Following a full day of meetings at the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council’s Special Event on Philanthropy and the Global Health Agenda (see the previous posting), ECOSOC’s President H.E. Sylvie Lucas hosted a reception (co-sponsored by CARE and the Global Health Progress initiative). Leaders from various nations, the global health community, biopharmaceutical companies and international non-governmental [...]
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Bill Clinton on Global Public Health
Former United States President Bill Clinton offered closing remarks at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) event (February 23, 2009) that was convened as a special Preparatory meeting for the 2009 High-level Segment on the theme of Philanthropy and Global Public Health. The meeting discussed and explored collaborative opportunities in advancing progress in maternal [...]
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