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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Institute of Medicine=92s (IOM) C=
ommittee on the U.S. Commitment to Global Health is releasing its final  re=
port on May 20, which is expected to address the case for a deeper commitme=
nt to global health by the U.S.  and communicate specific recommendations p=
ertaining to the government, academia, the public health and  scientific re=
search communities, the diplomatic and national security communities, the p=
rivate sector, civil  society and foundations. To follow-up on this release=
, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live,  interactive webcast on Th=
ursday, May 21 at 12 p.m. ET from its Washington, DC studio, to discuss wha=
t the  report results will likely mean for the U.S. government=92s response=
 to global health.  =0D=0A=0D=0AKaiser Family Foundation Vice President Jen=
 Kates will moderate the discussion and the panelists will take  questions =
from viewers, which can be submitted ahead of time or during the live progr=
am to infocus@kff.org.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO: Panelists incude:=0D=0A* Maria Freir=
e, president, The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, and member, IOM commit=
tee on U.S.  Commitment to Global Health=0D=0A* Jeffrey Koplan, vice presid=
ent, Global Health and director, Global Health Institute, Emory University,=
 and  member, IOM committee on U.S. Commitment to Global Health=0D=0A* Ruth=
 Levine, vice president and senior fellow, Center for Global Development, a=
nd member, IOM committee on  U.S. Commitment to Global Health=0D=0A* Gayle =
Smith, special assistant to the President and senior director for Relief, S=
tabilization, and  Development, National Security Council=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: =
Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Watch the live studi=
o webcast on kff.org:  http://globalhealth.kff.org/Multimedia/2009/May/21/g=
h052109video.aspx=0D=0A=0D=0AHOW: Submit questions before or during the liv=
e webcast by emailing infocus@kff.org. =0D=0A=0D=0APlease note: If you have=
 never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of=
 the live  webcast at http://www.kff.org/newsroom/webcasts.cfm .=0D=0A=0D=
=0AThis program is part of a new webcast series from the Kaiser Family Foun=
dation=92s studio entitled "U.S. Global  Health Policy: In Focus," devoted =
to discussing current and critical issues facing the U.S. Each session  fea=
tures experts in the field tackling tough global health problems who will s=
peak about the U.S.  government=92s role and answer questions from webcast =
viewers.  Archived webcasts from the series are available  through the Foun=
dation's new U.S. Global Health Policy Gateway, which also provides origina=
l policy analysis  and research from the Foundation, daily news summaries, =
a policy tracker of U.S global health legislation,  fact sheets and country=
-level data.=0D=0Ahttp://globalhealth.kff.org/Multimedia/2009/February/17/I=
nFocus.aspx=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:LIVE Webcast =96 U.S. Global Health Polic=
y: In Focus, =93IOM Final Report on the U.S. Commitment to Global  Health=
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