Shaping the Future of Global Health and Development
April 1, 2011
Research Triangle Park, NC - FHI and the Triangle Global Consortium will bring together leaders from around the world to the Research Triangle Park for an in-depth conversation titled, “Shaping the Future of Global Health and Development.” This unique gathering provides a platform to discuss state-of-the-art technologies, research findings and key policies issues, while highlighting North Carolina’s contributions to the global health and development sector.
The summit will be attended by leading scientists, policy experts, U.S. government representatives and program implementers from a wide variety of local and global organizations. Topic discussions include addressing chronic disease in the developing world, new approaches to diagnosing, preventing, and treating infectious diseases and applying sound development principles to reach public health goals.
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Speaker Highlights:
• Margaret Bentley, PhD – University Of North Carolina (UNC)
• Willard Cates, Jr., MD, MPH – FHI
• Michael Merson, MD - Duke University
• Dennis Chao, PhD - RTI International
• Fred Gould, PhD – North Carolina State University (NCSU)
• Kevin DeCock, MD, FRCP, DTM&H - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Amie Batson, MPPM - United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• J. Stephen Morrison, PhD - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Date:
April 1st, 2011
Time:
8:45am – 10:30am - Opening Session
Shaping the Future of Global Health and Development
11:00am – 12:30pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session 1 - New Approaches to Diagnosing, Preventing and Treating Infectious Diseases Session 2 - Addressing Chronic Diseases and Conditions in the Developing World Session 3 - Applying Sound Development Principles to Reach Public Health Goals
Location:
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 Friday Center Drive - Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1020
Contact Information: Matthew Matassa, mmatassa@fhi.org, 202-341-6519
