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  • Exploring HHS’ Role in Global Health & New Global Health Strategy

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    This Kaiser Family Foundation and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services briefing explores the Department's role in global health and its Global Health Strategy. The event features opening remarks by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

  • Health and Development Outcomes of the G-20 Summit

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    This November 9, 2011 webcast features an expert panel discussing the outcomes of the Cannes G-20 Summit and implications for global health. It is part of the Foundation's "U.S. Global Health Policy: In Focus" series.

  • Congress and Global Health: What Lies Ahead?

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    This April 21 In Focus webcast features an expert panel examining the new legislative landscape of the 112th Congress and what the current budget battles mean for U.S. global health programs.

  • Kaiser/CSIS Forum with South African Minister of Health

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    This forum featuring the South African Minister of Health, The Hon. Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, examines the South African government's efforts to more effectively manage the HIV/AIDS epidemic, as well as other systems-wide management and financing reforms underway to achieve greater affordability, improved efficiency and better health outcomes. The forum was co-sponsored by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Participants include:Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS CoordinatorJennifer…

  • Town Hall Forum: GHI Executive Director Lois Quam on the Future of the Global Health Initiative

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    On March 1, 2011, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a town hall-style forum with Lois Quam, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Global Health Initiative (GHI), to listen to global health community perspectives on the progress of the initiative to date and discuss what the future of the U.S. global health policy might look like. The hour-long session was moderated by Jen Kates, Vice President and Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Family…

  • Investing in Health IT: What the U.S. and Other Countries Are Learning

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    Recent legislation, including the stimulus package and the new health reform law, invests substantial funds in health information technology which can help prevent medical errors and improve the quality and value of care. However, questions have been raised about the cost of implementation and personal privacy considerations. This briefing addressed questions such as: What have the U.S. and other countries learned from their experience with health IT? How is the adoption of this technology progressing…

  • KFF/UNAIDS Report Finds Donor Nation Support for AIDS Relief Was Flat in 2009 During World Economic Crisis, With US$7.6 Billion Provided During the Year

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    VIENNA, Austria – Overall support for global AIDS efforts from donor nations flattened in the midst of last year’s global economic crisis, according to a new analysis of 2009 funding levels from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). In 2009, the Group of Eight nations, European Commission (EC) and other donor governments provided US$7.6 billion for AIDS relief in developing nations, compared with US$7.7 billion disbursed in…