Global Health Sciences Bulletin

February 21, 2008

Global Commitment to the Health of All (link to UCSF article)

GHS Lecture:
The Role of the IOM and Its Work in Global Health
March 3 at 4pm
Patrick Kelley, Director, Boards on Global Health and African Science Academy Development, IOM will speak on Monday, March 3, 2008 4-5:00 pm, with informal reception to follow in HSW-301 on the Parnassus Campus. For more information contact Global Health Sciences at 502-6045 or Communications.

Global Health Group Announcements
The GHS Global Health Group (GHG) is pleased to announce the appointments of several key members of its team:

Elizabeth Brashers joins the GHG as its Chief Operations Officer, managing the group on a day-to-day basis. Elizabeth brings over ten years in operations and program management experience at Kaiser Permanente and UC Berkeley. She has managed the Group's startup operations since November.

Devanand (Patrick) Moonasar joins the GHG as Technical Advisor to the Southern African Malaria Elimination Support Team, a joint partnership with the Clinton Foundation to promote and develop elimination efforts in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. Patrick will be based in Pretoria, South Africa; the Support Team will operate out of Gaborone, Botswana. Patrick was formerly the National Malaria Program Manager for South Africa, and brings significant experience in control efforts in the region.

Allison Phillips joins us as the GHG's Malaria Program Coordinator. She will be very involved in the Southern African Malaria Elimination Support Team's work in Africa, and will coordinate and support the GHG's Malaria Elimination Group (MEG), which launches in March. Allison has spent much of the last three years in Africa with TechnoServe, including work on a project with McKinsey & Company, and with Global Service Corps.

Heather Kinlaw joins the GHG as Program Coordinator for the Health Systems Initiative, and will work closely with Dominic Montagu, Health Systems Initiative Lead, in planning for the Initiative's launch in April. She will also support the GHG's Advisory Board. Heather holds masters degrees in Public Policy and Public Health from UC Berkeley, and joins us most recently from the Clinton Global Initiative.

The Global Health Group is a new "action tank" established within Global Health Sciences by Sir Richard Feachem in October 2007. Its focus is on driving large-scale action on selected major priority issues within global health and development, including elimination of malaria and health systems strengthening. The Group is located at 50 Beale Street, San Francisco, on the 12th Floor.

Four Town Hall Meetings on Needs of PIs with Overseas Activities
GHS and CTSI have made a joint commitment to work with faculty and staff to develop strategies to improve pre- and post-award administration at UCSF for international projects. We are hosting four town hall meetings where we hope to learn from your experiences and together identify and prioritize areas which are cause for concern and in need of improvement. Town hall meetings will be held at the following sites:

Parnassus: Tuesday, 2/26/08: 1 - 3 pm in room S118
50 Beale Street: Thursday, 2/28/08: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in room 12061
SFGH: Thursday, 2/28/08: 1:30 - 3:30 pm in Pediatrics room 6E7
Mission Bay: Friday, 2/29/08: 10 am - 12 pm in Genentech Hall, room S261

Please RSVP immediately to Kelly Sanders.

Clinical Scholars Mt. Zion Lecture
Bill Schecter, Professor of Clinical Surgery at UCSF will give a talk entitled "Global Health Works Locally: how global health experiences promote community work at home" at Herbst Hall, Mt. Zion Campus, 1600 Divisadero, second floor on Wednesday, May 7 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. For more information contact Education.

Research in Cuba on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness in Cuba: May 18 - 25th, 2008
MEDICC announces an exciting opportunity for research in this focus area, scheduled for May 18-25, 2008. Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC), supports US health professionals undertaking field research in Cuba by providing them with background materials, guidance on research objectives, and opportunities for publication of research findings. If you are interested in participating in this opportunity or would like further information, please contact MEDICC to discuss your research interests (dappelbaum@mediccatlanta.org or admin1@mediccatlanta.org), 678 904-8090. See MEDICC, Salud the film for more information.

FACES OF HOPE: Engaging Families to Overcome HIV in Kenya
Monday, March 10 from noon to 1:00 pm in N-217 on the Parnassus campus, the AIDS Research Institute, UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Department of Orofacial Sciences, in observance of International Women's Day, will offer a special presentation featuring Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and Dr. Craig Cohen of UCSF. Please RSVP by email to Kathleen or by phone at 597-4560.

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