XIth Annual International Health Conference
“Achieving Global Health: A Dream or Reality”
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Touro University - CA, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA
REGISTER NOW TO PARTICIPATE!
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts Has Been Extended to February 18, 2009!
The XIth Annual International Health Conference, "Achieving Global Health: A Dream or Reality” will take place Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Touro University-CA, Mare Island, Vallejo CA. This is a one-day regional conference to promote public awareness, scholarship, and practical action in the field of international health. The conference is co-sponsored by Touro-CA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCSF, and Stanford University.
The process of globalization has intensified over the last two decades by way of liberalization of trade and open markets. Parallel to it the accelerated progress of new technologies and easy mobility has linked and reduced distant places of the globe, hence creating global community or "global village" with common socio-economic ties, common social and cultural features and above all common health challenges. These developments have a profound effect on the determinants and unequal outcomes of health.
On the positive side there is also rising awareness among nations both rich and poor about the need to reduce the gaps of health outcomes between the developed and the developing countries, and to address social and economic aspect of health determinants in addition to the biologic, environmental and genetic factors globally. This conference will attempt to treat the issues from various angles: the definition, history, challenges and achievements of global health and the future search for new ideas and new approaches to make the globe healthy for all.
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Speakers include Yunis Mussema Abdella, MD,MPHE, from the Jimma University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ndola Prata, MD, MSc from University of California, Berkeley, CA, Theogene Rudasingwa, MD, MA, PhD (Hon) from Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, and Evaleen Jones, MD from Stanford University and Child Family Health International who will address the successes as well as challenges of achieving global health.
The conference will also feature a networking lunch with time to view student posters and meet with representatives from Bay Area NGOs who will discuss their work with participants. There will be two concurrent breakout sessions on a variety of international health topics during the conference. The program will give strong emphasis to the interests of students and the complete schedule is below.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Scholars and students in the health sciences, professionals, NGOs, departments of public health, community health workers, the media, policy makers at every level, and the general public. The conference will provide opportunities for networking and discussion of current international health issues. On-site Registration will be available.
REGISTRATION
Students $25
Non-student Professionals $50
NGO Exhibitor $75/$100.
Fee includes continental breakfast, box lunch, coffee breaks, and conference materials.
For further information, e-mail: tuca.ihc@touro.edu
