Exploring HHS’ Role in Global Health & New Global Health Strategy January 5, 2012 Event 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.
Inside Deficit Reduction: What Now? December 5, 2011 Event 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…
Health and Development Outcomes of the G-20 Summit November 9, 2011 Event 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.
Pharmaceutical Policy and Pricing: Are Other Countries Getting Greater Value? November 7, 2011 Event 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…
How is the U.S. Global Health Initiative Changing What Happens in the Field? May 25, 2011 Event 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…
Town Hall Forum: GHI Executive Director Lois Quam on the Future of the Global Health Initiative March 1, 2011 Event 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.…
The Future of U.S. Multilateral Engagement on Global Health: What’s the Right Balance? November 16, 2010 Event 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.
The G8 Muskoka and G20 Toronto Summits Health and Development Outcomes July 7, 2010 Event 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.
The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Issues and Perspectives April 14, 2010 Event 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.
Alliances for Global Health Education: Learning from South-South Collaboration — Building Capacity for Women’s and Maternal/Child Health April 10, 2010 Event 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…
