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The Budget Control Act of 2011 tasked members of a "Super Committee" to find at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. Members did not reach an agreement by the November 23 deadline and as a result automatic spending cuts to defense and entitlement programs are set to kick in beginning in January 2013. Panelists at this briefing discussed the impact the sequester will have on the health care sector and how…
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.
Spending on prescription drugs in the U.S. rose at a faster clip in 2009 than spending for hospital and physician care, a trend that is expected to continue through 2020. The desire to get a handle on drug spending is a focus not only in the U.S. but in other countries as well. What are some strategies used in our country and in the UK, Germany and France to control pharmaceutical spending? How well are…
The Kaiser Family Foundation held a May 25 briefing to explore the rollout of the U.S. government's Global Health Initiative (GHI) on the ground, with a particular focus on the recently released GHI country-level strategies. The briefing examined progress and challenges in translating the GHI in the field and next steps moving forward. Panelists are: Lois Quam, Executive Director of the U.S. Global Health Initiative Mamadi Yilla, former PEPFAR Country Coordinator and GHI Planning lead…
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…
This November 16, 2010, webcast features an expert panel exploring the future of U.S. multilateral engagement on global health. It is part of the Foundation's U.S. Global Health Policy: In Focus series.
This Kaiser/CSIS forum examines the global health and development outcomes of the June Group of Eight and the Group of 20 Summits held in Canada.
This April 2010 webcast features a discussion of issues and challenges for the Obama Administration's Global Health Initiative and features three senior-level officials involved in the initiative, as well as outside perspectives of the challenges it faces.
Track D: Education and Human Resources Development Title: Building Capacity for Women's and Maternal/Child Health Moderator: Sandra Garcia, Country Director, Population Council, Mexico Abstract Presenters: S340 Medical Education in Guyana: Lessons learned using a public health collaborative model in obstetrics and gynecology Deborah Landis Lewis, University of Pittsburgh Medical College Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, University of Pittsburgh Medical College S391 Supporting Early Childhood Development in the Urban Slums of Africa (John) Jack Bryant, Johns Hopkins University School…
This public forum held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Global Health Sciences, showcased and celebrated California and the Bay Area as a center of excellence in global health.
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