Healthcare Forum - 190417

"Global Health Eye on Africa: Challenges and Opportunities"

presented by Senait Kebede International Health Consultancy, LLC

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum has 9 planned sessions throughout 2019. Proposed topics include IT & IT PMO in Healthcare, Healthcare SME/Domain Forums such as Clinical, Laboratory, Research, Tomorrow's Healthcare & Government practices/law, Thought Leadership in Healthcare, and Innovation in Healthcare Technology.

Presentation 

As the world becomes more inter-connected, Global health issues dominate the health agenda driving scientific research and innovations to design interventions. There is growing partnership and collaboration across agencies, institutions and countries with the aim to prevent and control diseases and improve health and well being not at national level and beyond geographic boards. Despite the growing evidence for which treatment, diagnostic and preventive measures are needed, there remains disparity in access and utilization of these interventions within countries and across the continents in the world. This session will highlight global health issues, perspectives, challenges and opportunities with a focus on Africa.

Biography

Dr. Senait Kebede is Founder and President of International Health Consultancy (IHC) and brings over 15 years of experience in clinical and public health practice. She works with international and bilateral organizations including World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNAIDS, World Bank, CDC, and USAID with a focus on Maternal and child health, HIV/TB, Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (DSR) and quality of care. Among her assignments include: WHO inter-country medical officer for Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) in Southern Africa; WHO regional coordinator for ART Access (3 by 5 initiative); investment and efficiency advisor for UNAIDS, and Adolescent Health & HIV specialist with UNICEF in Uganda. Working on a collaborative venture between CDC and WHO/AFRO, she coauthored the Laboratory Networking Guideline for IDSR. She has led and participated in multiple technical assistance missions for planning, policy, programming as well as program management, training and mentoring. Dr. Kebede is an Adjunct Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins Scholl of Public Health, Emory University, and Hon. Associate Professor of pediatrics at SPHMMC, Ethiopi.. She also guest lectures at University of Massachusetts and Georgia State University and is the contributor to the HIV eCourse at Mayo Clinic, School of Continuous Professional Development. Dr Kebede is a member of the Global Child Health Task Force, the WHO child and adolescent TB working group and HIV/TB experts at WHO TBTEAM. She is also member of the Independent Technical Expert Mechanism (PCITEM) for the WHO’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework Secretariat.

Dr. Kebede received her MD from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, with specialty in pediatrics and an MPH from Johns Hopkins University. She is also Gates Strategic Leadership fellow for Reproductive Health, JHU and certified (PMI) in Project Management

When

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Where

Philips Healthcare, 13560 Morris Road, PHA University Room, Alpharetta, GA 30004

Fees

PMI Atlanta Member: $12.00, Early Bird Rate $10.00 through April 10th
Non-Member: $15.00, Early Bird Rate $13.00 through April 10th

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Meeting content, presenter, and location are subject to change. Refunds will not be made for changes in meeting content, presenters, or locations. 

PDUs

Earn 1 PDU
Talent Triangle Category: Strategic & Business Management

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