Author: ihsection

Conference Call to Discuss Closing of Global Health Council

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Section Announcements

Dear IH Section Members,

As some of you may already know, the Global Health Council has recently announced that it will be closing its doors and cancelling its 2012 conference in Washington, DC. The leadership of the IH section has been discussing how best to respond to this news. Below is a message from Peter Freeman, our Advocacy/Policy Committee Chair, which outlines ways in which you can have input in this discussion. Please consider joining the conference call or at least providing him with your feedback. Peter can be reached by e-mail at pffreeman [at] gmail [dot] com.

Hi all –

I spoken with Vina and Malcolm to start discussing the steps APHA is looking to take regarding the close of GHC and the ways in which the association can respond.

Vina informed me that APHA is in the process of a setting up a series of 2 discussions:

  1. The first discussion will be internally for APHA staff only, to gather their thoughts/ideas on what GHC’s role was in the international health community, what roles make strategic sense for APHA to absolve, and our association’s current capacity (and potential growth trajectory) to take on these roles.
  2. The second discussion will happen after APHA’s staff-only one, and may include interested representatives from other APHA sections (IH isn’t the only one that’s weighed in on this) as well as representation from GHC. This discussion will invite the IH section leaders; APHA recognizes the importance of everyone’s voice but having too large a group on the call may not be productive.

In light of this second call, Malcolm and I thought it would be a good idea for our section to have our own brainstorming call prior to APHA’s group call. This way, we can make sure our section’s ideas/thoughts/concerns are collected in an organized fashion; we will have these typed up and sent to whomever represents our group on the APHA group call.

Malcolm and I have scheduled this call for Wednesday, May 9th at 1 p.m. EST for 90 minutes. A prior e-mail mentioned a call on Monday, May 7th; Malcolm and I agreed to not hold the call on Monday and instead hold it on Wednesday, May 9th. I have been assured by Vina that the APHA group call will not be happening before this.

The call-in information is:
1-877-393-3856 (U.S. callers)
1-719-867-7624 (toll number and for international callers)
Participant passcode: 373785

If you are planning on attending, please let me know; an RSVP is not required, but it will help me be aware of who to expect come next Wednesday.

If you are unable to make the call, please e-mail me your thoughts/concerns/ideas around this. I have received the feedback that some of you have sent via e-mail already; thank you for sending that and I promise it will be incorporated into notes from this call.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Interview with Dr. Omar Khan in Health Promotion Practice Journal

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section

Dr. Omar Khan, chair of the IH Section’s Program Committee, was recently interviewed for the journal Health Promotion Practice about his new book, Megacities and Global Health, as well as his commentary on key global health topics. You can access the article here. The abstract is below.

Dr. Khan has had a distinguished career in global health. He has served as a faculty member at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. He is currently a family medicine physician at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware, and is President of the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Khan has authored more than 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has conducted research and lead primary care and public health initiatives in numerous countries. Last year, Dr. Khan also coedited a book titled Megacities and Global Health sponsored by the American Public Health Association with Dr. Gregory Pappas, Deputy Health Commissioner for Washington, DC.

Congratulations, Dr. Khan!

26th Annual Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) Conference Announcement

by ihsection, posted in Information and Social Media
The 26th Annual Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) Conference, “Health – Lifestyles – Christian Values: Pioneering Global Health Solutions in the 21st Century” is taking place in Arlington, VA at Marymount University on June 8-11, 2012.
  • PARTICIPATE & REGISTER   Registration is now open! You can register here. Students and Developing Country professionals receive a partial scholarship and gain great opportunities to network with professionals from all over the globe in an informal setting.
  • SPREAD THE WORD   Share the attached flyer on a bulletin board on your campus. Would you reach out to students, young professionals and colleagues who may be interested in faith, global or public health, international development and other related fields by forwarding this message? Tweet about the annual conference by using #ccihconf2012.
  • SPONSORSHIP   Publicize your school or program by becoming a sponsor or advertising at the conference. View levels and details here.
If you would like any further information about the conference, you can find it on our recent announcement or our conference website, or you can contact conference@ccih.org.

The Seventh Annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture: Africa—A Second Independence (CGDev Video)

by ihsection, posted in Information and Social Media


John Githongo, an advocate for transparency and good governance, is well-known for his work as the anti-corruption czar in Kenya, where in 2003 he uncovered a $1 billion scheme involving some of the country’s top ministers. His probing incited a backlash that forced him to flee the country for fear of his life, taking up a fellowship at Oxford where he released a report documenting government graft. Since then, Githongo has devoted his efforts to eliminating corruption and injustice in Kenya and across Africa. His lecture will focus on what outsiders—the high-income countries and emerging powers—can do to help foster democracy and poverty reduction in the developing world.

Anti-corruption pioneer Githongo is featured speaker of CGD’s seventh annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture honoring the life and work of Richard “Dick” Sabot, a friend, co-author, and founding member of CGD’s board of directors. CGD president Nancy Birdsall hosts as moderator for a discussion after the lecture.

Scale up the fight against malaria (WHO Video)

by ihsection, posted in Information and Social Media


During the past decade, global malaria prevention and control efforts
have been scaled up, with notable progress in sub-Saharan Africa. However, malaria transmission still occurs in 99 countries around the world. In 2010, this entirely preventable and treatable disease caused an estimated 655,000 deaths worldwide. About 560,000 of the victims were children under five years of age. On the occasion of World Malaria Day, 25 April 2012, the World Health Organization launches a
new initiative to urge countries and donors to reinforce the malaria fight.

For more information: http://www.who.int/malaria