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The AIDS Pandemic at 30 Years: Can It Be Stopped?

Speakers: Michelle Bachelet, Paul De Lay, and Robert C. Orr
Presider: Seth Berkley

Experts discuss the advancements on AIDS prevention during the last three decades. Robert Orr, the UN assistant secretary general for strategic planning and policy coordination, argues that policymakers should continue addressing the social functions of AIDS to maintain UNAIDS' bold platform.

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The Role of the Community of Faith in HIV Prevention

Speakers: Bishop Charles E. Blake, Kenneth Hackett, and Jed Hoffman
Presider: Laurie Garrett

Experts discuss how to equip and mobilize churches and faith communities to respond to the needs of those affected by HIV/AIDS in positive ways that target the stigmas associated with the pandemic, while improving access to HIV/AIDS treatment. Bishop Charles E. Blake, chairman and CEO of Save Africa's Children, emphasizes that the black church must emulate the Biblical leader Joseph's actions, providing humanitarian assistance to brothers and sisters struggling in Africa, the "homeland."

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Noncommunicable Diseases and Global Health

"Chronic diseases -- such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis -- are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems in the U.S." states the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Research links for background information and publications, current data and news, and organizations involved in addressing noncommunicable diseases (also known as chronic disease).

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FP: Stop Fighting Viruses, Start Treating People

Author: Eduardo J. Gomez

In this Foreign Policy op-ed, Eduardo Gomez looks at President Barack Obama's new vision for tackling global health challenges,  examining how Obama's new initiative differs from the previous administration's approach by focusing on broad-category initiatives. 

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Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session One: The Science

Speakers: Arnold Monto, Peter Palese, and Lone Simonsen
Presider: Jon Cohen

Watch experts detail how pandemic influenza viruses are created, why populations are affected differently, and how vaccinations affect the spread of the virus.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

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CFR LIVE WEBCAST: Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy (Agenda)

8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (ET)

On Friday, October 16, 2009, watch experts discuss the science behind pandemic influenza as well as its economic and political implications.

This symposium is cosponsored with Science Magazine.

The live webcast has ended. Please return to this page for an archived video of the event. Recordings are usually posted two to three days after the conclusion of the meeting.

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Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session One: The Science (Audio)

Speakers: Arnold Monto, Peter Palese, and Lone Simonsen
Presider: Jon Cohen

Listen to experts detail how pandemic influenza viruses are created, why populations are affected differently, and how vaccinations affect the spread of the virus.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

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