CSIS Forum on Advancing U.S. Leadership in Global Health
The CSIS Global Health Policy Center convened key government officials and leading experts at a March 7 forum on U.S. leadership in global health.
The event opened with a screening of On the Ground with GHI in Kenya:
This video was followed by four discussion panels that examined (1) bipartisanship in global health; (2) opportunities and challenges facing the Global Health Initiative (GHI); (3) the value of long-term investments in global health; and (4) the connection between global health and national security.
Panel 1: Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Amb. Mark Green of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition discussed the importance of bipartisanship to U.S. leadership in global health with CSIS president and CEO John J. Hamre.
Panel 2: Dr. Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE USA, discussed opportunities and challenges ahead for the GHI with panelists Lois Quam, GHI executive director; Kevin DeCock of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Amie Batson of USAID; and Ann Gavaghan with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.
Panel 3: Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the Gates Foundation’s Global Health Program, spoke about the Gates Foundation’s role as a bridge between the public and private sectors with CSIS’s Stephen Morrison, director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center.
Panel 4: CSIS deputy director and senior adviser Lisa Carty examined the tension between the security rationale and the humanitarian imperative for global health with panelists Dr. Rajeev Venkayya of the Gates Foundation, Dr. Michael Merson of Duke University, and Dr. Karen Remley of the Virginia Department of Health.
Monday, March 7, 2011
3:00pm - 5:30pm
Grand Hyatt Washington
Independence Ballroom
1000 H Street NW
Washington D.C., 20001
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