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| Directors: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health |
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June 12, 2008 - June 12, 2008
A discussion of maternal health as a foreign policy issue.
This symposium was made possible by the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Meetings
CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health - Session 1
Related Project: CFR Symposium on Rethinking Maternal Health
| Speakers: | Brian Brink, International Women's Health Coalition |
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| Nils Daulaire, President and CEO, Global Health Council | |
| Sheila Tlou, Member of Parliament and Former Minister of Health, Botswana | |
| Presider: | Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations |
9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health: Rethinking Maternal Health and its Centrality to Global Health (Session 1) [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: Rethinking Maternal Heath: Session One: Rethinking Maternal Health and Its Centrality to Global Health (Audio)
This meeting is on the record.
CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health - Session 2
Related Project: CFR Symposium on Rethinking Maternal Health
| Speakers: | Paul Fife, Director of the Global Health and AIDS Department, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation |
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| Walter Traub Gwenigale, Minister for Health & Social Welfare, Liberia | |
| Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund | |
| Presider: | Ann Starrs, President, Family Care International |
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Meeting
Transcripts: CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health: Rethinking Maternal Health and its Centrality to Global Health (Session 1) [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service], CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health: New Agendas and Solutions (Session 2) [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audios: Rethinking Maternal Heath: Session One: Rethinking Maternal Health and Its Centrality to Global Health (Audio), Rethinking Maternal Health: Session Two: New Agendas and Solutions (Audio)
This meeting is on the record.
CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health - Session 3
Related Project: CFR Symposium on Rethinking Maternal Health
| Moderator: | Isobel Coleman |
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12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Meeting
Transcript: CFR Symposium: Rethinking Maternal Health: Maternal Health and U.S. Foreign Policy (Session 3) [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: Rethinking Maternal Health: Session Three: Town Hall Discussion (Audio)
This meeting is on the record.
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