Strengthening Primary Health Care through Implementation of Integrated and Coordinated Community Health Workers Program in Tanzania: A Path Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030
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On May 27, 2024, the government of Tanzania held a side event focused on strengthening primary health care through implementation of the Integrated and Coordinated Community Health Workers Program (ICCHWP) in Tanzania. Assistant Administrator Gawande spoke on a panel about USAID's support for community health workers, strengthening primary health care in Tanzania, and our strong partnership with the Tanzanian government. Minister Ummy Mwalimu, Minister of Health-Tanzania mainland, Minister Nassor Mazrui, Minister of Health-Zanzibar, Hon. Mohamed Mchengerwa, State Minister-Regional Authority and Local Government, and Professor Marcel Tanner, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute joined him on the panel.
Towards a future free from lead exposure: A ministerial dialogue on preventing maternal and child exposure to toxic lead
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On May 29, 2024, USAID and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) co-hosted a side event on preventing maternal and child exposure to toxic lead. Assistant Administrator Gawande led a panel conversation with ministers of health from Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Vietnam, technical experts, advocates, and policy makers to elevate awareness and explore the tools available to curb lead exposure and its detrimental health impacts. Panelists included Dr. Mohammed Abdulaziz , Head of Disease Control and Prevention of Africa CDC, Professor Sabrina Flora, Directorate General of Health Services, Bangladesh, Dr. Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, Vice Minister of Health of Vietnam and Dr. Mohammed Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare for Nigeria. Dr. Howard Hu, Flora L. Thornton Chair and Professor, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and Larah Ibanez, Pure Earth's Country Director for the Philippines joined virtually. Dr. Anshu Banerjee, Director for the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing for WHO and Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director of Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations for UNICEF provided opening and closing remarks.
Foreign Policy Global Health Forum 2024
Securing Our Future: Prioritizing Global Health Security
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Assistant Administrator for Global Health Gawande participated in a panel discussion on global health security alongside Roland Driece, International Affairs Director at the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport, Government of the Netherlands and Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Foreign Policy’s Andrew Sollinger moderated the event.
Strategic Roundtables: Artificial intelligence for health: opportunities, risks, and governance
On May 30, 2024, Assistant Administrator Gawande spoke on a high-level panel on harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for health, while ensuring a focus on equity and inclusion, and appropriate protections for human rights and privacy. Other speakers included Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Professor Effy Vayena, Professor of Bioethics and Policy, Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH), H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for AI & Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, United Arab Emirates, Mr Marco Marsella, EU4Health and Health systems modernisation DG SANTE – Health and food safety, European Commission, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google Chief Health Officer, and Professor, Dr. med. Mathias Goyen, Chief Medical Officer Oncology GE, HealthCare.
