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Global Health & Innovation Conference 4/16 - 4/17, 2011

2011-01-16T19:55:00.000-06:00

GH/Innovate 2011
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 8th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 16 - Sunday, April 17, 2011

http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

"A Meeting of Minds"--CNN

Unite For Sight's must-attend, thought-leading conference convenes leaders, changemakers, and participants from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. The conference convenes 2,200 people from all 50 states and from 50 countries.
Register in January to secure the lowest registration rate. The registration rate increases after January.
Interested in presenting at the conference?

Call For Social Enterprise Pitches: Do you have an innovative idea or a new program in development? Submit your idea for presentation. Social enterprise pitches are accepted on a rolling application deadline, and the first quality pitches will be accepted for oral presentation. When the social enterprise pitch spots are filled to capacity, applications will no longer be accepted. See social enterprise pitch instructions on the conference website.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

"Pharmaceuticals For Humanity," Victoria Hale, PhD, Founder of Medicines360; Founder and Chair Emeritus, OneWorld Health
Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Millennium Village Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University
One additional keynote speaker to be announced.

200 Featured Speakers, including these confirmed speakers:

"Evaluation of Traumatic Neurological Injury Care in Ecuador Using the IATSIC/WHO Essential Guidelines for Trauma Care," Michel B. Aboutanos, MD, MPH, Director, International Trauma Systems Development, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
"How Do You Know When You've Revolutionized An Industry?: Ashoka's Approach to Assessing Impact," Karabi Acharya, ScD, Change Leader, Ashoka
"Workshop - Social Entrepreneurs: Systems Thinking in Action," Karabi Acharya, ScD, Change Leader, Ashoka
"Evaluation of a Public Private Partnership to Improve Mental Health Services in Northern Uganda: Output, Metric, and Outcome Data," Stephen Alderman, MD, Peter C. Alderman Foundation
"Design Education in the Humanitarian Sphere: Designmatters Best Practices," Mariana Amatullo, Vice President, Director, Designmatters Department, Art Center College of Design
"Readying Orphans For Their Community: Models For Taking Orphans Out Of Isolation," Jane Aronson, MD, CEO and Founder of Worldwide Orphans Foundation; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cornell Weill Medical College and Columbia University
"Doctors as Storytellers: Using Our Stories For Social Change," Neal Baer, MD, Institute for Photographic Empowerment at USC's Annenberg School of Communications; Executive Producer, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
"Workshop - New Media For Global Health," Neal Baer, MD, Institute for Photographic Empowerment at USC's Annenberg School of Communications; Executive Producer, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
"A New Approach to HIV Prevention: Cash Transfers and Risk Reduction Among Adolescent Girls," Sarah Baird, Assistant Professor, George Washington University
"Investing in Adolescent Girls -- The Transition to Adulthood," Wendy Baldwin, Vice President, Poverty, Gender and Youth, Population Council
"High-Impact Social Entrepreneurship" Elmira Bayrasli, Director of Communications, Peace Dividend Trust
"Social Entrepreneurship Workshop," Elmira Bayrasli, Director of Communications, Peace Dividend Trust
"Global Approaches to Global Health: Lessons Learned From The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise," Alan Bernstein, PhD, Executive Director, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
"Mobile Potential: Scaling Health Access," Matthew Berg, ICT Coordinator, Millennium Villages Project
"A Pivotal Moment: Advocating for Big Dreams in Difficult Times," Natasha Bilimoria, President, Friends of the Global Fight
"Enterprise Solutions to Sustainable Social Change," Ron Bills, Chairman & CEO, Envirofit International
"Global Health Innovation Partnerships - Accelerating Access to Medical Technologies in Tanzania," Jeffrey Blander, ScD, President, Bienmoyo Foundation
"Asking The Right Questions: Lessons Learned From The Cuban Health System," Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
"Workshop - Improving Organizational Performance in Low-Income Settings," Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Division of Health Policy & Administration; Director, Health Management Program; Director, Global Health Initiatives, Yale School of Public Health
"Doctors With Borders," Michael Brennan, MD, American Academy of Ophthalmology Past President, Alamance Eye Center
"Itinerant Physicians and Shifting Moral Economies: Cuba's International Medical Programs," P. Sean Brotherton, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Yale University
"Orchestration of the Host Immune Response by Malaria Parasites," Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine
"Innovations and Technologies for Resource Constrained Settings: Opportunities and Strategies," Thomas F. Burke, Chief, Division of Global Health and Human Rights, Massachusetts General Hospital; Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, MGH; Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor, KCA University and Victoria Institute for Science and Technology, Kisumu, Kenya
"Storytelling for Action: How Nonprofit Journalism Can Empower Staff, Supporters and Beneficiaries," Roger Burks, Senior Writer, Mercy Corps, Co-Founder, Pictographers
"Maternal Health and Societal Development," Sharon Camp, President and CEO, Guttmacher Institute
"Vision Research Advances and Opportunities in Global Health," Deborah Carper, Deputy Director, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
"Strategies to Prevent Maternal Mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean," Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine, Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Partners in Health
"Living Goods: A Sustainable System for Improving Child Survival Through Avon-Like Networks of Women Health Promoters," Molly Christiansen, Manager, Health Practices and Business Development, Living Goods
"Meet The Editor: How To Write For Global Health Journals," Jocelyn Clark, Senior Editor, PLoS Medicine
"Reaching The Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
"Global Health Education Field Experiences: Learning From Local Healthcare Professionals," James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
"Randomized Trials in Malaria: Questions, Answers and More Questions," Jessica Cohen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Harvard School of Public Health
"The Impact of Impact Investing," Josh Cohen, Managing Partner, City Light Capital
"Proof of Sustainable Eye Care Systems in Africa, The Only Way To V2020," Kate Coleman, BSc, PhD, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Executive Chairman, Right To Sight
"10 Americans: An Inconvenient Truth For Environmental Health," Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group
"Telling the Story: Documentary Photography for NGOs," Thatcher Cook, Documentary Photographer, Pictographers
"Accelerating Impact: Incubation and Skill-Building For Social Change," Cindy Cooper, Director, Social Innovation Incubator, School of Business Administration, Portland State University
"Public Health Aspects of Surgical Care," Scott Corlew, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Interplast
"Evolving Best Practices for KAP Surveys," Pierre Cremieux, President, Medical Aid Committee
"Can Business Really Make a Lasting Difference in Communities? The Case for People-Centered Development," Dean Cycon, Founder and CEO, Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Co.
"Outcome Mapping Measures Knowledge and Behavior Changes Due To T. Solium Education," Cate Dewey, Professor of Epidemiology and Health Management; Chair, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph
"The Evolution of Development and Urgent Need for a Genetic Jump," Mark Dybul, Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Co-Director of the Global Health Law Program, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University; Inaugural Global Health Fellow, George W. Bush Institute
"Global Mobile Surveys," Nathan Eagle, CEO, txteagle Inc; Visiting Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab; Research Assistant Professor, Northeastern Computer Science; Omidyar Fellow, Santa Fe Institute
"Innovation Partnerships in Public Health," Robert Fabricant, Vice President of Creative, Frog Design Inc.
"Enterprise Solutions to Poverty," Michael Fairbanks, co-Founder, SEVEN
"The Demand Side: Social Innovation and Gaps in Global Health," Gene Falk, Co-founder and President, mothers2mothers
"Good Technology, Bad Implementation: Designing Effective Tools For Global Health," Heather Fleming, Catapult Design
"Mobile Technologies for Global Health," Rich Fletcher, PhD, Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab
"Pediatric Vision Screening in Western Hunan Province," Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Director of Medical Studies, Yale School of Medicine; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services
"Collaborative Development of Open Source Medical Record Systems in Developing Countries: The OpenMRS Experience," Hamish Fraser, MBChB, MRCP, MSc, Director of Informatics and Telemedicine, Partners in Health; Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
"Energy for All: Powering the Millennium Development Goals," Robert Freling, Executive Director, Solar Electric Light Fund
"Tempting Food Links to Global 'Curative' Traps," Martin Gordon, MD, FAAAS, Emeritus Chairman and Lifetime Trustee, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Board; Prior Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
"Fighting Fistula: The Power of Partnerships," Kate Grant, Executive Director, The Fistula Foundation
"Scaling Up Clean Off-Grid Lighting Solutions For Base of Pyramid," Gaurav Gupta, Partner, Dalberg Global Development Consultants
"Barriers to Treatment Uptake in Africa: Glaucoma Experiences From Ghana," Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana
"Perspectives From Ghana: Critical Research in Global Health Delivery," Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana
"Wireless Adherence Monitoring Technology," Jessica Haberer, MD, MS, Research Scientist, Harvard Institute for Global Health; Assistant in Health Decision Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor, Harvard Medical School
"The Effect of Cooking Stoves on Health: Evidence From A Randomized Experiment in India," Rema Hanna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
"A View from a Death in the Morning: Emergent Disease in Kenya's Emerging Democracy," Rebecca Hardin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
"Anthropological and Cultural Perspectives in Global Health Education," Rebecca Hardin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
"Improving Aid for Health and the Critical Role of Ministries of Health," Cecil Haverkamp, Coordinator of Global Health Practice, Harvard University School of Public Health
"The Impact of Surgical Intervention in Nepal: A Case Study of an Integrated Reconstructive Surgery Program," Susan Hayes, President and CEO, Interplast
"Not Everyone Cares: Marketing Your Cause in a Cluttered Marketplace," Scott Henderson, Principal at CauseShift and Campaign Manager of WeCanEndThis.com
"Workshop - Breaking Thru The Clutter: How to Market Your Cause and Attract New Champions," Scott Henderson, Principal at CauseShift and Campaign Manager of WeCanEndThis.com
"Making a Public Health Difference at the Community Level: The Peace Corps Experience," Carrie Hessler-Radelet, Deputy Director, Peace Corps
"Global Health Education: Policies, Practices, and Innovations in Organizations and Systems," Brian Heuser, M.T.S., Ed.D., Assistant Professor of the Practice of International Education Policy, Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations; Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
"Proceedings From The African Glaucoma Summit," Leon Herndon, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Service, Duke University Eye Center
"Myths and Realities of Starting a Nonprofit," Maurice Segall and Rick Hobish, JD, Pro Bono Partnership, Inc.
"BOPportunities: New Business Models for Prevention," Paul Hudnut, Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise Program, College of Business-Colorado State University; Founder and Director, Envirofit International
"Global Infertility and the Millennial Challenge of Reproductive 'Tourism,'" Marcia Inhorn, MPH, PhD, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs Chair, Council on Middle East Studies
"Free mHealth eHealth Software For Rural Hospitals," Bobby Jefferson, Health IT Project Manager, Futures Group
"Farmers First: Scaling a Permanent and Sustainable End To Hunger," Tony Kalm, Director of Business Development, One Acre Fund
"Global Health Disparities: Closing The Gap Through Good Governance," Enku Kebede-Francis, PhD, MS, MEd, Assistant Professor, Tufts University Medical School
"Making Universal Access to MDR-TB Treatment a Reality: The Path Forward," Salmaan Keshavjee, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
"Food Industry's Role in Finding Solutions to Global Nutrition Challenges," Mehmood Khan, CEO, Global Nutrition Group, Chief Scientific Officer, PepsiCo
"Ethical Challenges With Short-Term Global Health Research Projects," Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
"I of the Needle," Marc Koska, Founder, Safepoint Trust
"Making Sure Your Solution Fits The Social Problem," Marc Koska, Founder, Safepoint Trust
"Ecological Sanitation in Emergencies: Turning Wastes into Resources in Post-Earthquake Haiti," Sasha Kramer, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL)
"The Road To Hell: Good Intentions and Ethics in Global Health & Disaster Response," Gregory Luke Larkin, MD, Professor & Chief, Section of International Emergency Medicine & Global Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
"How To Create a Social Venture," Moses Lee, Managing Editor, NextBillion.net; Entrepreneurship Academic Program Manager and Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
"How Do You Know What An NGO Is Achieving: Setting The Gold Standard in Vetting," Harry Leibowitz, Founder, World of Children
"New Initiatives to Promote Locally-Driven Solutions," Neal Lesh, Creative Director of Special Projects, Dimagi, Inc.
"Using Social Media and Documentary to Maximize Impact," Jeremy Levine, Producer, Good Fortune; Filmmakers, Transient Pictures
"Film Screening: GOOD Fortune," Jeremy Levine, Producer, Good Fortune; Filmmakers, Transient Pictures
"Dollar Enterprise -- $1 Can Change The World," Kathleen Liang, Professor, University of Vermont
"Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business," Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something
"Building Widespread Political Support for Newborn, Child and Maternal Health," Charles MacCormack, President and CEO, Save The Children
"Better Language For Better Health," Bob McKinnon, Founder and President, YELLOWBRICKROAD Communications
"HIV Prevention -- What Progress Toward A Vaccine? And When?" John McGoldrick, JD, Chairman, Zimmer Holdings, Inc., and Special Advisor, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
"Collective Rights to HIV Prevention: Human Rights for the Public's Health," Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"The Power of Social Entrepreneurship to Change an Industry," Jeff Mendelsohn, CEO, New Leaf Paper
"Workshop - The Power of Social Entrepreneurship to Change an Industry," Jeff Mendelsohn, CEO, New Leaf Paper
"Health and Microfinance: Leveraging The Strengths of Two Sectors to Alleviate Poverty," Marcia Metcalfe, Director, Microfinance and Health, Freedom From Hunger
"Scale-Up of a Pilot Intervention to Improve Immunization Coverage in Northern Mozambique: Use of Impact Evaluation and Cost Study for Advocacy," Becca Miller, VillageReach
"Rescuing The Bottom Billion Through Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases," Neeraj Mistry, MD, MPH, Managing Director, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sabin Vaccine Institute
"Blindness Prevention in Developing Nations: A Pictorial Narrative," Nader Moinfar, MD, Magruder Eye Institute and University of Central Florida School of Medicine, Orlando, Florida
"Market-Based Innovations in Healthcare Delivery: A Case Study of LifeSpring Hospitals," Tricia Morente, Head of Strategy and Marketing, LifeSpring Hospitals
"Poor Architecture: New Models of Design Practice and Empowerment Through the Resource Constrained Built Environment," Michael Murphy, Executive Director and Co-Founder, MASS Design Group
"Clean Energy -- A Key to Health and Development," Anne Murray, Senior Development Officer, E+CO
"The Production of MakaPads Sanitary Pads as a Social Economic Enterprise," Moses Musaazi, PhD, Professor and Former Head, Electrical Engineering Department, Makerere University; Founder and Managing Director of Technology for Tomorrow Limited; Developer of Makapads sanitary pads
"Partnerships Abroad: Cheaper, Smarter, Kinder," Steve Nagler, Director of Global Partnership Initiative, Hole in the Wall Camps
"Health and Wealth: Empowering Vulnerable Women in Ethiopia," Gwenelyn O'Donnell-Blake, Senior Technical Officer for Food Security, Project Concern International
"Photonics Based Telemedicine Technologies Toward Smart Global Health Systems," Aydogan Ozcan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA
"Know What I Really Need? Participatory Medical Device Design and Implementation," Kristian R. Olson, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Inpatient Clinical Educator Service, MGH; Program Leader, CIMIT Global Health Initiative; Executive Committee, MGH Center for Global Health; Instructor, Harvard Medical School
"Electronic Medical Records: On Becoming a Digital Doctor," Matthew Paul, MD, Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons
"Advocating for the Best Solutions in Global Health & Education, and Getting Results," Ken Patterson, RESULTS Educational Fund, Global Grassroots Manager
"Pharmaceutical CSR - The Shift Towards Shared Value," Kyle Peterson, Managing Director, FSG Social Impact Advisors
"Workshop - Design Global Change," Natacha Poggio, Assistant Professor, University of Hartford
"Empowering Women to Have The Children They Want Safely," Malcolm Potts, MB, BChir, PhD, FRCOG, Bixby Professor, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley
"Project Firefly: Next-Generation Infant Phototherapy for Developing Countries," Timothy Prestero, CEO, Design That Matters
"Bottom Up Entrepreneurship," Iqbal Quadir, Founder and Director, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, MIT
"Health Systems Strengthening in Fragile States - What Do We Know? Examples From MSH Work," Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH, President & CEO, Management Sciences for Health
"e-Vouchers and Mobile Payments for Improved Health Outcomes in Zambia," Mike Quinn, CEO, Mobile Transactions
"Leveraging Online Data for Decisions and Impact," Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications
"Bioethical Considerations in Surgical Volunteerism," Aron Rose, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
"Microbicides for HIV Prevention: New Science, New Hope," Zeda Rosenberg, CEO, International Partnership for Microbicides
"YOUTH ZONES: A Film and Poetry Initiative on Young People from Conflicts and Natural Disasters," Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker
"Low Cost, Easy To Use, Point of Care Diagnostics For The Developing World," Una Ryan, OBE, PhD, DSc, CEO, Diagnostics For All
"From Taking Lives to Saving Lives: Training Male Health Providers in Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Conflict-Prone Afghanistan," Taraneh Salke, Executive Director, Family Health Alliance
"A Rapid Community-Based Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula Prevention Project," Anders Seim, MD, MPH, Founder, Health & Development International
"Start With Why," Simon Sinek, Sinek Partners, Renowned Leadership Expert and Author of Start With Why
"Maternal and Child Health Care Training and Routine Practices Among Health Care Facilities in Rwanda," Heather Sipsma, Associate Research Scientist, Yale University School of Public Health
"Access to Essential Technologies for Safe Childbirth in Africa and Asia," Jonathan Spector, Pediatrician and Neonatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health
"WE CARE Solar - Bringing Light to Maternal Health Care," Laura Stachel, MD, MPH, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Co-Founder, WE CARE Solar
"First Do No Harm: Tackling Disrespect and Abuse of Women During Childbirth," Mary Ellen Stanton, USAID Senior Maternal Health Advisor
"Breaking The Cycle of Aid Dependency: Empowering Rural Ugandans With Education and Prevention," Jessie Stone, Director, Soft Power Health
"Empowering Better Care: An Innovative Economic Strengthening Model for OVC Caregivers," Brian Swarts, Technical Advisor Microfinance, Salvation Army World Service Office
"Spurring Innovation to Make Historic Leaps in Development: New Challenges and Opportunities," Wendy Taylor, Senior Advisor, Innovative Finance and Public Private Partnerships, USAID
"Sustainable Development Through Carbon Finance and Social Enterprise: Case Studies in Kenya, Rwanda, and Afghanistan," Evan A. Thomas, PhD, P.E., Executive Vice President, Manna Energy Limited
"Patient Adherence to Glaucoma Medications: Current Concepts," James C. Tsai, MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
"Overcoming Barriers to Launching Student-Initiated Health Enterprises," Jill Tucker, Senior Program Officer, Lemelson Foundation
"The Impact of the Soviet Legacy on Russia’s Response to HIV/AIDS," Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director, Davis Center, Harvard University
"Global HIV Prevention," Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
"Global Strategies and Innovation to Ensure Drug Safety for Patients," Prashanth Visweswaran, Vice President Corporate Strategy, Drug Safety Alliance
"It's How You Play The Game: Integrating Learning Games For Girls Into Savings Groups of Mothers," Ellen VorderBruegge, Trustee, Reach Global
"Innovations in Professionalizing Humanitarian Assistance," Peter Walker, Rosenberg Professor of Nutrition and Human Security; Director of the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
"Hearing The Unheard Cry: Strategies to Save Newborn Lives at Scale," Steve Wall, Senior Newborn Health Research Advisor, Save The Children
"Strategies For Rural Clinics: How To Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients Per Year," Seth Wanye, MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist, Friends Eye Clinic, Ghana
"From Volume to Value: Paths to Sustaining at Scale," Rebecca Weintraub, Executive Director, Global Health Delivery Project
"WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For The Poor," Gary White, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Water.org
"Design For Inclusion," Jocelyn Wyatt, Social Innovation Lead, IDEO
"Workshop - Design Thinking," Jocelyn Wyatt, Social Innovation Lead, IDEO
"Narrowing The Gap Between Evidence and Action in Global Health," Gavin Yamey, MD, MA, MRCP, Lead, Evidence to Policy Initiative (E2Pi), Global Health Group
"Filter Paper as an Appropriate, Low-Cost Medium for Spectrophotometric Detection of Blood Hemoglobin Concentration," Jasper Yan, Researcher, Beyond Traditional Borders, Rice University
"ECOfashion: An ECOpreneur's Journey to Transform the Global Textile Industry," Marci Zaroff, Founder and CEO, FASE; Founder, Under the Canopy

In addition to the sessions with featured speakers, the conference also includes "Social Enterprise Pitch" Sessions and "Student Leaders in Global Health" Sessions.

Rabies virus now confirmed in Bali's cattle and pig stocks

2010-08-15T14:08:00.000-05:00

Date: Sat 14 Aug 20010
Source: Bali Discovery Tours, Home News [edited]

Rabies virus now confirmed in Bali's cattle and pig stocks
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Bali University officials have confirmed that rabies virus is now present
in the island's cattle and swine populations. Bali's continuing battle with
rabies entered a new and concerning phase with the news that evidence of
the deadly virus has been found in the cattle and swine populations of the
island. Radar Bali [news agency] quotes an unnamed source who confirmed
that scientific studies conducted at Bali's Udayana University reveal that
the rabies virus has been found in a sample of cows and pigs present on the
island.

This report was further confirmed by the head of the veterinarian
biomedical and molecular laboratory of the University, Professor I Gusti
Ngurah Mahardika, who said rabies had "certainly" spread to Bali's cattle
and pig population. Speaking on the phone with Radar Bali, Professor
Mahardika said, "Yes, laboratory tests show victims of rabies among cattle
and pigs."

Locations in which rabies have been confirmed in these farm animals are in
the regencies of Tabanan and Badung. While reluctant to give specific areas
for the outbreaks, Mahardika did confirm cattle infections in Tabanan and
in the Bukit Jimbaran area of the island.

Professor Mahardika said the cases of cattle and pig infection were tied to
bites from rabies-infected dogs. The pigs and cows bitten by the dogs
eventually displayed rabies symptoms and died. When asked of the risk of
infection from cows and pigs to humans, Mahardika discounted such risks as
being minimal. He did warn, however, of the chance of infection to meat
handlers with open cuts that come in contact with the [secretions] of
infected pigs and cows.

He called for better public education on how rabies is spread in order to
address the ineffective way in which rabies has been dealt with in Bali to
date.

Bali Suffering Rabies Epidemic

2010-08-06T18:45:00.001-05:00

Bali suffering rabies epidemic
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The Indonesian government is to vaccinate all dogs on the holiday
island of Bali to combat a raging rabies epidemic that has left 76
people dead over 2 years, an official said on Friday [6 Aug 2010].
Around 34 000 people have been bitten by dogs on the island, which is
popular with western tourists, in the first 7 months of this year
alone, authorities said.

"We aim to vaccinate all dogs in Bali by the end of this year to curb
the spread of rabies. We'll start to mass vaccinate the dogs in late
September," Bali animal husbandry agency chief Putu Sumantra said.
"There are still hundreds of thousand of dogs that have not been
vaccinated. About 200 teams will be deployed to work in 700 villages," he said.

Unlike the rest of mainly Muslim Indonesia, where people do not
generally keep dogs, Bali is a predominantly Hindu island and dogs
are common either as pets or strays. Sumantra said that since 2008,
about 300 000 dogs had been vaccinated. Tens of thousands of stray
dogs had also been culled.

Bali Health Agency head Nyoman Sutedja said there were 34 000 cases
of people being bitten by dogs in Bali this year, compared to 28 000
dog bites in the whole of 2009. "The rising cases of bites have made
us worry. We need more anti-rabies vaccines for people here," Sutedja
said. The latest victim of rabies, a 43-year old Balinese woman, died
on Tuesday [3 Aug 2010]. Australia and the US have issued travel
warnings to tourists about the prevalence of the disease.

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PET OBESITY CONTINUES TO GROW IN US - Ernie Ward, DVM

2010-04-03T19:08:00.005-05:00

PET OBESITY CONTINUES TO GROW IN US
Nationwide study finds number of overweight dogs and cats increasing; owners of larger dogs and cats less aware of problem

Calabash, NC – March 9, 2010. In the US, over 45% of dogs and 58% of cats are now estimated to be overweight or obese according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP). The third annual National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Study, conducted in October 2009, found that from 2007 to 2009, the number of overweight dogs and cats increased by 2% and 5%, respectively.

“Pet obesity is now the biggest health threat to pets in the US,” states lead researcher Dr. Ernie Ward. “The costs of obesity in illness and injury make it the number one medical issue seen in today's veterinary hospitals.”

Obesity rates in cats were highest at 21.4%; dogs were slightly better with 8.6% classified as obese by veterinary clinics. Obesity in dogs and cats is typically defined as 30% above normal weight.

According to the study, 6.7 million dogs are estimated to be obese and 34.9 million overweight. The numbers in cats is higher, with 20 million estimated to be obese and 54.3 million overweight.

“These numbers, 34 million dogs and 54 million cats that are overweight, continue to slowly creep upwards. The frightening fact is that now pet owners are increasingly classifying their overweight pets as normal, "making the problem more difficult to address,” notes Dr. Ward. “If this 'fat gap' continues to grow, that is, when a pet owner looks at their chubby companion and views it as a normal, healthy weight, our nation‟s pets will continue to suffer the consequences of obesity. I believe owners have this misperception because they are surrounded by fatter and fatter pets. Twenty years ago, these dogs were viewed as overweight. Today, pet owners view them as normal.”

When asked, 33% of dog owners and 46% of cat owners with overweight pets incorrectly identified their pet as a normal weight; 25% of dog owners with obese dogs reported their dog was normal while 40% of obese cat owners thought their cat was a normal weight. Interestingly, 33% of small dog (less than 23 pounds) owners thought their overweight dog was a normal weight compared to 41% of large dog (over 50 pounds) owners.

Owners of Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers were more likely to claim their dog was a normal weight when it was in reality, overweight. And 43% incorrectly identified their overweight Retriever as normal while only 33% of small breed dog owners underestimated their dog's weight. In total, 46% of all Labrador and Golden Retrievers were determined to be overweight or obese. The study found that in general, owners of small breed dogs were more likely to correctly identify their dog as overweight than owners of large breed dogs.

“It's important that pet owners understand the significance of even a few extra pounds on a dog or cat,” explains Dr. Ward. “For example, a 90-pound female Labrador Retriever is equivalent to a 186-pound 5 foot, 4 inch female while a 12-pound Yorkshire Terrier is similar to 223 pounds on the same woman. A 15-pound cat is equivalent to a 225-pound 5 foot, 9 inch male and a 20-pound feline equals 300 pounds on that man. Each pound on a cat is equal to about 13 pounds on the average female and 15 pounds on a male.”

One notable exception was Daschunds; 29% of Daschund owners identified their dog as normal weight when it was actually overweight or obese. In total, 64% of Daschunds in the study were found to be overweight.

“One encouraging finding was that 82% of pet owners agreed that pet obesity was a problem in the US. The challenge for veterinarians is to educate owners of dogs and cats on what a healthy weight actually is for their pet and offer weight loss strategies,” says Dr. Ward.

Treats continue to be the main culprit for excess weight. According to Ward, 90% of dog owners and 54% of cat owners responded that they gave their pets treats. “Even tiny treats pack a punch,” notes Ward. “Even worse, today's treats are so loaded with sugar and fat I call them 'kibble crack'. "Modern treats are literally rewiring our pets' behavioral responses and creating cravings that go far beyond what is normal in many pets.”

Ward stresses that pet owners need to understand the impact treats have on their pets' weight. For example, he equates a premium pig ear given to a 40-pound dog to drinking six, 12-ounce colas. “No one would sit down and drink six sodas at one time, yet that's exactly what we're doing when we give our pets these snacks,” states Dr. Ward. “Even a single, small dog bone treat given to a 10-pound dog is no different than a person eating two chocolate doughnuts. The truth is, we rarely stop at one dog treat. Give a few each day and you've fed the equivalent of a dozen doughnuts. No wonder we're seeing such high obesity rates.”

The third annual National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Study was conducted using data collected by 41 US veterinary clinics in October 2009. In all, about 600 adult dogs and cats were evaluated. Approximately 8.6% of dogs were classified as obese and 35% as overweight. Approximately 21.4% of all cats were rated as obese and 36.5% as overweight. For additional information on the study, please contact Dr. Ernie Ward or visit www.PetObesityPrevention.com.

About the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP)
APOP was founded in 2005 by Dr. Ernie Ward to promote awareness of the dangers of pet obesity to veterinary healthcare providers and pet owners. APOP is not affiliated with any pet or veterinary company or corporation.

Contact
Dr. Ernie Ward, President
Association for Pet Obesity Prevention
910-579-5550 / 910-620-1295
http://www.PetObesityPrevention.com

Trot 4 Tots and Family Block Party - April 11, 2010

2010-04-03T18:54:00.005-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UW-HOSA and ANA invite you to the

2nd Annual Trot 4 Tots

5K Run/Walk and Family Block Party

With all proceeds benefiting the UW American Family Children's Hospital

April 11, 2010 at 11 AM

Students, families, children of all ages, and family-friendly dogs are all welcome to attend this event which promotes nutrition, health, and wellness for the whole family (even your pets!) while raising money for the Children's Hospital.

11AM: 5K run/walk starts at lakeshore path (behind the UW-Natatorium). Registration begins at 10 AM.

12 - 4 PM: Family Block party with music, food, silent auction, and games for everyone attending. This party is located in the Health Sciences Learning Center, next to the UW Hospital. Here is a list of just some of the activities:

EVENTS/PERFOMANCES BY: REPLAY, Ballroom Dance Team, Vedic Science of Yoga, Tangled Up in Blue (and more!)

BOOTHS: REAP food group, MACSAC, UW-HOSA, 4Paws Swim & Fitness, Gymfinity

SPEAKERS: Dr. Ken Lambrect from Westside Family Pet Clinic

SILENT AUCTION: Featuring donations from the Madison Children's Museum, Keva Sports, Playthings, APOP, UW Athletics, Pump It Up

KIDS ACTIVITIES: Wii, Twister, Hula hooping, Kickball, and Seed Planting

Bring your dog, too! Valet dog-sitting provided during the event! Parking is available in lots 36 and 62 (near the race), or lots 60 and 82 (near the block party).

Hope to see you there!

Check out our Facebook page: Trot 4 Tots 5k Run/Walk 2010

Questions? Please email trot4tots@gmail.com

Dr. Sullivan talking about Pet Pals on Channel 3000

2010-04-03T13:06:00.003-05:00

World TB Day: March 24-26th

2010-03-23T14:43:00.003-05:00

Dear All,

World Tuberculosis Day was started over twenty years ago to raise awareness of a disease that causes 1.6 million deaths per year and represents a major health threat, particularly in developing nations. The UW-Madison World TB activities will feature a 3 day event (see schedule below). This year will also mark the inauguration of the Wisconsin Center for Tuberculosis Research which will host an inauguration symposium on Friday March 26 in room 6201 MSB, from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.

We invite you to participate on activities organized for all 3 days (See program below).

For questions, please email:

Dr. Talaat (atalaat@wisc.edu) or Dr. Sandor (msandor@wiscmail.wisc.edu)

------------------------------------------------

Adel M. Talaat, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.

Associate Professor-Microbiology

Laboratory of Bacterial Genomics

Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences

Rm 303, AHABS Building

1656 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

atalaat@wisc.edu

World TB Program

Day 1.

World TB Day-Here and Now

Featuring the Movie: The Constant Gardner

Speakers:

Dr. James Conway, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine and Pub. Health

Kate Louther, Public health Nursing Supervisor, Public Health Madison-Dane County

Date & Time: Wednesday March 24, 2010 from 6-9 pm

Place: UW Madison Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC), 750 Highland Ave. Room 1335.

Free Parking is available in lots 60, 76 and 82

Day 2

As part of the Distinguished Lectures in Microbiology series,

Speaker:

Dr. William Jacobs – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Title: "XDR – TB: Survival of the Fittest"

Date & Time: Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Place: Ebling Symposium Center - First Floor of the Microbial Sciences Building

Day 3.

Wisconsin Center for Tuberculosis Research-Symposium.

Place: Room 6201 – 6th Floor of the Microbial Sciences Building

Time	Name	Talk
9-9:15	Julie Tans-Kersten Advanced Microbiologist, Tuberculosis Laboratory Program Coordinator. Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene	The State of the State in Tuberculosis Testing
9:15-9:30	Lorna R. Will, RN, MA Director, Respiratory and International Health Unit Bureau of Communicable Diseases WI Division of Public Health	Public Health and tuberculosis in Wisconsin
9:30-9:45	Heidi A Schreiber, CMP program (Sandor Lab)	Dendritic cells in chronic granulomas shield mycobacteria from immunity.
9:45-10:00	Erika Heninger , CMP program (Fabry lab)	Mycobacterium induced immunity in the central nervous system.
10:00	Break
10:10-10:25	Paul D Hulseberg, CMP program (Sandor Lab)	The transcription factor NRF2 downregulates inflammation in mycobacterial granulomas
10:25-10:40	Bassam Abomoelak , Ph.D. (Talaat Lab)	mosR , a novel transcriptional regulator of M. tuberculosis
10:40-10:55	Sarah K. Ward, MDTP program (Talaat Lab)	Metal ions and tuberculosis pathogenesis
10:55	Break
11:00-11:30	Matt Levengood and Rebecca Splain (Kiessling Laboratory)	Investigations of Enzymes Involved in Mycobacterial Cell Wall Galactan Biosynthesis
11:30	Closing Remarks

MADISON MEALS FOR HAITI - April 8, 9 & 10

2010-03-15T13:19:00.002-05:00

MADISON MEALS FOR HAITI

As a direct response to recent events in Haiti, on April 8, 9 & 10 the Madison Relief Organization (MRO) will sponsor a volunteer event to prepare half a million meals for Haitians in need. We are asking that volunteers donate $25 and 90 minutes. In just 90 minutes each volunteer will prepare over 200 meals. At just 12¢ per meal this is an extremely cost-effective method to provide direct aid to
Haitians in need.

Our goal is to package 500,000 meals during the 3-day event. During the event volunteers will assemble the food in a supervised, sanitary setting in assembly line fashion during 90-minute shifts. Please help us reach our goal. For registration and information, see www.mealsforhaiti.org.

WHO: Any person able to sit or stand for up to 90 minutes can prepare meals.

LOCATION: Airport Road Industrial Park (by Keva)

8233 Forsythia Street

Middleton, WI 53562

WHEN: Thursday, April 8 from 6 - 9 PM

Friday, April 9 from 6 - 9 PM

Saturday, April 10 from 9 AM - 3 PM

REGISTRATION: On-line at www.mealsforhaiti.org. Please register to reserve your place. Please join Madison Meals for Haiti on Facebook.

DONATIONS: If you are unable to attend, please consider sponsoring the event, by contributing on-line at www.mealsforhaiti.org, or make checks payable to: Madison Relief Organization, send
to: Treasurer, Madison Relief Organization / 1341 Jenifer St / Madison, WI 53703

To facilitate the event MRO partnered with Feeding Children International and Kids Against Hunger. These groups have developed a nutritionally balanced, dried-food meal that to date has been distributed to over 40,000,000 children and people in need across the U.S. and around the world. Each package of food contains 6 servings of 4 ingredients (rice, soy protein, dried vegetables and vitamins).

Relief International will ensure that our meals reach Haitians in need. Relief International's emergency response teams in Haiti will provide these life-saving meals to children and families in hospitals and makeshift living camps.

Help the Animals of Haiti!!

2010-03-01T09:58:00.000-06:00

Help the Animals of Haiti!!
This week (March 1 - March 5th) the Shelter Animal Club (SAMC) will be holding a fundraiser to help the animals areas affected by the devastating earthquakes. The club will be selling selling toys, collars, treats, necklaces and more!! Toys will be selling for only $2!

All profits from the sale will be going to the Humane Society of the United States' Disaster Fund, who are sending resources and veterinarians to Haiti to help the animals in need.

The sale will be on the 2nd floor lobby during lunch hours (12pm-1pm), and the SAMC will be matching 50% of the profits (up to $200)! So, please come out and support the SAMC and the stranded animals in Haiti! Hope to see you there!

ICID - update re: Haiti

2010-02-24T12:29:00.000-06:00

Just got this email and thought this was a pretty interesting add to this conference:

Late-Breaker Announcement for the 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases in Miami, Florida March 9-12, 2010:

Infectious Diseases in Field Hospitals in Haiti

A late breaker symposium addressing infectious diseases issues relevant to the planning and operation of field hospitals following the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti has been added to the program for the 14th ICID. The symposium will be held on March 11 from 3:45-5:45 PM. Several speakers including Gordon Dickinson from the University of Miami and Vladimir Krcmery from University of Trnava, both active in establishing and operating field hospitals in Haiti since the disaster, will present their experience. A panel discussion with the speakers will follow the presentations. This will be a rare opportunity to hear firsthand accounts of the tremendous challenges faced immediately following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Important 14th ICID Dates & Links:

-- Pre-Registration for the 14th ICID CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 26. If you haven't registered yet, please go to the on-line registration system at <https://secure37.softcomca.com/servimed_com_mx/ICID2010/inscripcion.htm>

-- The FINAL PROGRAM for the 14th ICID is available at <http://ww2.isid.org/Downloads/14th_ICID_Final_Prog.pdf>

-- ABSTRACTS for the 14th ICID are now available
for download from <http://ww2.isid.org/Downloads/14th_ICID_Poster_Abstracts.pdf>
searchable on-line system <http://www.x-cd.com/isidmain2010/>

-- COMPLETE Congress details are at the 14th ICID website <http://www.isid.org/14th_icid/>

International Medical Panel - 2/15 at 6pm

2010-02-14T21:38:00.002-06:00

Tomorrow, Monday 2/15 at 6pm in 1361 Chemistry, the UW-Madison Pre-medical American Medical Student Association (AMSA) will be hosting an International Medical Panel with three doctors and professors who have had experiences with global health care, open to all students. It will be a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from those who have had firsthand experience.

Speakers:

Dr. Claire Wendland
"As a medical anthropologist, I focus on the globalization of biomedicine, particularly in Africa. Related work includes the anthropology of reproduction, sexuality and the body. I am finishing work on a book that explores the experience of medical students who must learn to be doctors in Malawi."

Dr. Robert Dempsey
Focus on specialized neurological/neurosurgical care disparities between Ecuador/eastern Africa and the United States. Distribution of care - work at regional centers. Disparities in equipment - REUSE gloves for surgery in Ecuador. Emphasis on teaching to work against lack of neurosurgeons.

Dr. Sana Salih

After completing medical school in Khartoum, Sudan, Dr. Salih has worked in the United Kingdom and Texas. She is currently an Obstetrician and Gynecologist performing research at the UW Hospital, working with patients, and teaching at the medical school.

Global Health Seminar Series - tonight at 5pm

2010-02-10T10:04:00.001-06:00

Global Health Seminar Series

“Working with Communities to Improve Health and Well-Being in Rural Guadalajara: Faculty and Student Leader Perspectives on a University Partnership”

Lori DiPrete Brown, MSPH

Assistant Director, Center for Global Health

UW-Madison

Rescheduled to

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

5:00-6:00pm

1335 HSLC

Following this seminar, Lori DiPrete Brown will offer an informational session for those who are interested in the

Certificate in Global Health program.

OIE publication: Veterinary education for global animal and public health Scientific and Technical Review 28 (2), 2009

2010-01-27T08:19:00.000-06:00

Product title :	Veterinary education for global animal and public health Scientific and Technical Review 28 (2), 2009
Author(s) :	D.A. Walsh

Summary :

This issue of the Scientific and Technical Review is devoted to the improvement of student education in global animal and public health, and all its numerous facets, in every veterinary faculty in the world. Its content will be of interest to all those involved in veterinary medicine. This set of 49 papers is devoted to defining the animal and public health education that every veterinary student in the world should receive, irrespective of their intended career path and whether or not they will be directly working within the field of veterinary public health. Other papers are devoted to the question of how this education can be achieved within an already packed curriculum.

Check it out: http://www.oie.int/boutique/index.php?page=ficprod&id_produit=740&lang=en&PHPSESSID=de7986bdf84c7234c3126ae77d4733b3

OC Hubert is open!

2010-01-22T10:58:00.004-06:00

“Out of the classroom, out of the country, under the guidance of outstanding mentors, I had the opportunity to apply the theories learned and skills acquired through my M.D. and M.P.H. studies.”

- Sophie Terp, 2006 Hubert Fellow

Fellowship Overview

The CDC-Hubert Global Health Fellowship, endowed by the O.C. Hubert Charitable Trust, is designed to encourage students to think of public health in a global context. Established in 1999, the fellowship provides an opportunity for third- and fourth-year medical and veterinary students to gain public health experience in an international setting. Hubert fellows spend six to twelve weeks in a developing country working on a priority health problem in conjunction with CDC staff. Through these experiences, students establish relationships with, and receive training from, recognized experts from CDC and other national and international health agencies. Examples of students’ past experiences include:

Health outcome evaluation of various home drinking water treatment and storage methods in Guatemala
Review of antiretroviral therapy in private practice, Kenya
Study of the epidemiology of Lassa Fever in rural Guinea, West Africa
Development of surveillance systems for surgical site infections, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in a tertiary surgical center in Hanoi, Vietnam

Each year, a limited number of fellows are selected to participate in the program and receive a stipend to cover travel costs. Fellowship opportunities vary each year.

Application for the 2010-2011 fellowship class will be open from January 18, 2010 - February 19, 2010.

For eligibility and application information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/HubertFellowship.

For more information, please e-mail hubertfellowship@cdcfoundation.org.

Support Haiti Relief through the American Red Cross

2010-01-22T10:29:00.005-06:00

This is from the ARC website:

Haiti Relief and Development

On January 12, a series of earthquakes measuring 6.5 to 7.3 on the Richter scale devastated Haiti. The American Red Cross is working with its partners in the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network, including the Haitian Red Cross, and other partners to assist those affected by this disaster.

Your gift to the American Red Cross will support emergency relief and recovery efforts to help those people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers and providing financial resources and recovery.

Many ways to donate:
American Red Cross website
iTunes
Or text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross, charged directly
to your cell phone bill.

14th International Congress Infectious Disease - Miami, Florida, USA - March 9-12, 2010

2010-01-22T10:09:00.008-06:00

14th International Congress

on Infectious Diseases (ICID)

MIAMI, FLORIDA • USA • MARCH 9-12, 2010

Organized by the International Society

for Infectious Diseases

With the

4th Regional Conferece of the International Society of Travel Medicine

II Congreso Latinoamericano de Medicina del Viajero

In collaboration with the

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Pan American Association for Infectious Diseases (API)
Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Disease (SLIPE)

Please visit the website for more information: http://www.isid.org/14th_icid/

Global Health and Innovation Conference - April 17-18, 2010

2010-01-22T10:01:00.001-06:00

GH/Innovate 2010
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 7th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18, 2010

"A Meeting of Minds"--CNN

Registration & Details (Registration rate increases monthly): http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others. The conference schedule is now online.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 students and professionals from 55 countries who are interested in global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.

Call For Social Enterprise Pitches: Do you have an innovative idea or a new program in development? Submit your idea for presentation. Complete details on conference website.

Keynote Speakers

"Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change The World," Seth Godin, MBA, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Author of Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com

Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund

Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project

Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship Speakers

Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Director, mothers2mothers

"Franchising Healthcare in Africa," Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation

"At The Intersection of Money and Meaning," Kevin Jones, Co-Founder, Good Capital

"Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

"From Ideas To Action Workshop: Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

"Doing More With Less," Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something

"Innovation in PIH Implementation Sites," Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital

"Enabling Prosperity by Improving Lives," Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation

"Achieving Global Health Through Community Wealth," Billy Shore, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength

"Investing in Local Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight

"Solutions That Can Go Big: How To Think About Scalability," Kevin Starr, MD, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation

"WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For The Poor," Gary White, Executive Director, Water.org

"The Investment/Re-Investment Cycle: Essentials to Advancing Social Innovation," Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause

Plus 200 Featured Speakers

Call For Applicants: Social Enterprise Pitch

GH/Innovate 2010 will include special sessions where selected participants will present their new idea or program-in-development in the format of a 5-minute social enterprise pitch. Following the pitch, there is a 5-minute period for questions and answers, as well as feedback from the audience. This will provide participants with an opportunity to formulate and present their idea, collaborate with others interested in their idea, and receive feedback and ideas from other conference participants. Complete details about submitting a social enterprise pitch online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/social-enterprise-pitch

Young Leader of Social Change Speakers

Young Leaders of Social Change Speakers are students and young professionals engaged in global health research and effective program delivery. Approximately 20 student and young professional speakers will be selected.

Conversation Panels

In addition to their individual presentations, select speakers will also participate as discussants on special panels that include six panelists and extensive Q&A with the audience.

Advice From The Experts: Careers in Global Health
Innovating in Global Health
Challenges and Success in Establishing International Partnerships
Others to be announced

Animal Health in JAMA?

2010-01-22T09:35:00.004-06:00

I thought this was a pretty interesting article highlighting how important animal and environmental health are to human health...

Human, Animal, Ecosystem Health All Key to Curbing Emerging Infectious Diseases

Bridget M. Kuehn

JAMA. 2010;303(2):117-124.

In 2006, bagged fresh spinach contaminated with Escherichiacoli O157:H7 caused about 200 cases of confirmed illness acrossthe United States and at least 3 deaths. An investigation tracingthe source of the contamination ultimately implicated domesticatedanimals, wildlife, and environmental factors.

The case was one of many highlighted at a November summit hostedby the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council,along with the One Health Commission, a nonprofit organizationworking to improve collaboration between the fields of human,animal, and ecosystem health. Lonnie King, MS, MPA, DVM, deanof the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicinein Columbus, explained at the summit that scientists found geneticallyidentical strains of E coli in both cattle raised near the spinachand in wild hogs. But it took the work of ecologists and hydrologiststo explain that unusual weather conditions may have allowedanimal feces tainted with E coli to contaminate ground waterand the irrigation system on the affected farm.

King, former head of the US Centers for Disease Control andPrevention's (CDC’s) National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne,and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED), said that such interdisciplinarycollaborations are becoming essential to identifying and preventinginfectious disease. "This investigation only succeeded whenintegration [of human, animal, and ecosystem health efforts]took place," he said.

Yet despite growing recognition of the need for a "one health"approach to emerging infectious diseases, a lack of infrastructure,fragmented oversight in the United States and worldwide, anda workforce that has not been prepared to work across disciplinesremain major obstacles. Speakers at the summit, which includedrepresentatives of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA),the US Food and Drug Administration, the CDC, the US Agencyfor International Development (USAID), the National Instituteon Environmental Health Sciences, as well as experts in wildlifemanagement and veterinary medicine, outlined these challengesand ways to overcome them.

The meeting was especially timely, coming on the heels of theSeptember release of an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report commissionedby the USAID to assess the current global system for monitoringzoonotic diseases. The report found substantial gaps in suchmonitoring and recommended that the United States help leadan international effort to identify and manage such diseasethreats more effectively (http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12625&page=R1).

INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE

At least 65% of recent major human infectious disease outbreakshave had animal origins. including HIV/AIDS, SARS, and the currentlycirculating 2009 influenza A(H1N1), according to the IOM report.

A variety of factors are contributing to emerging infectiousdiseases. Ali Khan, MD, MPH, acting director of the NCZVED,noted at the summit that climate change is allowing potentiallyinfectious agents to spread beyond their typical ranges. Forexample, tropical fungi have been found living in the PacificNorthwest and equine encephalitis, a vectorborne illness, hasbeen found in Maine and Vermont for the first time. Anothersummit presenter, Karen Becker, DVM, MPH, senior veterinarypublic health advisor in the USAID's African bureau, noted thatcivil unrest and economic conditions can also contribute. Forexample, crowding and poor conditions can foster disease spreadin refugee camps, and residents of poor communities may turnto bush meat hunting for income or to provide protein for theirfamilies.

And such problems are no longer contained within the communitieswhere they begin; international travel can allow infectionsto spread rapidly to other parts of the world, King said.

"This is the perfect microbial storm," he said.

Yet the surveillance systems in place to identify such emergentinfectious diseases are fragmented. Separate systems are usedto detect outbreaks among humans and animals and there is littlecommunication between the two, according to the 2009 IOM report.For example, in 1999 a veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo alertedhuman health authorities to the possible connection betweenbird die-offs and a human outbreak of febrile illnesses occurringsimultaneously. However, human health officials were slow toinvestigate the potential connection in what turned out to bethe emergence of West Nile virus in the United States.

Additionally, although disease surveillance laboratories areheavily concentrated in the United States and Europe, most diseasesare emerging in developing countries, where there may be littleor no surveillance. As a result, many emerging diseases arenot identified until they have spread widely in human populations.King explained that preventing this scenario will require identifyingdisease outbreaks in animals before they spread to humans andidentifying environmental disturbances that contribute to diseaseemergence in animals and taking preventive measures.

Improving surveillance of emerging zoonotic diseases will takea coordinated global effort. Given the large impact such diseasescan have on public health and the US economy, the IOM reportrecommends that US officials take a leading role in the effort.

Creating such a network would require a large and continuedinvestment, which is estimated at $800 million per year. However,over the past decade alone, zoonotic disease epidemics havecaused more than $200 billion in economic losses worldwide,the IOM committee notes.

"A global zoonotic disease surveillance system to reduce theemergence of zoonotic diseases in humans and help detect otherlivestock diseases early could help to prevent the staggeringeconomic losses associated with zoonotic disease outbreaks,"the report states.

BUILDING A GLOBAL NETWORK

The IOM committee laid out 12 recommendations, emphasizing 3top priorities for developing a global surveillance system.As a first priority, the committee suggests that the US Departmentof Health and Human Services, the USDA, the Department of HomelandSecurity, and the Department of the Interior work together andwith the private sector and nongovernmental organizations tocreate an integrated system for identifying and responding toemerging diseases in human and animal populations. Additionally,these governmental agencies, the Department of State, and theUSAID should collaborate with international organizations suchas the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations (FAO), and the Office International desEpizooties (OIE) to build a more effective global surveillancenetwork.

Another top priority identified by the committee is establishinga sustainable means of financing such a surveillance system.It recommends that the USAID work with international financeinstitutions and others to achieve this goal, perhaps by imposinga tax on meat imports. Additionally, the committee recommendedthat the USAID work with the United Nations and other organizationsto establish a coordinating body to oversee global disease surveillance.

Some nongovernmental organizations and US and internationalagencies have already begun efforts to promote better surveillanceand more cooperation between disciplines.

The One Health Commission was formed in August 2009 with representativesfrom the American Medical Association, the American VeterinaryMedical Association, the American Society for Microbiology,the Association of Academic Health Centers, the Associationof Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the American Public Health Association,and representatives of veterinary and medical education associationsto develop an integrated public health strategy.

In 2006, the FAO launched the Crisis Management Center in Rometo monitor and respond to emerging animal diseases with morethan $5 million in US funding and 5 veterinary staff providedby the United States. One of the center's key priorities hasbeen tracking highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, in part,by monitoring wild bird populations and markets in which wildand domesticated birds are sold, said Doug O’Brien, JD,senior advisor to the Secretary of the USDA. O’Brien notedthat the USDA has also signed an agreement to promote bettercoordination between the USDA and the FAO, and has investedsubstantial funds in promoting animal health globally.

In 2008, the USDA and the CDC entered into an agreement to launcha pilot program to monitor influenza in pigs. Laboratories ofthe USDA are now also testing samples from other species forthe currently circulating influenza virus. Transmission of diseasesfrom humans to animals is another important component to emergingzoonotic illness, Khan said, noting that there have been confirmedcases of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) transmission from humans toferrets and domestic cats, and one suspected case of transmissionto a monkey. In addition to the impact the infection might haveon animal health, such transmission is a concern because ofthe potential for the virus to undergo genetic reassortmentwith animal influenza viruses and possibly become more virulent.

The CDC has also begun working to identify disease emergencehot spots to help direct the USAID-funded FAO, World HealthOrganization, and OIE monitoring and response activities tothe areas in which they are likely to be most effective.

"We are trying to get away from an old strategy of looking everywhereor looking haphazardly," Khan said, and instead engage in "systematicallythinking about this to form a risk-based strategy."

Additionally, the CDC has launched a program to assign veterinarianswith human public health experience to international agenciesand hot spots around the world, Khan said. So far, such individualshave been assigned to the OIE's offices in Paris, to the FAOcrisis center in Rome, as well as to locations in Bangladesh,Nigeria, and Vietnam. During the next 2 to 3 years, the agencyhopes to expand the program and increase the number of individualsand extend their presence further in southeast Asia, Africa,and South America.

"It's more than just recognizing disease emergence at the interfaceof human, animal, and environmental health," Khan said. "It'sreally about looking beyond humans for opportunities for prevention.That is where we are going to have the most impact on globalhealth."

GILSON - Global Health Impact Series at the Fluno Center (2/3/10)

2010-01-22T09:25:00.002-06:00

REGISTER ONLINE at http://GilsonSeries.org

Gilson Global Impact Series presents:
From Poverty to Progress in Developing Countries — New Entrepreneurial Models for Social,
Environmental and Financial Sustainability

Creating new models for financial sustainability while benefitting society requires business beyond the norm.
Learn from two organizations whose social entrepreneurialism reaches across borders and continents. Find
out how sourcing products from artisans and farmers in developing countries — while paying wages well
above local rates — profits buyers and sellers alike.

Hear from Theresa Wilson, founder of The Blessing Basket Project®, and learn about her unique financial
model, Prosperity Wage®. Her organization is helping lift thousands of artisans across six developing
countries out of poverty and into sustainable financial independence.

Meet Susan Sheldon, from Madison-based SERRV International, and hear about this organization’s 60 years
of experience promoting fair trade in 36 countries. She also will share the story and some samples of one of
SERRV’s most popular suppliers, Divine Chocolate.

Both will discuss how marrying the social and business side of entrepreneurialism helps solve societal
problems and creates win-win solutions.

Thursday, February 4, 2010
5 pm Presentation & discussion
6 pm Networking reception

Fluno Center for Executive Education
601 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin

REGISTER ONLINE at http://GilsonSeries.org
or call (608) 890-1621 by January 28 for complimentary parking.

Uganda: Out of the Wild - PBS Frontline World video

2009-11-18T21:54:00.008-06:00

Where human and animal health meet...

Please click here for more.

11/10 VHP - Water Scarcity in Uganda

2009-11-09T08:17:00.002-06:00

H1N1 Flu Confirmed in Iowa Cat

2009-11-05T10:34:00.002-06:00

H1N1 Flu Confirmed in Iowa Cat

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0600

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) remind Iowans that in addition to protecting their families, friends and neighbors from the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, it's important to remember to protect family pets from the illness, as well. People who are sick with H1N1 can spread the virus not only to humans, but to some animals.

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11/8 Mine - a film on the animals (and owners) of Hurricane Katrina

2009-11-04T15:32:00.003-06:00

Mine (2009)

Geralyn Pezanoski (80 min., color, BetaSP, US)

Sunday, November 8, 7:30 pm

UW Cinematheque - 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706

Geralyn Pezanoski's powerful first feature film shines a light on a forgotten class of Hurricane Katrina victim - the Gulf Coast region's pets (and their owners). The film ably documents the immediate aftermath of the storm that killed or stranded over 100,000 animals and the valiant rescue efforts by volunteers from around the country. But Mine doesn't stop there. Instead, it wades into far deeper and more emotionally charged terrain, following the months of suffering and struggle since 2005 - as pets that were rescued and sent to animal shelters around the country become legally adopted by new families, even as their former families continue to search for them. There are so many tales here so skillfully and emotionally told. Victor has been desperately searching for his dog Max. Tiffany is smitten with him and couldn't imagine giving him back after rescuing him. Whose dog is Max? Gloria refused to be evacuated without her dog Murphy until finally she was forced to leave Murphy behind by the National Guard. Should she not be able to get her dog back now? Through it all hangs questions about what it means for an animal to "belong" to someone, what rights are animals entitled to, and why our relationships to animals are so powerful and yet so convoluted. A heartbreaking and powerful film, Mine clearly demonstrates how some of the greatest tragedies often emerge in the absence of villains and the presence only of good intentions and how often the simplest desire to love another being can be fraught with enormous obstacles. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2009 SXSW Festival in Austin. Filmmaker scheduled to be in attendance.

11/11 Dr. Linda Detwiler

2009-11-04T09:58:00.002-06:00

Public and Global Health Interest Group presents:

"An Evening with a Public Health Practitioner"

Dr. Linda Detwiler, DVM

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS)

Please join us next Wednesday evening for a dinner presentation and case studies

Wednesday, November 11th
5:30 p.m.
Room 2255

*Sign-up in the computer lab for dinner!!!*

Dr. Linda A. Detwiler graduated in 1980 from the Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy Science. In 1984 she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. From 1996 to 2002, Dr. Detwiler served as the Senior Staff Veterinarian of the Emergency Programs Staff for the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS). There, she coordinated APHIS surveillance, prevention, and education activities for BSE. She also coordinated the development of a national BSE response plan. From 2002 to 2003 Dr. Detwiler was the Veterinarian in Charge of APHIS’s Veterinary Services, where she oversaw all Veterinary Service programs in the state of New Jersey.

Dr. Detwiler currently works for the the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) which recognizes that new and emerging disease pathogens—some of which might be zoonotic or exotic continue to threaten U.S. animal health. These pathogens could pose risks in the form of agroterroism, bioterroism and environmental safety and food safety problems that also can put the well-being of citizens in the United States and around the world at risk. As these threats grow and diversify, there is an increasing demand for veterinarians in the field of public practice and food supply veterinary medicine. In response to these challenges, APHIS–VS has embarked on a partnership with Mississippi State University to provide experiential learning opportunities for students during summers, breaks and open rotations. Dr. Linda Detwiler, from the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University leads the program, coordinates the externship program for veterinary students, advertises internships and jobs, hosts a government career symposium at the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) and develops outreach materials for the program.

Global Health Essay Contest - Due 11/20

2009-11-03T17:53:00.001-06:00

The Commission on Smart Global Health is seeking answers to the question:
What is the most important thing the US can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?
In 500-800 words, we want to hear what students have to say about fresh, innovative approaches to the important challenges we face in global health. Students at all levels, from undergraduate to medical and professional students, are eligible.
The author of the first-place essay will receive a $1,000 scholarship and be published in the Commission's final report, while the second-place entrant will receive a $500 scholarship. There will also be $1,000 and $500 prizes for the first and second-place entries by non-students.
Complete details, including contest rules, can be found at: http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/CUGHessays
Contact the Commission with questions at dporter@csis.org or at (330) 605-5740.

12/8: WI State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar Strengthening the Public Health Laboratory Network in Botswana

2009-11-03T10:21:00.002-06:00

WI State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar
Strengthening the Public Health Laboratory Network in Botswana

In Botswana, where an estimated 17% of the country’s 1.8 million people are infected with HIV, inadequate laboratory systems represented a major barrier to mounting a successful HIV control program. Since 2001, WSLH Epidemiologist John Pfister has been working periodically as a consultant to assist the CDC and the Botswana Ministry of Health strengthen the nation’s public health laboratory network. John will describe the challenges, accomplishments, and ongoing activities of this international partnership.

Tuesday, Dec. 8^th, Noon – 1 PM

State Lab of Hygiene, Stovall Building, 465 Henry Mall (corner of Henry Mall and Linden)

Global Health Seminar Series: "Perspective on Pandemic Influenza: Views from Microscopic to Global" 11/17

2009-10-27T18:24:00.001-05:00

"Perspective on Pandemic Influenza:
Views from Microscopic to Global"

Christopher Olsen, DVM, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine
UW-Madison

Wednesday, November 17
5:00-6:00pm
Room 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center
FALL 2009 SEMINAR SERIES
Health Sciences Learning Center: Room 1345
The 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been shown to be
evolutionarily related to swine influenza viruses containing
genes of classical swine, avian and human virus lineages. These
findings have refocused interest on pigs as intermediary hosts in
the movement of influenza viruses between different host spe-
cies. This presentation will provide historical and virological per-
spective on the mechanisms by which pandemic influenza viruses
emerge, and consider the public health and societal issues to be
faced by human populations around the globe.

Global Health Seminar Series - 10/28/09 5-6pm

2009-10-27T18:13:00.004-05:00

Global Health Seminar Series

"Integrated TB/HIV Care Outcomes: Lessons Learned in Uganda”

Dr. Denis Nansera
Pediatrician/Lecturer
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda

Wednesday, October 28
5:00-6:00pm
1335 HSLC

Today TB is not only a major opportunistic infection in persons living
with HIV/AIDS; it is the main cause of morbidity and mortality. For im-
proved prevention and treatment of TB among HIV patients, the WHO
and other funding agencies are advocating for integration of services
for those with the dual infection.

This presentation highlights the burden of TB among HIV patients, what
is required to integrate TB and HIV care services, and the impact of integrated services on care outcomes.

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program

2009-10-13T08:27:00.002-05:00

I call your attention to an exciting clinical research training
experience for doctoral-level U.S. students in the health professions,
the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program. The FICRS
program offers a one-year clinical research training experience to
advanced standing students in U.S. schools of medicine, public health,
osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, optometry,
nutrition and pharmacy.

This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience
mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in
developing countries throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the
Caribbean.

FICRS is sponsored by the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC) in
partnership with 15 NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices. FICRS is
administered by the FICRS-F Support Center at Vanderbilt University, the
Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Association of Schools
of Public Health.

The deadline to apply for the program is December 3, 2009.

To learn more and to obtain an application, please visit
http://www.fogartyscholars.org/scholars, or contact
scholars@fogartyscholars.org with questions.

We would appreciate it greatly if you would distribute this information
to any and all interested parties. Please let me know if you are not
the appropriate contact to receive this.

Sincerely,

Katy Carkuff
Program Specialist
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program Association of
American Medical Colleges 2450 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037
202-862-6206

Peace One Day - September 21 - International Day of Peace

2009-09-21T22:57:00.009-05:00

Hi All,

I came across this today and thought it was a pretty interesting massage that needed to be shared. Please check it out...

You can also see the full version of the film below:

And of course check out the website: http://www.peaceoneday.org

Closing the door on potential pandemics - BBC article

2009-08-07T13:23:00.001-05:00

Closing the door on potential pandemics

VIEWPOINT
William Karesh

Geographic and environmental boundaries that once protected us from widespread disease outbreaks are no more, says William Karesh. In this week's Green Room, he calls for the West to adopt a "prevention is better than cure" approach to human and animal health.

Animal health is tightly linked to the conditions of its surrounding environment, and humans are increasingly changing or affecting those conditions

During the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that killed up to 100 million people worldwide, children sang a nursery rhyme: "I had a little bird, Its name was Enza, I opened the window, and in-flu-enza."

Today, the expanding human population and activity has opened the pandemic "window" even wider.

A major component of any strategy to protect ourselves must involve treating disease before it gets to us.

We are reminded by the recent World Health Organization designation of a H1N1 pandemic that infectious diseases have little regard for the Darwinian divide.

Humans share more than 60% of "known" infectious organisms with animals, and the majority of new or emerging diseases are linked in some way to wild animals; ebola, HIV/Aids, Sars, and Avian influenza are just a few examples.

But don't blame the animals; these diseases in humans stem from how we move about the planet, interact with animals and the environment, educate our citizens, provide or don't provide health services, and deal with poverty and hunger.

Going global

Animal health is tightly linked to the conditions of its surrounding environment, and humans are increasingly changing or affecting those conditions.

Boundaries that limited the spread of diseases are being broken down

The trade in wildlife for food, traditional medicine, or pets, for example, has increased in response to human demand.

This flourishing trade - both legal and illegal - of domesticated animals, wildlife and wild animal parts is often marked by unsanitary conditions that can give rise to zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from animals to people).

As modern transportation is made available to more of the world, geographic boundaries that once protected us from remote disease outbreaks are nearly obsolete.

Viruses and bacteria long confined to living in a single species, or in one part of the world, can now quickly be moved to new areas and thrive in environments, animals or people unprepared for their arrival.

Other human-induced environmental conditions can have an effect as well, and are not predicated on human physical presence in a specific place.

Disturbances, such as fluctuating precipitation levels and increasing temperatures brought about by climate change, can have far reaching consequences on ecosystems and animal health, and thus, ultimately drive changes in disease proliferation and redistribution.

Human well-being is dependent upon healthy ecosystems

Not surprisingly, predicting outbreaks of zoonotic diseases is an increasingly complex, but critically important, undertaking.

It is a mistake to believe that stockpiling vaccines or drugs will be enough to ensure that we are protected from future pandemic threats.

The next pandemic may not come in the form of an influenza virus. There is no guarantee that in response to a viral threat, we will have time to modify a vaccine or that current drugs will remain effective.

Many of us have been actively promoting the concept of One World, One Health - a philosophy that dictates a comprehensive approach to pandemic preparedness that starts "upstream", and attacks disease at its origins.

That means working with people in the poorest areas of the world who have little access to health care for themselves or their livestock, or to proper hygienic provisions for raising and handling animals.

In many of these places, the order of the day is simply survival.

To really protect those of us "downstream", in places like the US and Europe, from emerging pandemic diseases, we must focus a portion of our efforts on collaborating with those upstream populations to create a safer and healthier future.

This means building capacity in the developing world to monitor wildlife, domestic animals and people for disease.

Potential pandemics needs to be tackled at source, not on our doorsteps

It also means giving those living at the frontlines of an outbreak the ability to respond.

This may sound like an ominous task, but in the long run, preventing or solving a potential pandemic disease crisis at its source will prove far more cost effective than paying for the effects after its devastating impacts.

The nascent beginnings of such a comprehensive, global approach to pandemic disease have been initiated by the US government and a number of UN agencies.

Formal and informal networks of public health agencies, infectious disease scientists, veterinarians, conservation organisations and technology firms are sharing resources and enabling access to disease distribution data, sample analyses and outbreak information.

This is vital to predicting, identifying and responding to new emerging diseases in countries most in need of help and at the highest risk.

As with climate change, we are learning that what we do locally affects our global community, and that all nations both developed and developing, will play an important role in the future condition of our shared planet.

Working as partners within a One World, One Health philosophy is a critical approach to answering our environmental challenges - including minimising the impacts of a future pandemic.

Just as we share the planet's atmosphere, we share all of its infectious organisms.

Dr William B Karesh is vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society and director of its Global Health Program

The Green Room is a series of opinion articles on environmental topics running weekly on the BBC News website

Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine - MPVM

2009-04-28T11:16:00.001-05:00

The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis offers a professional degree, the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM). Using state-of-the-art modern methods in epidemiology, the program prepares veterinarians to investigate and evaluate disease and production problems in animal populations and to design, evaluate and implement disease control or other veterinary services programs.

The School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is responsible for the overall administration of the MPVM program and for awarding of the degree but many Departments, Divisions and Schools at the university also actively contribute to the MPVM program. Faculty in the SVM and other collaborating faculty carry out research on a wide variety of animal diseases, on microbial and parasitic zoonoses, veterinary public health, food-borne infections of man, wildlife diseases and wildlife management, animal health economics, animal production, biostatistics, veterinary medical data management and computer applications in veterinary medicine.

Since its inception in 1966, more than 750 graduates of this pioneering educational program have gone on to top-level governmental, private industry, academic and practice careers in various areas of preventive veterinary medicine throughout the United States and 74 other countries.

A veterinarian can now combine MPVM academic training with field service in the Peace Corps as part of the Peace Corps Master's International Program. The candidate volunteer enters the Peace Corps and enrolls in the MPVM program. After completing course work, the student conducts an animal health project during a two-year Peace Corps assignment, then returns to school for a final quarter to complete the program and MPVM project based on the field research.

The MPVM program involves course work, a research project and a series of electives which permit the student to select one of the areas of emphasis (Population Health, Food Safety, Public Health and Zoonoses, Wildlife Disease & Ecology, Ecosysytem Health, International Health, Independent). A faculty advisor helps students tailor their selection of elective coursework to meet their individual future professional needs.

The MPVM program is a one-year program, but some students may require up to 2 years to complete all coursework requirements. For non-native English speaking students, a two-year program is highly recommended. A special part-time program is available for a limited number of students who are unable to leave their employment for three consecutive quarters of instruction. For more details, please e-mail the Program Director, Bruno Chomel or Donna Smith , Assistant to the MPVM Director.

Gripe Porcina/ Swine Influenza In Mexico

2009-04-25T11:20:00.002-05:00

WHO: Mexican Swine Flu has Pandemic Potential:

24 April 2009 -- The United States Government has reported seven confirmed human cases of Swine Influenza A/H1N1 in the USA (five in California and two in Texas) and nine suspect cases. All seven confirmed cases had mild Influenza-Like Illness (ILI), with only one requiring brief hospitalization. No deaths have been reported.

The Government of Mexico has reported three separate events. In the Federal District of Mexico, surveillance began picking up cases of ILI starting 18 March. The number of cases has risen steadily through April and as of 23 April there are now more than 854 cases of pneumonia from the capital. Of those, 59 have died. In San Luis Potosi, in central Mexico, 24 cases of ILI, with three deaths, have been reported. And from Mexicali, near the border with the United States, four cases of ILI, with no deaths, have been reported.

Of the Mexican cases, 18 have been laboratory confirmed in Canada as Swine Influenza A/H1N1, while 12 of those are genetically identical to the Swine Influenza A/H1N1 viruses from California.

The majority of these cases have occurred in otherwise healthy young adults. Influenza normally affects the very young and the very old, but these age groups have not been heavily affected in Mexico.

Because there are human cases associated with an animal influenza virus, and because of the geographical spread of multiple community outbreaks, plus the somewhat unusual age groups affected, these events are of high concern.

The Swine Influenza A/H1N1 viruses characterized in this outbreak have not been previously detected in pigs or humans. The viruses so far characterized have been sensitive to oseltamivir, but resistant to both amantadine and rimantadine.

The World Health Organization has been in constant contact with the health authorities in the United States, Mexico and Canada in order to better understand the risk which these ILI events pose. WHO (and PAHO) is sending missions of experts to Mexico to work with health authorities there. It is helping its Member States to increase field epidemiology activities, laboratory diagnosis and clinical management. Moreover, WHO's partners in the Global Alert and Response Network have been alerted and are ready to assist as requested by the Member States.

WHO acknowledges the United States and Mexico for their proactive reporting and their collaboration with WHO and will continue to work with Member States to further characterize the outbreak. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_24/en/index.html

GENEVA – An outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the United States is a quickly evolving situation that has "pandemic potential," the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday before an emergency meeting of flu experts.

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said the North American outbreak of a never-before-seen virus was a very serious situation.

She called Saturday's emergency meeting to consider declaring an international public health emergency over the outbreak, which is believed to have killed dozens of people in Mexico and sickened at least eight in the U.S.

The experts are also expected to recommend whether WHO should raise its pandemic alert to a higher level.

At least 62 people have died from severe pneumonia caused by a flu-like illness in Mexico, according to WHO. Some of those who died are confirmed to have a unique version of the A/H1N1 flu virus that is a combination of bird, pig and human viruses.

Mexico has closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in a bid to contain the outbreak, which may have sickened about 1,000 people there.

"The situation is evolving quickly," Chan said at a telephone news conference in Geneva. "A new disease is by definition poorly understood.

"In the assessment of WHO, this is a serious situation which must be watched very closely."

"This is an animal strain of the H1N1 virus, and it has pandemic potential because it is infecting people," Chan said.

"However, we cannot say, on the basis of currently available laboratory, epidemiological and clinical evidence, whether or not it will indeed cause a pandemic," she added.

It is the first time Chan has convened such a crisis panel since the procedure was created almost two years ago, spokesman Gregory Hartl said.

The committee may decide Saturday that the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency, and if so, whether WHO should consider measures including travel advisories, trade restrictions and border closures.

The global body's flu pandemic alert level is now set to phase three — meaning there is no or very limited risk of a new virus spreading from human to human.

The committee "will be asked, 'should we raise the alert level to phase four or phase five,' depending on their appreciation of how far the virus has spread," Hartl said.

An increased alert level was considered likely, as initial evidence from the outbreak in Mexico indicates the virus has spread between people. Hartl said, however, that a decision would not be made Saturday.

EN Español!!

GINEBRA (Reuters) - Un brote de influenza porcina surgido en México y Estados Unidos tiene el potencial de causar una epidemia mundial, pero es muy pronto para afirmar que ello ocurrirá, dijo el sábado la directora de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).

"Tiene potencial pandémico porque está infectando a las personas", dijo Margaret Chan, directora general de la OMS.

"Sin embargo, no podemos decir en base a la evidencia disponible de tipo clínico, epidemiológico y de laboratorio si causará o no una pandemia", indicó.

La nueva cepa, una mezcla de virus de influenza porcina, humana y aviaria que habría causado la muerte de 68 personas de entre 1.004 casos sospechosos en México e infectado a ocho en Estados Unidos, es poco conocida y la situación evoluciona rápidamente, dijo Chan en una teleconferencia.

Un comité de emergencia conformado por expertos, que se reunirá a la brevedad, asesorará a la directora de la OMS sobre asuntos que incluyen la posibilidad de cambiar el nivel de alerta pandémica de la OMS, que es actualmente de 3 en una escala del 1 al 6.

Es "demasiado prematuro en este momento" que la OMS emita alguna alerta sobre viajes, debido a que aún se requieren los análisis de los casos y otros datos clínicos, aseguró.

"Aún no tenemos un cuadro completo de la epidemiología o del riesgo, incluyendo posibles contagios fuera de las áreas actualmente afectadas", dijo Chan. "No obstante, según la evaluación de la OMS, esta es una situación seria", añadió.

También es muy pronto para que la agencia de Naciones Unidas aconseje a los laboratorios que empiecen a producir una vacuna contra la nueva cepa del virus, aparte de su tradicional producción de vacunas estacionales para la influenza, sostuvo. http://mx.news.yahoo.com/s/25042009/2/n-health-gripe-porcina-potencial-pandemico-jefa.html

Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Veterinary Public Health

2009-02-20T11:04:00.000-06:00

Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Veterinary Public Health

Applications are invited from veterinary graduates to undertake a three-year residency programme in Veterinary Public Health. The successful candidate will receive training in all aspects of veterinary epidemiology, including theoretical and practical aspects of epidemiological and statistical methods and their application to the study of animal disease and their control. The resident will undertake the well established MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology provided jointly by the RVC, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, DEFRA and the VLA during the first two years of the programme. At the end of the training programme, the resident will be eligible to sit the exam for the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Public Health (www.ecvph.org).

The residency is jointly conducted at the RVC, DEFRA and the VLA. The resident will spend time at each organisation and conduct collaborative research. The resident will be involved in small group teaching, seminars, research and epidemiological support.

The tax-free stipends for Senior Scholarships start at £ 14,902, increasing by annual increments to

£16,222 and are continued subject to satisfactory annual assessment.

For informal inquiries, please contact Prof. Katharina Stärk on 01707 666 333 ext 6025, kstaerk@rvc.ac.uk.

Closing date: 12^th March 2009
It is anticipated interviews will be held on 31^st March 2009

For an application form and further details of this scholarship, please visit: www.rvc.ac.uk/cts or email: jobs@rvc.ac.uk quoting ref: SCTS/VPH/09

Please note Short-listed candidates will normally be notified at least one week before the interview date.

Global Health Symposium Lectures

2009-02-12T11:06:00.001-06:00

Dear Friends of Global Health,

What a successful Global Health Symposium we had last week! Many thanks to all of you who participated, and a special “thank you” to all of the students who worked so hard to make this event happen. We had well over 300 people attend the inspiring keynote address given by Tony Goldberg, and a large number of people attended the panel presentations as well. If you were unable to attend the event, missed a speaker that you wanted to hear, or would just like to revisit any of the talks, go to http://videos.med.wisc.edu/category.php?categoryid=80 to view the presentations.

Please feel free to visit the Center for Global Health website. We have a number of terrific speakers that will be presenting this spring, and you may view that schedule at http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/upcomingevents.htm. Though the website does not yet reflect this, please note that we are fortunate to be able to add Dr. Juan Almendares to our Seminar Series schedule. Internationally known Honduran medical doctor, human rights activist, environmental leader and alternative medicine practitioner, he will address "Public Health, Human Rights and Sustainability in Honduras.” This will take place Wednesday, February 18, 5-6pm in room 1309 of the Health Sciences Learning Center. Our website will be updated later this week.

Thank you for your support of the Center for Global Health! We look forward to seeing you at future events.

Sincerely,

Center for Global Health Staff

New CDC/FDA Social Media Resources for Information on Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

2009-02-05T08:47:00.003-06:00

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working together to provide important information about the recall of certain peanut butter and peanut-containing products that are associated with the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreaks.

The latest resource is the new HHS, FDA and CDC social media Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/, which provides many helpful tools in order to reach as many people as possible.

The social media site makes it easy to obtain automatically updated information on the outbreak and the product recall. The site provides resources for both consumers and partners, including:

Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Map widget
FDA products recall database widget
Updated mobile site content
CDC Podcasts
FDA Dos and Don'ts During the Peanut Salmonella Outbreak Video
CDC Health-e-Cards
And more!

Many of these resources are available in both English and Spanish.

Information about the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak and the product recall is also available at:

Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for up-to-date information about the recalls and hundreds of other health and safety topics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 1600 Clifton Rd · Atlanta GA 30333 · 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

“War and Human Rights in Africa: Insights from Darfur/Chad, DRC, and Liberia”

2009-02-05T08:29:00.003-06:00

The Human Rights Initiative at the

University of Wisconsin-Madison

SPRING Lecture Series

Monday, February 9, 2009

4pm-5:30pm

206 Ingraham Hall,

1155 Observatory Drive

“War and Human Rights in Africa:

Insights from Darfur/Chad, DRC, and Liberia”

Professor Jennifer Leaning

Jennifer Leaning is Professor of the Practice of International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She also co-directs the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and co-founded Physicians for Human Rights.

She is the author and or editor of numerous articles and books, including Humanitarian Crises: The Medical and Public Health Response.

To learn more about the Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, log on to our website and join our mailing list: www.humanrights.wisc.edu

This event is co-sponsored by Global Studies, the International Institute, the Center for Global Health,
CALS, WAGE and the Division of International Studies

Roy F Weston Distinguished Global Sustainability Lectures

2009-01-29T11:52:00.000-06:00

Monday, February 2, 2009
4:30 pm
Pyle Center, Vandeberg Auditorium (Room 121)
702 Langdon St.

Professor Diana Liverman
Director of the Environmental Change Institute
Oxford University Centre for the Environment

"Communities, climate change, and development: can the international climate regime deliver mitigation and adaptation that benefit the poor?"

Professor Diana Liverman is well known for her work on the impacts of climate change in developing countries. She has recently accepted a position as co-director with the University of Arizona's Institute of the Environment and Society. Previous to this, she served as the director of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute. While her background is in geography, much of her professional career has focused on the societal impacts of climate change. She is especially interested in climate change impacts in Mexico and other parts of Latin America and has participated in many research projects in these regions.

Dr. Liverman has served on climate change committees for the US Social Science Research Council, the US National Academy, the NOAA, and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research. She is also an editorial board member for the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Global Environmental Change, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, and Climatic Change.

View slides and listen to audio of past lecutres

Global Health Lecture 1/30/09 at 3:30

2009-01-29T11:01:00.004-06:00

Friday, January 30 at 3:30 pm, in room 180 Science Hall:

Matthew Sparke
University of Washington, Geography and International Studies
will be presenting:
"Unpacking Economism and Remapping the Terrain of Global Health"

Abstract: *Louis Pasteur once claimed that: The microbe is nothing; the terrain everything. So what, we should ask, is the terrain of global health in the context of growing global interdependency? How do different visions of globalization shape the way in which the global in global health is imagined and mapped? And what are the consequences for the ways in which the social determinants of health globally are understood and targeted for intervention? This talk outlines answers to these questions by exploring how four different socio-economic visions of globalization lead to four distinct mappings of global health problems, their causes and their susceptibility to different forms of local and global intervention.

A copy of the paper on which this talk is based is available on the website of the People's Health Movement: Unpacking Economism and Remapping the Terrain of Global Health
<http://www.phmovement.org/cms/files/%201SparkeGlobalHealth.pdf>.
Another version is also available, along with other publications by Professor Sparke <http://faculty.washington.edu/sparke/>.

Dr. Sparke will also be giving a brownbag talk at 12:00 in Room 350: "Teaching globalization amidst the challenges of re-presenting neoliberalism"

All attendees are also invited to join Dr. Sparke at the union following the talk.

FRESH Seminar Series

2009-01-22T09:34:00.002-06:00

Spring 2009 FRI FRESH Seminar Series

When and Where: Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. noon; room 6201 Microbial Sciences building (MSB), UW-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive

The attached poster is suitable for printing and posting.
Schedule:
Jan 27: "The Many Faces of Bacillus cereus and its Friends" (Jo Handelsman, HHMI Professor and Chair, Bacteriology, UW-Madison)
Feb 10: "Roles of StcE Mucinases in the Pathogenesis of Diarrheal Pathogens" (Rod Welch, Professor and Chair, Med. Micro. & Immunol., UW-Madison)
Feb 24: "Moving Food Safety Forward: Wisconsin's Plans for 2009 and Beyond" (Steve Ingham, DATCP)
Mar 10: "Emerging Microbiological Issues In Ready-To-Eat Beverages" (Sean Leighton, Senior Microbiologist, Coca-Cola North America)
Mar 24:"Mathematical Models for the Emergence and Persistence of VTEC in Calves" (Dorte Dopfer, Assist. Prof., Med. Sci., Veterinary Medicine, UW-Madison)
April 7: "Salmonella Not Just a Chicken and Egg Problem Any More" (Jeri Barak, Assist. Prof., Plant Pathology, UW-Madison)
April 21: "Recent Advances in the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE Meat and Poultry Products" (Tim Freier, Director, Global Food Safety Technologies, Cargill)
May 5: "Cultivation of Norovirus in Aquatic Animal Cell Lines" (Kathy Kurth, Clinical Assoc. Prof., Wis. Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)

Questions? or for more information contact Amy Wong, acwong@wisc.edu, 608-263-1168

Certificate In Global Health

2009-01-22T09:25:00.001-06:00

Would you like to develop or enhance your skills in the area of global health? The UW-Madison Center for Global Health invites graduate and health professions students and mid-career professionals to consider applying for the Certificate in Global Health, a collaborative offering of UW faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and the Division of International Studies. Through a 9-credit program that includes a global health field experience, the certificate prepares candidates to address health issues that transcend national boundaries, with an emphasis on health and disease in developing countries. The program is based in the Department of Population Health Sciences of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and is administered by the Center for Global Health. Applications are now being accepted.

Available as a Graduate Certificate to professional students in the health sciences and graduate students in health-related fields, and available as a Capstone Certificate to health care practitioners and persons who have a BA or BS in a health-related field, the Certificate in Global Health program meets the needs of both traditional and non-traditional students with an interest in global health. Recognizing that candidates may want to develop global health skills while continuing with full-time employment, the core courses are offered outside of the workday and are web-enhanced for easy access to course materials and increased opportunities to interact with faculty and students. To read about our current students and graduates from the Certificate program, go to http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/studentsinthefield.htm.

A detailed description of the certificate and an application form are available on the Center for Global Health website, http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/certificate.htm. The application deadline for 2009-2010 is April 15, 2009. Please forward this e-mail to individuals and groups who may be interested. Attached in the comments section is the Certificate in Global Health Core Competencies document for your information.

Questions? Contact Betsy Teigland, Network and Resource Coordinator, Center for Global Health, teigland@wisc.edu.

Global Infectious Diseases Initiative Series-special noon lecture, Friday, Dec. 12

2008-12-03T11:04:00.004-06:00

MSB = Microbial Science Building at 1550 Linden Dr.

Global Health Seminar Series

2008-12-02T11:21:00.000-06:00

Global Health Seminar Series

Wednesday, December 3, 2008
5:00-6:00pm

Room 1335

Health Sciences Learning Center

“Making the Village That Raises the Child”

Nicholas Makau

Director, Lea Toto Clinics

Nairobi, Kenya

Director, Nyumbani Village

Karen, Kenya

Free parking after 4:30pm in lot 76 (parking ramp by Nielsen Tennis Stadium)

The #80 campus bus stops by lot 76 near the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Students, faculty, staff and community members welcome. Attendance is free of charge and no registration is required.

Sponsored by the Center for Global Health, an initiative of the UW-Madison Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and Division of International Studies.

If you think your colleagues would be interested in this topic and you would like a flyer to post, please go to http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/ and click on the title of this presentation. Feel free to forward this announcement to others who may be interested. Thank you for your support of the Center for Global Health.

AIDS Fundraiser - December 4th at 10pm!

2008-12-01T15:58:00.002-06:00

Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium - Call for abstracts

2008-11-21T13:11:00.003-06:00

Call for Abstracts - Save the Date

Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium

February 4, 2009, 5:00-9:00pm

HSLC 1306

“Wisconsin and the World: Working Together for Sustainable Health”

Are you interested or involved in global health? You are cordially invited to attend, share your work with the UW community, and learn from others. The UW-Madison Center for Global Health will sponsor its fifth annual symposium to highlight the exciting global health efforts of UW faculty, staff, and students, as well as colleagues from the Madison area and beyond. We welcome presentations and participants from all disciplines that contribute to the improvement of global health or the conditions necessary for health.

Our keynote speaker will be Tony Goldberg, PhD, DVM, MS, Professor of Epidemiology at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Goldberg is also a professor and affiliate with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies as well as an ad hoc Steering Committee member for the Center for Global Health. He also serves as Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

A named priority in the most recent UW-Madison Strategic Plan is “Amplify the Wisconsin Idea”. One of the goals of this priority is “to vigorously share advances in science and knowledge with the people of the state, the country, and the world.” Dr. Tony Goldberg has been very active in advancing this goal in his collaboration with our global health partners in Uganda. Dr. Goldberg’s keynote presentation, “Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health in Uganda: a Case Study for Disease Emergence and Preventive Medicine in the Developing World” will address how anthropogenic changes to natural ecosystems are altering human and wildlife ecology in ways that facilitate pathogen transmission and the emergence of new diseases; nowhere is this more evident than in sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of various factors will point to clear strategies for intervention through public health, conservation, and wildlife management. These strategies will help improve the health of people living in developing countries while also helping to safeguard the health of wildlife and their ecosystems. These same strategies will help prevent novel infectious diseases with animal origins from emerging out of environments such as equatorial Africa and affecting human health on a global scale.

Following Dr. Goldberg’s keynote address, participants may select from concurrent sessions featuring brief presentations of global health activities. If you are interested in sharing a 10-minute presentation of your work in global health, please see the requirements below. The symposium will end with a reception and time for networking.

Submission requirements:

Abstracts should be sent via e-mail to Betsy Teigland at the Center for Global Health, teigland@wisc.edu (300 word maximum.) They should include a background statement of the problem and context, description of the project and participants, and outcomes if available. In the heading of your abstract, please provide your name, e-mail address, phone number, UW affiliation, the country where you have worked and a title for your presentation. Abstracts will be posted on the Center for Global Health website. Deadline for submissions is December 19, 2008. You will be notified of the status of your presentation by January 9, 2009.

Attendance at the symposium is free of charge, open to the public, and no registration is required. For more information, please contact Betsy Teigland at teigland@wisc.edu or 262-3862.

Halloween Party and Clean Water in Uganda! 10/30

2008-10-28T17:22:00.003-05:00

UGA - Conservation Summer Program in Costa Rica

2008-10-27T10:21:00.003-05:00

Conservation Biology & Conservation Medicine Summer Program

June 19 - July 20, 2009

Application Form

Conservation medicine is an emerging field that is concerned with the interface between human health, animal health (both wild and domestic) and ecosystem health. It is a synthesis of the fields of veterinary medicine, public health, ecology, forestry and natural resources and the principles of conservation biology, biogeography, population genetics, economics, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and other disciplines to understand and maintain biological diversity throughout the world. Professionals faced with a career in wildlife health, wildlife biology, wildlife management, human-animal or domestic animal/wildlife-interface issues and those interested in habitat/wildlife conservation will benefit from a solid foundation in both of these disciplines. An international location for this course lends itself well to covering issues facing the developing world such as emergent diseases, and animal and public health challenges. This 31 day course aims to provide students from various backgrounds with the opportunity to learn and practice the principles of conservation biology/medicine using the ecology and fauna of Costa Rica (an area of rich biodiversity with a long history of conservation research).

World Rabies Day 2008 - CDC Internship Essay Competition

2008-10-23T10:00:00.003-05:00

World Rabies Day 2008
CDC Internship Essay Competition

Call for Student Essays:
The Alliance for Rabies Control is holding a CDC Internship Essay Competition for veterinary students. The winner will be awarded a two-week internship in the Rabies Program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Eligible students are current SAVMA members from any of the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine (CVMs) that received start-up funding for their World Rabies Day event. Eligible CVMs include: Colorado State University; Cornell University; Kansas State University; Michigan State University; Ohio State University; Oklahoma State University; St. Georges University; Texas A&M University; Tufts University; Tuskegee University; University of Florida; University of Illinois; University of Nebraska/Iowa; and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

CDC Internship:
The student will have the opportunity to conduct a two-week rotation in the Rabies Program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. While serving as a guest researcher in CDC’s Rabies Program, the intern will have an opportunity to learn about rabies diagnostics, epidemiology, laboratory research (including pathogenesis and vaccine development), public health policy, and communications. The intern will have the opportunity to meet with CDC scientific staff specializing in veterinary public health, epidemiology, diagnostics, laboratory research, policy, communications, and meet with various CDC Epidemiology Intelligence Officers. The internship will be scheduled on mutually convenient dates for host and participant but is expected to take place between May and September 2009. Roundtrip airfare and per diem allowance for food and lodging will be provided.

Guidelines for Essay Submissions:
The applicant should submit an essay on the role veterinarians play in public health and zoonotic disease prevention and control including a few specific examples as well as prevention tools. A current or recent outbreak example would be of interest. The student should critique key factors that were implemented in control and how this affects future policy. The applicant should also discuss their interest in rabies prevention and control, this internship, why they are interested in World Rabies Day and what it means to them. Applicants may also wish to include any related activities or formal instruction that the student has completed in the areas of public health and/or infectious diseases and other aspects the student would like the review committee to take into consideration.

The essay shall be no longer than 1,000 words, Arial or equivalent 12 point font, and double-spaced; submitted in electronic Word format. The essays will be anonymized and should NOT contain any pictures, identifying location information or school names. Essays that do not adhere to these requirements will not be reviewed. All essays should be received by 11:59pm EST on November 17th, 2008 and will be submitted for ranking to a committee of public health professionals involved in rabies prevention and control. A decision will be announced by February 17, 2009. Paperwork for CDC clearance will require approximately 3 months to process in advance of an expected visit.

Questions regarding this call for student essays should be directed to Peter Costa (Tel: 919-830-2199 or peter.costa@worldrabiesday.org).

click for application

Duke University - Global Health Fellows

2008-10-21T17:59:00.006-05:00

Global Health Fellows: Program Health Policy in a Globalizing World

The Duke Global Health Fellows Program and Program on Global Policy and Governance in Geneva, Switzerland is now accepting applications for its 2009 cohort.

Who: Past program participants include graduate and professional students from all disciplines, including law, medicine, public policy, international affairs, business, environmental studies, and other graduate or professional students interested in issues of global policy and governance.

What: The Global Health Fellows Program offers students unparalleled access to internships in Geneva-based institutions, opportunities for career advancement, and the ability to learn directly from experts working in specific policy areas.

The program includes:

** A Geneva Policy Internship
** Events throughout the summer providing opportunities to socialize and network with other policy interns and experts
** An intensive, week-long course on "Health Policy in a Globalizing World"

When: A typical internship spans 8-10 weeks between May 15 and August 15, 2009. (Actual dates of participation can be adjusted depending on the needs of the internship and the constraints of a participant's academic calendar). The course will take place in early July.

Applications for the Summer 2009 program are due November 21, 2008.

Additional details about the program and admission requirements can be found on our website:

www.pubpol.duke.edu/geneva/health.php

For questions contact geneva@duke.edu or 919.613.9214.

Wisconsin Medical Project benefit for Cuba - 11/12/08

2008-10-15T15:29:00.006-05:00

Hey all -
The Wisconsin Medical Project is holding a benefit on November 12, 2008 at 5-8pm at the Cardinal Bar in support their humanitarian efforts in Cuba. This is a really interesting group of people who regularly make trips down to Cuba providing laboratories and hospitals with equipment they are in dire need of. I encourage you all to attend, spread the word about, or at least check out what their group is all about.
Wisconsin Medical Project - http://www.madisoncamaguey.org

Jambi Huasi Fundraiser - October 13, 2008

2008-10-13T13:58:00.000-05:00

Do you like international dance parties, the Arrhythmias, and delicious Mexican food?!

How about the historic and elegant Orpheum theatre?!

Or are you just looking for an excuse to ditch the modules and go out on a Monday night?!

This coming Monday, October 13 at the Orpheum theatre on State St, the Global Health Interest Group will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Jambi Huasi clinic in Ecuador. Join us for live entertainment from the Arrhythmias, delicious (and FREE) Mexican appetizers provided by Casa de Lara, dancing, and Orpheum drink specials!! Doors open at 8:30 PM and the party lasts until 2:00 AM!

Your $5 donation at the door will go directly to the Jambi Huasi clinic in Otavalo, Ecuador, which provides essential health care to the area's rural, indigenous communities, so you'll have a great time for a great cause!! ¡Hasta lunes!

The Orpheum Theatre is located at 216 State St

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Maureen McDonald at mmcdonald83@gmail.com

World Rabies Day Concert - 10/4/08

2008-09-30T11:17:00.015-05:00

At the Rathskeller (in the basement of the Union) this Saturday
Please come out to support World Rabies Day and Rabies Awareness!

Informational pamphlets:
rabies
dog bite protocol

Global climate change seminar Sept. 18-19 at the Pyle Center

2008-09-16T11:18:00.003-05:00

National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)

2008-07-12T03:17:00.011-05:00

Hey All -
One more email I wanted to share with you regarding the NAHERC (who will be represented at the AVMA conference this Fall). This is a government based volunteer organization, that we as vet students can join, to be on call for any natural disasters or disease outbreaks. The tours can last from 21-30 days and you are fully compensated during this time. I pasted some information from their website (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ep/naherc/) below and please check out the post comments for the copy of the email sent to me.

What is the National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)?

When an animal health emergency occurs, an immediate response is necessary to protect both animals and people. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will look to many sources to obtain the veterinary personnel needed to help meet the critical staffing needs of such an emergency.

In 2001, APHIS established the NAHERC to respond to exotic disease outbreaks and other disasters which effect livestock, poultry, companion animals, and wildlife. More volunteers are urgently needed to assure a decisive response to any potential animal health crises.

NAHERC staff duties during an outbreak or emergency may include:

Companion animal care
Boarding, sheltering and evacuation
Conducting surveillance
Examining herds or flocks for signs of disease
Collecting specimens
Vaccinating animals
Conducting post-mortem examinations
Euthanizing animals
Supervising the disposal of animal carcasses
Collecting epidemiological information
Inspecting livestock markets, trucks and vehicles
exotic, avian, research animal & zoo care and duties

Who May Join NAHERC?

Veterinarians with a valid United States veterinary diploma from an accredited program.
Animal Health Technicians (AHTs) and Veterinary Technicians with a diploma and/or equivalent experience. (this includes vet students)
College students are eligible under the Student Educational Employment Program if they are:
- A student enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree-seeking student in a four or five year university program.
- At least the minimum age required by federal, state, or local laws and standards governing the employment of minors.

Get Information about the Application Process

How to apply:

UNESCO Traveling Fellowship

2008-07-12T01:30:00.002-05:00

Hey all,

I received an email from the global certificate program regarding this travel fellowship that can pay up to $2500 for a project you may be doing during the year in a foreign country.

The fellowship will help fund a proposal designed by the applicant to conduct brief work in a foreign country related to the mandate of UNESCO – using education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and/or communication and information to build strong ties among nations. The fellowship is intended for American college/university students who express an interest in international collaboration but as of yet had not been afforded many opportunities to travel abroad. The length of time for the travel is expected to be between 4 and 6 weeks and should include interaction with individuals from other nations. During his/her travel, the recipient should be willing to participate in public diplomacy events arranged with the pertinent U.S. State Department Consulate, Mission, and/or Embassy. Following the travel, the recipient agrees to submit a report describing experiences and analyzing objectives achieved; share his/her experiences with others; and be available to make a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

There appears to be two rounds of funding:
Fall/Winter - Deadline August 5th at 5pm EST
Spring/Summer - Deadline April 23 at 7pm EST

The criteria for applying:

Must be a U.S. Citizen eligible for foreign travel
Must be at least 18 years old and not older than 25 at the time of application
Must be currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university in the United States

(So us old farts can't apply but that just means there is less competition for everyone else!)

The Application Package:
All material must be submitted electronically to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Executive Secretariat (DCUNESCO@state.gov) by the deadline.

Completed Application Coversheet (form DS-7646)
One page summary of project, including items that help provide a concise, clear understanding of proposal, such as:
- Goal/Objectives/Outcomes
- Timeline
- Budget, funding and plan for supplementary funding should it be needed to complete objectives
- Methodology for monitoring/evaluating success
- Action plan/ideas for follow-on activities, public diplomacy
- Any relevant resources or photos
Essay (up to 500 words, double spaced) stating interest in being considered for the award
Current résumé
One page letter of recommendation
Availability via phone the week of August 19 should you be called for an interview

Please check out the following link for more information: http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/103476.htm

New link

2008-06-17T01:19:00.005-05:00

Hi everyone,
I added a link to Heriberto, my fiancé’s, blog page which pertains to avian conservation, ecology and health and I thought this fits in with the public and global health theme for many reasons. So take a look and pass it on to anyone you think may be interested. This is a great way to continue with international collaboration as he has many contacts in Mexico. He just started this page up so maybe we can help bring more interest and ideas to the page! Thank you for taking a look!
Darby

C.L. Davis April Newsletter

2008-05-06T08:10:00.002-05:00

Hey All,

The new C.L. Davis newsletter is finally out and there is a interesting story about veterinarians in Iraq as well as other path news and conference info. Please check it out.

-Steph

2008-05-02T21:50:00.002-05:00

Hey all,

Rossana sent me the following links to add to the website. I just wanted to make a general post to you all so that you know what is being added...

1. http://www.humanitarian.net/biodefense/fazdc/zdc1/
A free zoonotic online course

2. http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/
CDC website: Healthy Pets, Healthy People

3. http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/
Dr. Olsen's zoonotic dz tutorial

4. Good article on World Veterinarian Day
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105231.php

Check em out....

-Steph

Summer Program in Uganda

2008-04-01T11:29:00.002-05:00

NDSU
Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences

Summer 2008 in Uganda
"International Animal Production, Disease Surveillance,
and Public Health" NDSU Course: MICR 379/793

Course will be offered June 14 to July 12, 2008

Deadline for registration: April 30, 2008

Click here for brochure

Click here for Travel Information

Course Website: Click here

Global Health Portal at Ebling Library

2008-02-27T16:14:00.000-06:00

The Global Health Portal at Ebling Library is now up and running. Thanks to Erika Sevetson for all of her hard work.

The portal can be found at http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/portals/globalhealth/index.cfm (just add globalhealth to the end of the normal Ebling url), or can also be accessed through the Ebling Library Home page by clicking on More Portals (found on the right hand side of the screen) and click on Global Health under Subject-Based Portals.

This is a great resource for students! You will have access to many different on-line databases as well as tools to help manage citations. Take advantage of this exceptional new resource.

Attached is a guide that details all of the useful tools and links in the Global Health Portal.

Please direct any questions, comments, and suggestions concerning the Global Health Portal to Erika Sevetson (esevetson@library.wisc.edu).

Fourth Annual Global Health Symposium - March 5th

2008-02-26T11:13:00.004-06:00

Fourth Annual Global Health Symposium

Rescheduled "Global Health and Human Rights"

from Keynote Speaker: Florence Chenoweth, MS, PhD

February 6 �Health Care and Human Rights: The World Cannot Wait�

Managing Director, UW Human Rights Initiative
Former U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in
Gambia and South Africa
Former Executive Director of the FAO Liaison office in New York
5:00-9:00pm, HSLC 1306

Following the keynote address participants may choose from

25 presentations in 5 concurrent panels.
A lively celebration with refreshments and entertainment will follow

Ecuador 2007

2008-02-15T20:15:00.003-06:00

UW public and global health fun time

UW SVM - Public and Global Health Interest Group

Global Health & Innovation Conference 4/16 - 4/17, 2011

In addition to the sessions with featured speakers, the conference also includes "Social Enterprise Pitch" Sessions and "Student Leaders in Global Health" Sessions.

Rabies virus now confirmed in Bali's cattle and pig stocks

Bali Suffering Rabies Epidemic

PET OBESITY CONTINUES TO GROW IN US - Ernie Ward, DVM

Trot 4 Tots and Family Block Party - April 11, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

With all proceeds benefiting the UW American Family Children's Hospital

Dr. Sullivan talking about Pet Pals on Channel 3000

World TB Day: March 24-26th

MADISON MEALS FOR HAITI - April 8, 9 & 10

Help the Animals of Haiti!!

ICID - update re: Haiti

International Medical Panel - 2/15 at 6pm

Global Health Seminar Series - tonight at 5pm

OIE publication: Veterinary education for global animal and public health Scientific and Technical Review 28 (2), 2009

Veterinary education for global animal and public healthScientific and Technical Review 28 (2), 2009

Summary :

OC Hubert is open!

Fellowship Overview

Support Haiti Relief through the American Red Cross

14th International Congress Infectious Disease - Miami, Florida, USA - March 9-12, 2010

Global Health and Innovation Conference - April 17-18, 2010

Animal Health in JAMA?

GILSON - Global Health Impact Series at the Fluno Center (2/3/10)

Uganda: Out of the Wild - PBS Frontline World video

Where human and animal health meet...

11/10 VHP - Water Scarcity in Uganda

H1N1 Flu Confirmed in Iowa Cat

11/8 Mine - a film on the animals (and owners) of Hurricane Katrina

11/11 Dr. Linda Detwiler

Global Health Essay Contest - Due 11/20

12/8: WI State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar Strengthening the Public Health Laboratory Network in Botswana

Global Health Seminar Series: "Perspective on Pandemic Influenza: Views from Microscopic to Global" 11/17

Global Health Seminar Series - 10/28/09 5-6pm

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program

Peace One Day - September 21 - International Day of Peace

Closing the door on potential pandemics - BBC article

Closing the door on potential pandemics

Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine - MPVM

Gripe Porcina/ Swine Influenza In Mexico

Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Veterinary Public Health

Closing date: 12th March 2009 It is anticipated interviews will be held on 31st March 2009

Global Health Symposium Lectures

New CDC/FDA Social Media Resources for Information on Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

“War and Human Rights in Africa: Insights from Darfur/Chad, DRC, and Liberia”

Roy F Weston Distinguished Global Sustainability Lectures

Global Health Lecture 1/30/09 at 3:30

FRESH Seminar Series

Certificate In Global Health

Global Infectious Diseases Initiative Series-special noon lecture, Friday, Dec. 12

Global Health Seminar Series

AIDS Fundraiser - December 4th at 10pm!

Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium - Call for abstracts

Halloween Party and Clean Water in Uganda! 10/30

UGA - Conservation Summer Program in Costa Rica

World Rabies Day 2008 - CDC Internship Essay Competition

Duke University - Global Health Fellows

Global Health Fellows: Program Health Policy in a Globalizing World

Wisconsin Medical Project benefit for Cuba - 11/12/08

Jambi Huasi Fundraiser - October 13, 2008

World Rabies Day Concert - 10/4/08

Global climate change seminar Sept. 18-19 at the Pyle Center

National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)

UNESCO Traveling Fellowship

New link

C.L. Davis April Newsletter

Summer Program in Uganda

Global Health Portal at Ebling Library

Fourth Annual Global Health Symposium - March 5th

Ecuador 2007

Veterinary education for global animal and public health
Scientific and Technical Review 28 (2), 2009

Closing date: 12^th March 2009
It is anticipated interviews will be held on 31^st March 2009