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Today in Congress | Policy Update   

Senate Nears Decision on US Global AIDS, TB & Malaria Bill | more

Pioneering Eye Surgery Network Receives 2008 Gates Award | more

Malawi's President Officiates at Candlelight Memorial | more

Jailed Indian Doctor Wins 2008 Jonathan Mann Award | more
 Global Health Council News

  Community Meeting with Dr. Lorenzo Savioli, Director, WHO's Neglected and Tropical Disease Department
Partners Forum: Tues., July 15, 2008 at the Global Health Council, Washington, D.C. Please join Dr. Lorenzo Savioli, director of the WHO's Neglected and Tropical Disease Department to discuss global neglected tropical diseases.

  A Conversation with His Excellency Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie, Minister of Public Health, Afghanistan
Partners Forum: Tues., July 22, 2008 at the Global Health Council, Washington, D.C. The Global Health Council invites you to join us for this special opportunity to be part of a discussion with the Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan.

  Working Smart in Global Health: Learning As We Deliver
Congressional Briefing: Mon., June 23, 2008 at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B338, Washington, D.C. We learned from African researchers and global health experts how successful programs can be expanded across countries, cultures and economies.

  Commemorating the Day of the African Child
Congressional Briefing: Thurs., June 19, 2008 at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2253, Washington, D.C. We explored the remaining obstacles preventing expectant mothers and children from accessing effective health services.

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World Health News

 Ghana: Eradicating Malaria and the Search for New Tools

 Bush Urges Congress to Pass AIDS Funds

 Africa Faces ‘Dramatic’ Physician Shortage by 2015, Cautions U.N. Health Agency

 Maternal Health Services Lacking in UP



Global Health TV

  Global Health TV Launches "Reports from the Field"

  A Visit with the 2008 Winner of the Gates Award for Global Health

  2008 Best Practices Award: Dr. Bette Gebrian



Member News

 Bill Gates Q&A: The Challenges of Running the Gates Foundation

 Call for Abstract Submissions to Havana Conference Medical Education for the 21st Century: Teaching for Health Equity

 Request for Proposals: Strengthening Social Work Training Capacity to Improve OVC Care in Nigeria



Notes from the Field

  Never Mind the Numbers: India's HIV/AIDS Crisis is Large Enough

  Jailed Doctor Wins Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights

  Aravind Eye Care System, Recipient of the 2008 Gates Award for Global Health










Global Health Conference Celebrates 35th Anniversary



Global Public Health


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