FHI - FHI to Participate in Clinton Forum on Global Development

Research Triangle Park, NC, Sept. 17, 2007 — Family Health International will participate in the Clinton Global Initiative's upcoming annual forum, an invitation-only gathering of leading organizations working on global development issues.

The event brings together heads of state, corporate CEOs, foundation executives, government leaders, and representatives of leading nonprofit organizations, all of whom have an interest in improving life around the world. CGI is a non-partisan effort of the William J. Clinton Foundation.

FHI will announce a new global HIV initiative at the event.

The event will take place in New York from Sept. 26–28. FHI will be represented by CEO Al Siemens and by Peter Lamptey, president of FHI's Public Health Programs division. For information about FHI's participation, contact: Manisha Bharti, senior director of External Relations, at mbharti@fhi.org.

Photo: Orphaned cousins in Nakuru, Kenya, receive support from FHI's pilot program Nuru ya Jamii (Jim Daniels)

Additional Resources

FHI and UNICEF have joined forces to help women and children in five countries to combat AIDS. View a Voice of America story on the new partnership.

FHI leads a groundbreaking partnership to support HIV-affected children and families in Andhra Pradesh, India.

It's Time: Reaching All Children with Pediatric HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment (Brochure on FHI's work in pediatric aids)

More on FHI and its work with orphans and vulnerable children.