (invited)
Dr. Seth Berkely, President, International AIDS Vaccine Institute (IAVI)
Dr. Christopher Elias, President and CEO, PATH
Dr. R.J. Simonds, Vice President, Program Innovation and Policy, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)

Refreshments following this event.


    Global Health Council   

Presents
“The Test"

Film Screening

Sunday, September 19, 2010
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The Princeton Club
15 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

A film screening of an integrated care package that was able to transform the lives of a community in Kenya

Introductory Remarks by Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, CEO of Vestergaard Frandsen SA 
Film Viewing

Panel Discussion following the screening.



Please RSVP to rsvp@globalhealth.org with your name and affiliation.

Millennium development goals

The United Nations Millennium development goals are targets that the international community has pledged to reach by 2015.  AMREF is focused on achieving the goals in bold.  

  1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  2. Achieve universal primary education
  3. Promote gender equality and empower women
  4. Reduce child mortality
  5. Improve maternal health
  6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
  7. Ensure environmental sustainability
  8. Develop a global partnership for development1

1. World Health Organization, 2010