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| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
Policy Series @ Conference - PS2: Research Symposium
Furthering the Science of Evaluation:
Applying Experience and New Models to Overcome Challenges
9 am-Noon
Palladian Ballroom (map)
Learn about models of program evaluation and participate in discussions of new strategies to increase prioritization and investments in program evaluation as a critical component of informing global health policy.
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Moderator:
Roger I. Glass, Director, Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health
Keynote Speakers:
Richard Feachem, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Jaime Sepulveda Amor, PhD, Director General, Mexican National Institutes of Health
Panel Discussants:
Susan Purdin, Senior Reproductive Heath Advisor, International Rescue Committee
Ruth Levine, Director of Programs, Center for Global Development
Mead Over, Lead Economist, World Bank
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| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
 Special Featured Reception
Healthy Women, Healthy World: A Global Health Community Tribute to the Career of Dean Allan Rosenfield
7:30-9 pm
Regency Ballroom (map)
Conference participants and the wider global health and development community are all invited to this special evening reception to recognize the remarkable contributions of a true global health hero. In a career spanning 40 years and several continents, Allan Rosenfield, dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, has been a tenacious and constant champion for the cause of women's health and human rights. Join us in this celebration for a friend and colleague whose life's work has been a case study in excellence, innovation and influence.
This event is co-sponsored by PATH and IPPF/International
With contributing support from the Guttmacher Institute, International Center for Research on Women, Pathfinder International, Population Action International and Ipas.
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| Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
Luncheon Event
Global Health Media Coverage: Challenges and Opportunities
12:30-2 pm
Regency Ballroom (map)
Co-Sponsored by Burness Communications and GMMB, with support from Communications Consortium Media Center.
What are the challenges faced by reporters seeking to cover global health issues? What factors influence how their story is reported? Hear from a distinguished panel of reporters about the ins and outs of their efforts to pursue global health media coverage. This session will include an extensive question and answer period.
Speakers:
Maggie Fox, Reuters
Justin Gillis, Washington Post
Tamela Hultman, AllAfrica Global Media
Don Terry, Chicago Tribune
This event will feature the presentation of the 2006 Excellence in Media-Newspaper Category to Don Terry, Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine. Visit our website for additional awards information.
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| Friday, June 2, 2006 |
Special Luncheon Event
Discovery, Development and Delivery:
The Promise and Challenge of Vaccine Innovations
12:30-2 pm
Regency Ballroom (map)
Hosted by BD, GAVI and Wyeth
With the recent introduction of new vaccines and the promise of even greater activity on the horizon, speakers in this session examine the challenges involved in the development and delivery of vaccines for the developing world. Topics include an examination of the current state of research and development for high-priority vaccines, the role of public-private partnerships in vaccine development, and the view from the field in getting vaccines delivered at the country-level.
Moderator:
Noel Gray Harvey, PhD, Director, Advanced Drug Delivery, BD Technologies
Speakers:
Peter Paradiso, PhD, Vice President of New Business and Scientific Affairs, Wyeth Vaccines
Michel Zaffran, Deputy Executive Secretary, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI)
Adel Mahmoud, MD, PhD, President, Merck Vaccines
Robert Steinglass, Technical Director, IMMUNIZATIONBasics Project, John Snow, Inc.
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