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Global Health Council Policy Series |
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 The Global Health Council Policy Series provides a platform for global health advocates and practitioners to inform and engage in global health policy through congressional briefings, educational forums, and policy dinner dialogues.
Policy Series Events
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Upcoming Policy Series Events
International Leadership in Health Systems Strengthening: Engaging Civil Society
Parters Forum: Tues., Nov. 18, 2008 at the Global Health Council, Washington, D.C. Please join our expert panel as they discuss their involvement in the health systems movement and how civil society can engage with them in their efforts.
New Leadership in Washington: Post-Election Analysis on Advancing the Global Health Agenda
Parters Forum: Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008 at the Global Health Council, Washington, D.C. Please join the Global Health Council as we discuss where the new Administration and newly elected Members of Congress stand on global health issues.
Register for an upcoming event.
 Policy Dinners
The Global Health Council holds invitation-only dinners bringing together senior level representatives of the NGO community, Congress, corporate leaders, the Administration, and key international policymakers to meet with prominent global health figures. These dinners provide a forum for attendees to discuss critical global health issues in a congenial, relaxed, off-the-record environment and an opportunity to set the groundwork for future working relationships.
Past Policy Dinner Featured Guests include:
- Dr. Joy Pumaphi, Vice President and Head of Human Development Network, World Bank
- Dr. Anders Nordström, Former Assistant Director General- Health Systems and Services, Former Acting Director-General, WHO
- Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, United Nationa Populations Fund
- The Honorable Joseph Crowley (D-NY), United States House of Representatives
- Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt, Executive Secretary, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI)
- Dr. Francisco Songane, Director, The Partnership for Maternal, Child and Newborn Health
- The Honorable Betty McCollum (D-MN), United States House of Representatives, Co-Chair Congressional Global Health Caucus
- Ambassador Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS
- The Honorable Mike DeWine, Former US Senator (R-OH)
- Ambassador Mark Dybul
Congressional Briefings & Events
The Global Health Council's educational and technical congressional briefings bring clear and sound information on critical health-related issues in the developing world to U.S. policymakers. They provide an opportunity for representatives from the field to put a human face on key global health issues currently facing Congress.
Past congressional briefings & events include:
 Partner Forums
Global Health Partner Forums offer the opportunity for the global health community, including our NGO members and others in the Washington, D.C. area, to meet with experts in the the field. Partner Forums build bridges between the NGO community - which so often supports and advocates for the work done in the field - and field practitioners themselves.
If you would like to submit a Partners Forum idea please contact our Policy Series Manager, Alex Fullem.
Past partners forums include:
Calendar
Policy Series events (except study tours) are generally grouped to occur in “seasons”, corresponding with the Global Health Council's five core areas. Non-health sector issues change over time and include such topics as U.S. Investment in Global Health and Food as a Health Intervention.
| January / February |
Child Health |
| March / April |
Infectious Diseases |
| May / June |
Women's Health |
| September / October |
Health Systems & Crosscutting Issues |
| November / December |
HIV/AIDS |
The Global Health Council Policy Series is funded in part through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and with unrestricted educational support from the Abbott Fund.
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