U.S. Leadership in Global Health

Thursday, November 8, 2007
12:00pm – 1:30pm
B-338 Rayburn House Office Building

Families USA Global Health Initiative
in cooperation with:
Congressman Dave Obey, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and Congresswoman Betty McCollum
 

Cordially invites you to attend a briefing:

International health researchers, supported by the National Institute of Health’s Fogarty International Center, discuss global health and the promise of international research partnerships. How do these research collaborations benefit both the U.S. and its developing country partners? Why are international partnerships and in-country scientific expertise essential for sustainable progress in global health?

Please RSVP by filling in this online form or email Kudzai Makomva at kmakomva@familiesusa.org or 202. 628.3030

Agenda
Welcome:  Dee Mahan, Director, Families USA Global Health Initiative

Moderator:  Dr. Roger I. Glass, Director, Fogarty International Center and Associate Director for International Research, NIH

Panel: 

Dr. Robert Gilman, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Luz Caviedes, Department of Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
Dr. Gilman and Ms. Caviedes are part of an international research team  that recently developed a faster, simpler, low-cost diagnostic test for tuberculosis. 

Dr. Terrie Taylor, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University
Dr. Taylor divides her time between Malawi, where she conducts research on severe malaria, and Michigan State University where she teaches tropical medicine.

Families USA’s Global Health Initiative focuses on how U.S. policy can help to address critical global health challenges. For more, visit:   www.familiesusa.org/globalhealth