Defining Global Health for the 21st Century: UCSF Symposium
There’s an event today (2/11/05) to launch a new global health program. Take a look at the speakers:
• Welcome by J. Michael Bishop, MD, UCSF Chancellor• “Building Strong Institutions for Science and
Technology in Every Nation: The Role of the National Academies,” Bruce
M. Alberts, PhD, President, National Academy of Sciences; Professor,
Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF.
• “Mobilizing an Effective Response to Global
Health Crises: National versus International Action,” Richard G.A.
Feachem, DSc (Med), PhD, CBE, Executive Director, The Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Professor, Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, UCSF; Founding Director, Institute for Global Health,
UCSF.• “Health and Global Security,” Julio Frenk, MD, PhD, Minister of Health, Mexico.
• “Health and Development in Africa – The
Partnerships Needed,” Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, MD, High Representative,
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership;
immediate past Prime Minister, Mozambique.
• “The UCSF Promise,” Haile T. Debas, MD,
Executive Director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante
Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Dean (Medicine), Vice Chancellor
(Medical Affairs), and Chancellor Emeritus, UCSF.
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