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Monday, February 14, 2011
USAID Administrator Shah to deliver major global health address at the National Institutes of Health
Who:
USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah
When:
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Where:
Masur Auditorium, Clinical Center (Building 10) NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland
On Feb. 15th, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will deliver the David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture at the National Institutes of Health. This is thought to be the first ever address to NIH staff at-large by a sitting USAID Administrator. In his remarks, Dr. Shah will chart a course forward for President Obama’s Global Health Initiative and issue a challenge to the development community around five transformational goals. The annual lecture is co-sponsored by Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
NIH will be live streaming the event at http://videocast.nih.gov/.
The event is open to the public. Maps and information about visiting the NIH campus are available at: www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
For USAID interviews, please contact: Nicole Schiegg, USAID’s Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications at nschiegg@usaid.gov or (202) 712- 1706. For more information about USAID and its programs around the world, please visit www.usaid.gov/ .
About the Barmes Global Health Lecture
The David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture series honors the late David Edward Barmes, special expert for international health at the NIDCR. Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist by training, served in senior management positions related to oral health, health promotion, and non-communicable diseases at the World Health Organization in Geneva. The lecture series was established by the NIDCR and Fogarty in 2001 to honor his lifelong dedication to research aimed at improving health for those in low-income countries.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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