Global Health Council 2008 Conference




Today's Highlights Policy Series: Lantos-Hyde Leadership Act 8:30-10:30 am more > Panel Sessions: D Series 8:30–10:30 am E Series 2:30-4:30 pm more > Poster Session 10:30 am-12:30 pm more > Global Health Council Annual Membership Meeting Five-Year Strategic Plan 11 am-Noon more > Film: Mountains of Hope 12:30-2 pm more > Media Awards Luncheon 12:45-2:15 pm more > Policy Series: Legislative Landscapes 2:30-4:30 pm more > Roundtable Session 2:30-4:30 pm more > Gala Banquet and Awards Ceremony 6:30-9 pm Sold Out more > View Daily Schedule	Upcoming Attractions Fri., May 30 Special Session: Primary Health Care 8:30-10 am more > Leadership & Management Development Session 8:30-10 am more > Late-Breaking Luncheon Session: A Look at Kenya 12:30-2 pm more > Film: A Walk to Beautiful 12:30-2 pm more > Policy Series: International Initiatives: 10:15 am-12:15 pm Universal Access: 2:15-4:15 pm more > Panel Sessions: F Series 10:15 am-12:15 pm G Series: 2:15-4:15 pm more > Plenary Session: 4:30-6 pm more > Plenary News USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore to speak at plenary on Friday afternoon.	Exhibition Hours Exhibition Open: 8 am-2 pm 5-7 pm Cyber Cafe: 8 am-7 pm List of Exhibitors: By name \| view By booth # \| view Booth Map \| view Speaker Corner Schedule: To be announced Council Goes Green At this year's conference many of the items such as the tote bags and name badge holders given out to attendees are made from recycled materials. Special thanks also go to Family Health International (FHI) who sponsored the name badge lanyards. NEW SESSION ANNOUNCED Fri., May 30 2:15-4:15 pm Unlocking the Power of Social Norms: Empowering Communities to Lead Positive, Systemic Social Change Presented by: Molly Melching Palladian Ballroom (map)	Quick Links People - Attendee List - Presenter List - Featured Speakers - New Investigators Daily Program - Sessions by Interest Area - Panel Sessions - Plenary Sessions - Policy Series@Conference - Poster Session - Roundtable Session - Forums - Workshops Special Events - Auxiliary Events - Awards Banquet - Career Connections - Film Series - New Forum Daily Update - View Today's Daily Update

2008 Gates Award for Global Health Winner

Founded by Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy (“Dr. V”) in 1976, the Aravind system is much more than a group of eye hospitals. It includes community outreach activities, the Aravind Center for Women, Children and Community Health (ACWCCH), the Lions-Aravind Institute for Community Ophthalmology (LAICO), the Aravind Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, the Aravind Medical Research Foundation, and Aurolab. The system provides an integrated approach to the provision of eye care services to a large population in southern India and has established a new model of financial self-sustainability.

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2008 Jonathan Mann Award Winner

Dr. Binayak Sen, jailed Indian doctor and winner of the 2008 Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights, will be unable to attend today’s awards banquet. His wife, Dr. Ilina Sen, will be accepting the award on his behalf.

Dr. Binayak Sen of Chhattisgarh, India, a physician who has spent most of his career serving marginalized people in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and who is an officer of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), has been imprisoned in Raipur for more than a year as a result of allegations that he violated state antiterrorism laws. Sen denies committing any crime.

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Global Health TV Returns

Now in its third year, Global Health TV continues to be dedicated to documenting the complex issues surrounding global health.

Tune in to channel 16 in your Omni Hotel room, or to www.globalhealthtv.com to catch all of this year’s conference highlights. And tune in throughout the year for continuously updated video programming.

Webcast Sessions

Access webcasts, transcripts and related resources of select sessions from this conference at kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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to see which sessions will be taped.

2008 Sponsors

The Global Health Council wishes to thank the following organizations (Major Conference Underwriter, Sapphire, Platinum and Gold levels) for their provision of core funding support for this conference.

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sponsorship, please visit here.