Building Partnerships Between Religion and Health

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2015 - The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center will host a discussion examining the contributions of faith leaders and organizations to global health efforts, as well as how U.S. policymakers can better partner with faith-based organizations to improve health outcomes. Full details appear below.

WHEN/WHERE:
Friday, July 10, 2015
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Second Floor Conference Center
Washington, DC 20036

Credentialed members of the press who wish to attend must email aschwartz@csis.org

Introductory remarks:

Talia Dubovi
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow
CSIS Global Health Policy Center

Panel 1: Lancet Series on Faith-Based Health Care

Featuring:

William Summerskill
Senior Executive Editor
The Lancet

Jill Olivier
Senior Lecturer and Research Director
School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town

Andrew Tomkins
Emeritus Professor of International Child Health
Institute for Global Health, Institute for Child Health, University College, London

Jean Duff
President
Partnership for Faith and Development

Moderated by:

Anita Smith
President
The Children's AIDS Fund

Panel 2: Implications for US Policy:

Featuring:

Mark Brinkmoeller
Director
USAID Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Sandra Thurman
Chief Strategy Officer
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy

Jen Kates
Vice President and Director of Global Health and HIV Policy
Kaiser Family Foundation

Moderated by:

Janet Fleischman
Senior Associate
CSIS Global Health Policy Center

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