Global Health Events Calendar
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April 12-13
“Building Global Health for Today and Tomorrow”
Unite for Site Fifth Annual International Health Conference
New Haven, CT
Includes keynote addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Jim Kim. Topics range from public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, anthropology, eye care, and international development.
Web site: http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2008/
April 12-18
Tuberculosis 2008
Kololi, The Gambia
Web site: http://mangosee.com/mangosteen/2008/tb2008/tb2008.htm
April 13-17
"Therapy, Prevention and Promotion of Sexual Well-Being"
9th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology
Rome, Italy
Topics to be discussed at this conference include basic research in sexology, sexual dysfunctions, medical aspects of sexuality, pharmacology, other medical supports for sexual well-being, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Web site: http://www.efs2008.com/homeeng.htm
April 14-15
From Innovations to Practice: The Promise and Challenge of Achieving Recovery for All
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This conference brings together international participants into an exciting learning community to highlight efforts and practices directed at making recovery a real possibility for the broadest group of individuals with psychiatric disabilities and to promote the mainstreaming of those practices into “everyday operations”.
Web site: http://www.bu.edu/cpr/conference/
April 16
Congressional Briefing: Infectious Disease Threats--What's Next?
Washington, D.C.
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Senate Russell Office Building
Room 385
Host: Families USA Global Health Initiative in cooperation with Senator Sam Brownback and Senator Richard Durbin
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Event Contact: Christine Kim ckim@familiesusa.org
April 16-18
Access to Health Care in Africa: Changing the Paradigm for Access and Quality
Cape Town, South Africa
A symposium/master class/seminar aimed at examining and solving some of the current challenges to the reliable supply, quality of care and effective use of HIV/AIDS and related medicines and diagnostics, and capacity development. The symposium will explore these matters at a high level, contribute to the debate about them, challenge conventional wisdom about how best to deal with them and explore new directions in solving them.
Web site: http://www.aa4a.co.za/
April 17-20
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) 12th Annual Conference
Washington, D.C.
Conference goals include: to provide clinical updates on diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDs, obesity, etc…; to increase knowledge about Federal and State health policies that impact Hispanics; to develop skills for health professionals in academic medicine, research, private sector and government; to make recommendations targeted at Hispanics for the national health policy agenda in the U.S.
Web site: http://www.nhmamd.org/conference2008.htm
April 18
2008 CAPS Conference: New Directions in HIV Prevention
San Francisco, CA
This conference will feature workshops by CAPS (Center for AIDS Prevention Studies) scientists and community collaborators that promote an exchange of ideas about current HIV prevention issues.
Web site: http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/conference/
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