Model Projects Addressing Women's Global Health Issues

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Summary: Model Projects Addressing Women's Health Care Issues (Part 1) – Moderator: Emma N. Andrews, PharmD, Pfizer. Speakers: Harshad Sanghvi, M.D., Vice President of Technical Leadership and Medical Director, Jhpiego, and Mr. Gannon Gillespie, Director of U.S. Operations, Tostan

Many organizations address the specific health care needs of women in the developing world. Two such programs include: (1) JHPIEGO (pronounced ‘jha-pie-go’) is an international health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For 35 years, JHPIEGO has designed and implemented effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions to strengthen the delivery of health care services for women and their families; and (2) Tostan means ‘breakthrough’ in the West African language of Wolof. Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program is considered a ‘best practice’ by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Population Control and others. Successes in 10 African communities include: abandoning female genital cutting, ending forced child marriage, promoting grassroots democracy and protecting maternal and child health.

This is the fourth and concluding lecture in the Global Women's Health series, presented by the World Affairs Council's Global Women's Issues Forum in conjunction with Saint Joseph College, sponsored by Pfizer.

Gannon Gillespie, Director of U.S. Operations, Tostan

Harshad Sanghvi, M.D., Vice President of Technical Leadership and Medical Director.

01.: Model Projects Addressing Women's Global Health Issues

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