Dr. Helene Gayle on Global Poverty and Healthcare

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Partner:: Chautauqua Institution
Location:: Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
Event Date:: 07.30.08
Speaker:: Dr. Helene Gayle
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Summary: Dr. Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE discusses what she believes to be two very closely related issues: poverty and poor health. She explains that in order to improve people's health, we need to provide social and economic support in addition to medicine.

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Dr. Helene Gayle

As president and CEO of CARE, Helene D. Gayle is responsible for providing overall leadership, management, and direction to one of the world's premier international relief and development organizations.

With programs in some seventy countries, CARE helps people in poor communities expand the control they have over their own lives to advance positive, enduring social change. CARE helps millions of people recover from natural disasters and other acute emergencies, prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, and gain access to healthcare, nutrition, education, safe water, and improved sanitation.

Dr. Gayle also served as the AIDS coordinator and chief of the HIV/AIDS division for the US Agency for International Development (USAID). She has served as a health consultant to international agencies including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the World Bank and UNAIDS and has worked extensively in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. She also served as the director of CDC's Washington Office.

Prior to assuming her current position, Gayle was the director of the HIV, TB, and Reproductive Health Program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Gayle has published numerous articles on public health, especially related to HIV/AIDS, and has received many awards for her scientific and public health contributions.

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01 hr 10 min 57 sec

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01.: Introduction

02 min 26 sec

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02.: Opening Remarks

03 min 27 sec

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03.: The Current State of Global Poverty

05 min 24 sec

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04.: Why Ending Poverty is Critical

05 min 10 sec

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05.: America and Global Health

02 min 19 sec

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06.: Poverty and Poor Health

04 min 22 sec

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07.: What CARE Does

03 min 08 sec

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08.: Stopping Childbirth-Related Deaths

04 min 50 sec

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09.: Helping Sex Workers

02 min 56 sec

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10.: Reasons for Hope

03 min 27 sec

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11.: Why America Needs to Help

05 min 02 sec

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12.: Q & A

00 min 22 sec

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13.: Q1: Stopping HIV Among African Americans

03 min 08 sec

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14.: Q2: The Insufficiency of Money

01 min 54 sec

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15.: Q3: How Individuals Can Help

01 min 48 sec

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16.: Q4: Dealing With Reproductive Rights and Genital Mutilation

04 min 04 sec

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17.: Q5: Getting Men Involved with Women's Rights

02 min 31 sec

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18.: Q6: Risks and Benefits of Involving the Military in Global Aid

02 min 41 sec

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19.: Q7: The Effect of Climate Change on Poverty

02 min 05 sec

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20.: Q8: How CARE Prioritizes Aid

02 min 19 sec

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21.: Q9: CARE's $34 Medical Package

01 min 08 sec

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22.: Q10: How CARE Interacts with Other Organizations

03 min 21 sec

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23.: Q11: Family Planning in Developing Countries

02 min 55 sec

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Dr. Helene Gayle: World Peace May Come From Int'l Aid

06 min 47 sec

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Dr. Helene Gayle on Stopping Childbirth-Related Deaths

06 min 12 sec

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Dr. Gayle: Saving Lives in 3rd World Will Bring Billions

07 min 33 sec

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