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What global health means to North Carolina

September 24, 2009 -- A statewide forum was held on Monday, September 21, 2009 in Research Triangle Park to spotlight North Carolina as a center of excellence in global health.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center and the Triangle Global Health Consortium hosted the forum, which focused on the many contributions North Carolina makes toward global health, including new knowledge, skills, jobs and global partnerships.

The forum included a discussion on global health which involved retired Adm. William Fallon, former commander of the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Pacific Command and global health leaders from North Carolina, including Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, PhD, associate director of IGHID and associate dean for global health in the Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Others participating in the conversation were Dr. J. Stephen Morrison of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center; Dr. Peter Lamptey of Family Health International; Dr. Michael Merson of the Duke Global Health Institute; Pape Gaye of IntraHealth International; and Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Bentley of the UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases. David Hartman, TV producer-writer and original host of Good Morning America moderated the discussion.

Also announced at the event is the launch of the Triangle Global Health Consortium, whose founding members include Family Health International, IntraHealth International, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, RTI International and Duke University.

The new consortium seeks to improve the health of the worlds communities by promoting collaborative research, integrating scientific programs across institutions, inspiring and mentoring future global health leaders, and establishing joint service projects. The consortium will serve as a venue for attracting new scientists, faculty and other talent involved in global health activities to the state.

For more information on the Triangle Global Health Consortium, visit www.triangleglobalhealth.org.

View video of the event here.

Read news coverage of the event here, here and here.

Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases contact: Lisa Chensvold, (919) 843-5719, lisa_chensvold@med.unc.edu.

 

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