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Panel Descriptions



Moderated sessions in which three to four presenters have approximately 15 minutes each to present, followed by a question-and-answer period. There are multiple sessions taking place concurrently in each session period.

Sessions took place on: June 15, 16, 17 and 18. Available presentations are linked from abstract title.

Sessions by Day:
Tuesday am / pm | Wednesday am / pm | Thursday am / pm | Friday am

Sessions by Series:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G



Tuesday, June 15, 2010: 10:45 am-12:30 pm

A1: Improving Community Based Programs in Maternal Health

Moderator: Rehana Ahmed, Population Services International, Kenya

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Mengistu Asnake, Pathfinder International, Ethiopia
Increasing Community Level Access to Contraceptive Implants | presentation

Crystal Dreisbach, FHI, United States
Beyond the Pilot: Scaling Up Community Based Access to Injectable | presentation

Medha Gandhi, Consultant CEDPA India and Member, White Ribbon Alliance of India
Increasing Access to Skilled Attendance at Birth | presentation

Laura Ralston, Haitian Health Foundation, Haiti
Communities in Haiti Identify and Evacuate Obstetrical Emergencies | presentation

A2: Helping Babies Get to One

Moderator: David Oot, Save the Children, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Micol Fascendini, East Meets West Foundation, Italy
LED Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice Treatment in Vietnam | presentation

George Little, Dartmouth Medical School, United States
Helping Babies Breathe: A Global Curriculum for Neonatal Resuscitation in Resource Limited Environments | presentation

Steven Ringer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
Neonatal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in Vietnam | presentation

Jaganath Sharma, Nepal Family Health Program II, Nepal
Community Based Management of Sick Newborns Using Gentamicin Uniject® | presentation

A3: Using Effective Health Policy Tools for Greater Impact

Moderator: Barbara O'Hanlon, Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Project, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Anne Jorgensen, CEDPA, United States
Reaching Goals through Improved Policy Implementation: Practical Approach | presentation

Le Ngoc Bao, Pathfinder International, Viet Nam
Improving Health Care: Lessons Learned from Policy Experience | presentation

Kayode Ogungbemi, National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Nigeria
Synthesizing Strategic Information to Inform HIV/AIDS Policymaking Process | presentation

A4: What's Standing in the Way? Barriers to Voluntary Counseling and Testing

Moderator: Krishna Jafa, Population Services International, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Ibrahim Hassan Abdi, Pathfiner International, Kenya
Demand for HIV Testing in Conservative Islamic Setting | presentation

Kathleen Poer, Abt Associates Inc., Ethiopia
Mobile HIV Testing Partnerships to Reach At Risk Populations | presentation

Vandana Tripathi, Healthright International, United States
HIV Seroprevalence among Street Youth in Ukraine | presentation

A5: The Metrics of Impact Investing in Health

Moderator: Lucille Pilling, New York University Master's Program in Global Public Health, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Margot Brandenburg, The Rockefeller Foundation, United States
Measuring Social Returns on Health: A Foundation's Perspective

John Sargent, BroadReach Healthcare, United States
Measuring Social Returns on Health: An Implementer's Perspective

Anne Stetson, Lighthouse Consulting, United States
Measuring Social Returns on Health: A Commercial Perspective

Brian Trelstad, Acumen Fund, United States
Measuring Social Returns on Health: Social Investment Perspective

A6: Integration: Getting Results and Reaching Goals

Moderator: Nalini Saligram, AROGYA, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Pasiens Mapunda, Pathfinder International, Tanzania
Sustaining Community Responses to HIV/AIDS through VICOBA | presentation

Marcia Metcalfe, Freedom from Hunger, United States
Adding Health to Microfinance for Broader Health Impact | presentation

Jana Smith, Pro Mujer, United States
Integrating Health with Microfinance in a Business Model | presentation

Francesca Stuer, FHI, Ethiopia
Achieving MDGs: Transformational Capacity Development and Integrated Programming:
presentation



Tuesday, June 15, 2010: 2:30-4:15 pm

B1: Modeling the Potential Impact of an AIDS Vaccine
entire panel presentation

Moderator: Kammerle Schneider, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Omu Anzala, Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Kenya
Modeling an AIDS Vaccine on the Kenyan Epidemic

Danstan Bagenda, Makerere University, Uganda
Modeling an AIDS Vaccine on the Ugandan Epidemic

Goretti Fonseca, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
Modeling an AIDS Vaccine on the Brazilian Epidemic

John Stover, Futures Institute, United States
Spectrum Projection Package and Modeling an AIDS Vaccine

B2: Models for Improving Metrics in Global Health

Moderator: Theo Lippeveld, John Snow, Inc., United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Dana Aronovich, John Snow, Inc., United States
CS Index 2003–2009: Monitoring Progress toward Contraceptive Security | presentation

Jacqueline Darroch, Guttmacher Institute, United States
Saving Lives and Money: A Cost Benefit Analysis | presentation

Cecilia Peterson, University of Denver, United States
Patterns of Potential Human Progress: Improving Global Health | presentation

Amanda Pomeroy, AIM/USAID, United States
Towards International Consensus: Measuring Health Systems Strengthening | presentation

B3: Community Approaches to Meeting Health Goals: Lessons from South Asia

Moderator: Henry Perry, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Connie Gates, Jamkhed International - North America, United States
Reaching MDGs Sustainable Comprehensive CBPHC: Jamkhed Experience | presentation

Yasmin Karim, PRIDE Project, Pakistan
Institutionalized Community Participation Improves Maternal and Child Health | presentation

Bal Krishna Sedai, Nepal Red Cross Society, Nepal
A Study on Volunteers Involvement in HIV/AIDS Program | presentation

Sheena Patel, United States
Increased Health Service Coverage through Women's Health Groups | presentation

B4: Health Systems Building Blocks: How to Build Strong Health Systems that Deliver Quality Services

Moderator: Ann Lion, Abt Associates Inc., United States | presentation

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Bruno Bouchet, FHI, United States
Reaching MDGs - Sustainable Comprehensive CBPHC: Jamkhed Experience | presentation

Derick Brinkerhoff, RTI International, United States
The Governance and Leadership Building Block | presentation

Catherine Connor, Abt Associates Inc., United States
The Health Financing Building Block | presentation

Douglas Keene, Management Sciences for Health, United States
Strengthening the Pharmaceutical Sector: Mechanisms to Monitor Performance | presentation

James McCaffery, Training Resources Group, United States
The Health Workforce Building Block | presentation

Michael Rodriguez, John Snow, Inc., United States
The Health Information System Strengthening Building Block | presentation

B5: Progress in Reproductive Health: Including a Man's Perspective

Moderator: Jeff Spieler, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Doris Bartel, CARE, United States
Strengthening Maternal Health Behavior through Gender Integration | presentation

Sarah Kenagy, CARE, United States
Integrating Gender and Sexuality into Reproductive Health Programs | presentation

Adriana Smith, Women's International Network for Guatemalan Solutions, Guatemala
Guatemalan Male Involvement in Sexual and Reproductive Health | presentation

Geoffrey M'mbaga, Unilever Tea Tanzania, Tanzania
Integrating Male Involvement Approaches into Workplace Health ProgramsGuatemalan Male Involvement in Sexual and Reproductive Health | presentation

B6: Surgical Metrics: Unmet Surgical Need and Impact on Global Health

Moderator: Kathleen Casey, American College of Surgeons, United States | presentation

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Kathleen Casey, American College of Surgeons, United States
The Impact of Surgical Intervention on Child Health | presentation

Dean Jamison, Institute for Health Metrics, University of Washington, United States
Surgical Intervention: Health Metrics and Evaluation | presentation

Doruk Ozgediz, University of Toronto, Canada
Effectiveness of Basic Prehospital Trauma Care in Uganda | presentation

Thomas Weiser, Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
Standardized Surgical Metrics for Global Surgical Surveillance | presentation



Wednesday, June 16, 2010: 10:30 am-12:15 pm

C1: Beyond Sexual Violence: Next Steps in Helping Victims

Moderator: Susan Purdin, International Rescue Committee, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Arwa Bustami, Abt Associates Inc., Jordan
Preparing Private Hospitals to Manage Gender Based Violence | presentation

Nafissatou Diop, UNFPA, United States
Acceleration of FGM/C Abandonment: What Works? | presentation

Charlotte Warren, Population Council, United States
The Copperbelt Model of Integrated Care | presentation

C2: Optimizing and Leveraging Private Sector Partnerships

Moderator: Leslie Flinn, Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd., United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Frank Richard Feeley, Boston University School of Public Health, United States
Optimizing Access to Services through the Private Sector | presentation

Themba Moeti, African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana
Saving Lives: the ACHAP Experience in Botswana | presentation

Anne Reeler, Axios International, France
The Gardasil Access Program - Successful and Dynamic Private-Public Partnerships:
presentation

Camille Saadé, Academy for Educational Development, United States
Leveraging NGO Partnerships to Scale POU Interventions | presentation

C3: Reaching MDG 6: What Will it Take to Make TB History?

Moderator: Joel Keravec, Management Sciences for Health, Brazil

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Sayera Banu, ICDDR,B, Bangladesh
Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Dhaka Central Jail, Bangladesh | presentation

Muhwa Jeremiah Chakaya, Stop TB Partnership, Kenya
What is the Country Perspective in Achieving Objectives?

Farshid Meidany, Medical Care Development Intl., South Africa
Innovative TB Screening Using Contact Slips | presentation

Virginia Williams, International Council of Nurses (ICN), Switzerland
Why should we care about TB? | presentation

C4: Improving Existing Data to Sustain Gains in Global Health

Moderator: Brandon Bennett, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
George Bruno Akanlu, National Catholic Health Service, Ghana
Improving Data Quality: Frontline Provider Use and Leadership Attention | presentation

Najma Javed, PRIDE Project, Pakistan
Enhancing Data Quality through Performance Improvement Process | presentation

Neal Lesh, D tree International, United States
Scaling up Phone Based Tools for Community Health Workers | presentation

Mohammed Rashad Massound, University Research Co., LLC, United States
A Framework for Improving Care for Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy



Wednesday, June 16, 2010: 2-3:45 pm

D1: Nutritional Supplements and Complementary Feeding Practices

Moderator: Miriam Labbok, University of North Carolina, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Rae Galloway, PATH, United States
Ultra Rice Improves Iron Status in Indian Schoolchildren | presentation

Shamim Hayder Talukder, Eminence, Bangladesh
KAP of Anemia and a Community Based Intervention | presentation

D2: Leveraging Capacity: Making Use of Existing Information Systems

Moderator: Don Detmer, University of Virginia Center for Global Health, United States:
presentation

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Mohamed Jalloh, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone
Use of Health Information in Sierra Leone Districts | presentation

Robert Mswia, MEASURE Evaluation, United States
Monitoring Vital Events in the Communities in Africa | presentation

Seng Aung Sein Myint, Health Unlimited, Myanmar
Leveraging Health Department Capacity through Health Information Systems | presentation

D3: From Evidence to Action: Mainstreaming Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies

Moderator: Maureen Norton, USAID Washington, DC, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Halida Akhter, Management Sciences for Health, Bangladesh
Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies Save Lives | presentation

Jeannette Cachan, Georgetown University/Institute for Reproductive Health, United States
Promoting HTSP while Expanding Family Planning Options | presentation

Nancy Koskei, Jhpiego, Kenya Care: Kenya
Integrating Family Planning and Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies into Postnatal:
presentation

May Post, Extending Service Delivery (ESD) Project, United States
Mainstreaming Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy | presentation

D4: Policy Initiatives to Break the Cycle of Neglect for Chagas

Moderator: Sheba Meymandi, Olive View UCLA Medical Center, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Jana Armstrong, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, United States
Policy Initiatives to Boost Chagas R&D | presentation

James Fitzgerald, PAHO/WHO, United States
Adoption and Policy Implications of PAHO Chagas Resolution | presentation

Gemma Ortiz M Genovese, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders–Spain, Spain
Policy Initiatives to Scale Up Chagas Treatment | presentation

Isabela Ribeiro, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Brazil | presentation

D5: Global Leadership: Who is Fighting Drug Resistance and How?

Moderator: Gail Cassell, Eli Lilly and Company, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Anthony Boni, USAID, United States
Donor Role in Combating Drug Resistance | presentation

David Heymann, Health Protection Agency (HPA), United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Government and International Organization Leadership on Drug Resistance | presentation

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Resources for the Future, United States
Antibiotic Resistance in the Developing World: Policy Options/Opportunities | presentation

Walter Straus, Merck & Co., Inc., United States
A Perspective on the Private Sector Role | presentation

D6: Building Global Health Careers: It's All About People

Moderator: Maurice Middleberg, IntraHealth International, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Taara Chandani, Banyan Global, United States
Supporting Aspiring Health Workers to Access Medical Training | presentation

Chioma Ogbozor, Management Sciences for Health, Nigeria
Improving Nigerian HIV/AIDS Services: Health Professionals’ Fellowship Approach:
presentation

Hedayatullah Saleh, Management Sciences for Health, Afghanistan
Systemic Capacity Building of a Provincial Health Office | presentation

Dykki Settle, IntraHealth International, United States
Measuring and Monitoring the Health Workforce



Thursday, June 17, 2010: 10:30 am-12:15 pm

E1: NIGH Panel: Focus on Prevention

Moderator: Haile Debas, University of California, San Francisco, Global Health Sciences, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Magaly Blas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
An Online Video Based Intervention to Increase HIV Testing | presentation

Jonathan Grund, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, United States
Sexual Behavior Change Following Male Circumcision in Swaziland | presentation

Bryce Haac, UNC School of Medicine, United States
Nutritional Behavior of Rural Mexicans | presentation

Stan Wang, Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI), United States
Childhood Disease Prevention through Hand Washing with Soap in Ghana | presentation

E2: Removing Roadblocks: Effective Approaches in Improving Pharmaceutical Management

Moderator: Edmund Rutta, Management Sciences for Health, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Mehmood Anwar, PRIDE Project, Pakistan
Evidence Based Approach to Improving Pharmaceutical Management | presentation

Joseph Njau, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, United States
Treating Adverse Drug Reactions Arising from Use of Antimalarials with Sulfonamide and Artemisinin Derivative Compounds | presentation

Angelica Perez, Management Sciences for Health, United States
Developing Supervision Systems for Antimalarial Supply in Latin America | presentation

Dragana Veskov, John Snow, Inc., Nigeria
Long Term Commodity Forecasting: Strategy for Achieving Program Objectives:
presentation

E3: Expanding Access through Mobile Health Services

Moderator: John Nduba, African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Headquarters, Kenya

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Emily Churchman, Support for International Change, Tanzania
Partnering to Improve Treatment Access in Rural Tanzania | presentation

Sam Juana, Marie Stopes International, Sierra Leone
Achieving National Impact through Community Reproductive Health Services | presentation

Melinda Pavin, EngenderHealth, United States
Male Circumcision Service Scale up through Mobile Outreach Teams | presentation

E4: Health Vouchers: Successes and Obstacles to Effective Utilization

Moderator: Mursaleena Islam, Abt Associates Inc., United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Ben Bellows, Population Council, Kenya
Managing What is Measured: Results Based Reproductive Health Vouchers | presentation

Francis Kundu, National Coordinating Agency on Population and Development, Kenya
Measuring Performance Using Voucher Reimbursement Records | presentation

Nancy Nachbar, Academy for Educational Development, United States
Vouchers for Insecticide Treated Nets: a Public Private Partnership Model | presentation

Moshiur Rahman, Population Council, Bangladesh
Maternal Delivery Vouchers: Transportation as the Missing Link | presentation

Noah Sprafkin, Marie Stopes International, Pakistan
Meeting Unmet Demand Through Vouchers: The Suraj Experience: presentation | tool

E5: MDG 4 and 5: Reaching Global Impact through Work at the Local Level

Moderator: Koyejo Oyerinde, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Lynn Freedman, Averting Maternal Death and Disability, Columbia University, United States
Evaluating Processes and Outcomes in Complex Systems | presentation

Jemima Frimpong, Columbia University, United States
Fueling Implementation Sciences: Measuring Local Processes in Ghana | presentation

Kathleen Hill, University Research Co., LLC, United States
Accelerating Progress for Mothers and Newborns in Niger | presentation

Nana Yeboaa Twum Danso, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Ghana
Using Quality Improvement Methods to Achieve MDG4 in Ghana: presentation | worksheet

E6: Next Steps in Health Information Systems Applications

Moderator: Dykki Settle, IntraHealth International, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Anwer Aqil, John Snow, Inc., United States
Strengthening Routine Health Information System (RHIS) for Better Health Systems Outputs:
presentation

Johan Saebo, Health Metrics Network, Norway
A Global Analysis of Health Information System Assessments

Gashaw Shiferaw, Supply Chain Management System (SCMS), Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Innovative Approach for Bigger, Better, Faster Logistics Decisions | presentation

Theo Lippeveld, John Snow, Inc., United States
Case Studies Illustrating Contributions of Health Information Systems



Thursday, June 17, 2010: 3:45-5:30 pm

F1: Standards, Partnerships and Other Tools for Quality Improvement

Moderator: Pierre Barker, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Nancy Fronczak, Social Sectors Development Strategies, United States
2010: Time for Minimum Standards for Health Facilities | presentation

Mette Karlsen, Save the Children, Guatemala
Improving Family Planning in Guatemala: Community Provider Partnerships

Nicholas Leydon, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, South Africa
Simple Calculator to Measure/Improve HIV Care | presentation

Beth Outterson, Save the Children, United States
Improving Family Planning in Guatemala: Community Provider Partnerships | presentation

Fazila Shakir, University Research Co., LLC, United States
Estimating Quality Gaps in ART Care

F2: Health Reform Approaches: Using Performance based Financing to Reach Global Health Goals

Moderator: Rena Eichler, Broad Branch Associates, LLC, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Gyorgy Fritsche, World Bank, Netherlands
Scaling up Results Based Financing for Health through Public Systems | presentation

Bruno Meessen, ITG/ITM, Belgium
Performance Based Financing in the Public Sector of Low Income Countries

John Pollock, Management Sciences for Health, United States
Performance Based Financing: Experience in Rwanda | presentation

Piet Vroeg, Cordaid, Netherlands
Performance Based Financing; Principles and Practices | presentation

F3: Efforts and Achievements in Obstetrical and Postpartum Care in Asia

Moderator: Bridget McHenry, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Zaib un Nisa Dahar, Jhpiego, Pakistan
Increasing Access to Quality Essential Obstetric Care | presentation

Sharad Iyengar, Action Research & Training for Health, India
Postpartum Home Visits by Nurse Midwives in Rajasthan | presentation

Nowrozy Jahan, EngenderHealth, Bangladesh
Prevention of PPH: Community Level Distribution of Misoprostol in Bangladesh | presentation

Htee Moo, Karen Department of Health and Welfare, Myanmar
Improving Coverage of Maternal Health Interventions in Burma | presentation

F4: Accountability, Effectiveness and Transparency in Global Health

Moderator: Sally Stansfield, Executive Secretary, Health Metrics Network, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Danila Boneva, United Nations Development Programme, United States
International Aid Transparency Initiative

Stephen Davenport, Development Gateway, United States
Partner Country Perspectives on Aid Transparency

Sven Wilson, Brigham Young University, United States
Infectious Disease and Aid Effectiveness: Recent Trends

F5: Men, Violence and Gender Inequality: Cases from Brazil, India and South Africa

Moderator: Gary Barker, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Kristin Dunkle, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, United States
Men, Rape and Gender Equity in South Africa

Christine Ricardo, Promundo, Brazil
Brazilian Men’s Attitudes Toward and Use of Violence

Ravi Verma, International Center for Research on Women, India
Men, Childhood Violence, and Gender Equality in India

F6: From Drug Users to Mother Support Groups: What's Working in
HIV/AIDS Prevention


Moderator: Asha Basnyat, FHI, Zambia

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Laura Gibney, IntraHealth International, United States
Preventing Perinatal HIV Infection—Ethiopian Mother Support Groups | presentation

Brittain Nicholson, Gaston County Health Department, United States
HIV Prevention for Women in the Rural South | presentation

Ali Razaque, Punjab AIDS Control Program, Pakistan
Comprehensive HIV Prevention Project for Injecting Drug Users in Pakistan



Friday, June 18, 2010: 9:00-10:45 am

G1: Adding Metrics to the Reproductive Health Response in Humanitarian Relief Settings
Moderator: Sara Casey, RAISE Initiative, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Leah Elliott, American Refugee Committee International, Rwanda
Using Research to Impact Family Planning Programming among Congolese Refugees

Koyejo Oyerinde, Columbia University, United States
EMONC in Post Conflict States: Lessons from Sierra Leone | presentation

Marianne Zotti, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Assessing Reproductive Health Needs in Humanitarian Emergencies | presentation



G2: Key Approaches to Address Urgent Health Needs of Adolescent Girls

Moderator: Milka Dinev, Extending Service Delivery (ESD) Project, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Shveta Kalyanwala, Population Council, India
Exploring Pathways to Abortion among Unmarried Adolescents, India | presentation

Brad Kerner, Save the Children, United States
Catalyzing Community Change: Managing Menstruation in Schools | presentation

Ryan Lander, Plan USA, United States
Preventing Student Pregnancy in Guinea's Forest Region | presentation

Emmanuel Mugisha, PATH, Uganda
Strategic Approach to Delivering HPV Vaccines through Schools in Uganda | presentation

G3: Research Track: NIGH Panel: Improved Methodologies in MCH Research

Moderator: Victoria H. Jennings, Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Joshua Davis, University of North Carolina, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, United States
Cost Effectiveness of Male versus Female Sterilization in Africa

Sarah Messmer, Wuqu' Kawoq, Guatemala; Harvard Medical School, United States
Improving Child Malnutrition Interventions using Ethnography and Anthropometry

Alison Newman, United States
Rural Maternal Healthcare in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Pamela Scorza, Harvard School of Public Health, United States
Development and Reliability of Psychosocial Scales in Rwanda | presentation

Dominika Seidman, Northwestern University, United States
Quality Improvement in a Dominican Obstetrics Ward | presentation

G4: Better Communication for Better Health

Moderator: Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Katherine Williams, Population Council, United States
Integrating HIV/AIDS Messages in Teachings of Ethiopian Church

Albert Pyne, American Refugee Committee, Liberia
Innovations in Community Media to Achieve MDGs

Amira Roess, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Video Based Intervention Increases Monkeypox Prevention in Congo, 2008 2009

G5: Measuring the Success of Open Source Health Information Systems

Moderator: Pape Gaye, IntraHealth International, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Paul Biondich, OpenMRS, United States
OpenMRS to Monitor Patient Information in Resource Constrained Environments

Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
Building Open Source Tools for Country Health Systems | presentation

Neal Lesh, D-tree International, Dimagi Inc, United States
CommCare: Open Source Solutions for Community Health Workers | presentation

Kevin McMullen, Vecna, United States
Feasibility Program: National Health Delivery Infrastructure

G6: Reaching the Goal of Making Surgery an Integral Part of Primary Health Care

Moderator: Stephen Bickler, University of California, San Diego, United States

Presenters/Abstract Title:
Stephen Bickler, University of California, San Diego, United States
Surgery as a Component of Primary Health Care: Overview

Meena Cherian, World Health Organization, Switzerland
The Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgery

Charles Mock, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Surgical Priorities within Primary Health Care

David Spiegel, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Monitoring the Capacity to Deliver Essential Surgical Care


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