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Faith, Action & Partnerships: Confronting HIV/AIDS
Contacts
Lynnette Johnson Williams, Global Health Council
202.327.5003 or ljohnsonwilliams@globalhealth.org
Claudia Hite, Catholic Medical Mission Board
212.609.2581 or chite@cmmb.org
"Faith, Action & Partnerships: Confronting Global HIV/AIDS"
A webcast of this forum is available as a webcast by kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/ghc/17nov03
Along with the webcast, a transcript, speaker presentations, and related resources are also available.
A Forum Co-Sponsored by Catholic Medical Mission Board & the Global Health Council
- Monday, November 17, 2003 - 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- The Pierre hotel, Grand Ballroom, Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, New York, NY 212-838-8000
The forum is part of CMMB's 75th anniversary celebration, which began on Sunday, Nov. 16, with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Patrick's Cathedral and concluded at The Pierre hotel on Monday, Nov. 17, with the forum and a gala benefit dinner.
AGENDA:
9:00 - 9:10 am: Welcome Remarks
- John F. Galbraith, President & CEO, Catholic Medical Mission Board
- Nils Daulaire, President & CEO, Global Health Council
- Anne Peterson, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID
Plenary 1: The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV/AIDS Care, Prevention & Treatment Efforts
- Gary Gunderson, Director, Interfaith Health Program, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- James Cairns, Director, Program on Children, World Conference of Religions for Peace
View James Cairn's presentation in PDF format (163K) - Mohammed Abdullah, Chairperson, Kenya Medical Research Institute - KEMRI, Nairobi, Kenya
View Mohammed Abdullah's presentation in PDF format (43K)
- Bishop Kevin Dowling, Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, and National AIDS Supervisory and Management Committee, South Africa
Plenary 2: Faith-Based Organizations Partnering with Non-Faith-Based Organizations
- Phangisile Mtshali, Director, Secure the Future, Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
- Sister Alison Munro, Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Office, Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, South Africa
View Sister Alison Munro's presentation in PDF format (112K)
- Kristin Kalla, Director, CORE Initiative
View Kristin Kalla's presentation in PDF format (73K)
- Jeff Richardson, Executive Director, Step Forward, Abbott Laboratories Fund
View Jeff Richardson's presentation in PDF format (240K)
Plenary 3: Moving Forward: A Conversation with Global Health Leaders
- Joseph F. O'Neill, Deputy Coordinator/Chief Medical Officer, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Dept. of State
- Charity Kaluki Ngilu, Minister for Health, Kenya
- Desmond Johns, Director, UNAIDS New York Office
U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS
Founded in 1928, the Catholic Medical Mission Board works collaboratively with programs that treat HIV/AIDS in Africa, tuberculosis in Zambia, and early childhood diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean. Global aid initiatives include: recruitment and placement of medical volunteers, medicine and medical supply shipments. In fiscal year 2003, CMMB provided more than US$130 million in global aid, primarily through its network of faith-based organizations throughout the world.
The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. The Council serves and represents thousands of public health professionals from 103 countries on six continents.
A webcast of this forum is available as a webcast by kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/ghc/17nov03
Along with the webcast, a transcript, speaker presentations, and related resources are also available.
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contributed by Andrea Welch on 3 November 2003
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