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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Barbara Jordan Conference Center (Kaiser=
 Family Foundation Office)
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ADVISORY for Wednesday, June 17, 2009=
=0D=0A=0D=0ABriefing To Examine U.S. Strategy For Combating Malaria Around =
the World=0D=0A=0D=0AWith the Obama Administration=92s announcement of a ne=
w global health initiative, which includes proposed increased support for m=
alaria, and a Congressionally mandated comprehensive malaria strategy as pa=
rt of last year=92s reauthorization of the President=92s Emergency Plan for=
 AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. response to malaria is at an important junc=
ture. There are a number of different perspectives about how best to priori=
tize the U.S. efforts to fighting the disease. =0D=0A  =0D=0AAgainst this b=
ackdrop, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a briefing on June 17 to ex=
amine the U.S. government=92s role in addressing malaria moving forward, in=
cluding its strategic options for reducing the impact of the disease, and t=
he current status of the development of the comprehensive malaria strategy.=
  Malaria, which is largely preventable and treatable, remains endemic in m=
ore than 100 countries, with 247 million cases annually.  The discussion wi=
ll touch on issues such as: What will the U.S. malaria response look like o=
ver the next five years?  What strategies are most likely to prove effectiv=
e? How will the U.S. efforts fit into the broader global response to malari=
a? =0D=0A=0D=0AModerated by Kaiser Vice President Jen Kates, the briefing w=
ill include Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer, the U.S. Malaria Coordinator;  Sir Richar=
d Feachem, Professor of Global Health at the University of California, San =
Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Gl=
obal Health Group at University of California, San Francisco; David Brandli=
ng-Bennett, Deputy Director, Malaria in the Global Health Program at the Bi=
ll & Melinda Gates Foundation; Natasha Bilimoria, Executive Director of Fri=
ends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and Mark G=
reen, Managing Director of the Malaria Policy Center.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: Wedn=
esday, June 17, 2009=0D=0A9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET =0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE:=0D=0AB=
arbara Jordan Conference Center (Kaiser Family Foundation Office)=0D=0A1330=
 G Street, NW, Washington, DC (one block west of Metro Center) =0D=0A=0D=0A=
RSVP: =0D=0APlease RSVP to Tiffany Ford Fields at tfordfields@kff.org or ca=
ll 202-347-5270.=0D=0A=0D=0ACONTACT: =0D=0AFor further information, please =
email Craig Palosky at cpalosky@kff.org or call 202-347-5270. =0D=0A=0D=0AW=
EBCAST: =0D=0A=0D=0AAn archived webcast of the event will be posted at kff.=
org soon after the event ends.=0D=0A=0D=0A# # #=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Briefing To Examine U.S. Strategy For Com=
bating Malaria Around the World
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