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FHI Work Featured at Global Health Council Conference

Washington — Family Health International will participate in panel presentations and host two booths at the Global Health Council Annual Conference May 29–June 1, 2007, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

Join distinguished FHI staff as they present on HPV vaccine rollout; health partnerships such as ROADS, designed to reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS along transport corridors; and ways family planning contributes to HIV prevention goals. The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Empire Ballroom

The Potential for FBOs in Malaria Programming Opportunities: Where Are They Now?
This panel will discuss to what extent, as reflected by various indicators, FBOs are contributing to community-based malaria interventions.

Melanie Morrow, World Relief
John Scicchitano, Vertergaard Frandsen
Richard Tren, Africa Fighting Malaria
Kwaku Yeboah, Family Health International

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
10:30am – 12:30pm
Congressional Room A

Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's Promise: HPV Vaccine Roll-Out
Presenters discuss the challenges facing cervical cancer vaccination delivery and access, as well as opportunities and guidelines for cervical cancer partnerships.

Kavita Nanda, Family Health International
Ian D. Campbell, The Salvation Army
Mark Feinberg, Merck & Co., Inc.
Scott Wittet, PATH

Thursday, May 31, 2007
10:30am – 12:30pm
Cabinet Room

The Road to Better Health: Transportation and Health Partnership
Presenters discuss the CDC-Coke Cola partnership to promote World Health Organization Water Safety Plans (Bolivia), FHI's ROADS (Regional Outreach Addressing AIDS Through Development Strategies) project, and General Motors transport corridor initiative (East and Central Africa).

Christopher Bennett, The World Bank
Marcio Amazonas, The Coca-Cola Company
Gail Goodridge, Family Health International
Shelagh O'Rourke, US Agency for International Development

Friday, June 1, 2007
2:45pm – 4:45pm
Empire Ballroom

Family Planning and HIV Integration: Essential Partnerships for Better Health
Presenters discuss how family planning contributes to HIV prevention goals and the importance of strengthening partnerships between family planning and HIV programs.

Michael Welsh, Family Health International
Betty L. Farrell, EngenderHealth
Fatu Monique Forna, US Centers for Disease Control
Dominic Montagu, University of California, San Francisco
Heidi Reynolds, Family Health International

Gail Goodridge, MA is Director of the Regional Outreach Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies Project, a multisectoral HIV/AIDS program in 9 countries in East and Central Africa along the major transport corridors.

Kavita Nanda, MD, MHS, is a Medical Scientist in the Clinical Research Division with Family Health International. Dr. Nanda has specific responsibility for development, technical oversight, and overall management of various research projects. She is an also active participant in corporate research fund-raising activities.

Heidi W. Reynolds, PhD is a Research Scientist in FHI's Health Services Research Division. Dr. Reynolds acts as principal investigator and technical monitor for several major applied research and program evaluation activities including research on the costs and effectiveness of integrated family planning.

Michael J. Welsh, PhD, MA, is the Vice President for the Field, Information and Technical Services Department, Family Health International. In this capacity, Dr. Welsh provides management oversight and technical direction to the FHI's field programs, research utilization, and behavior change communication and training activities.

FHI Exhibition Hall Booths

Visit FHI booth #216 for resources and publications on work supported by donors and partners, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID, the National Institutes of Health, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

You can also visit FHI at the Intrauterine Device Toolkit Booth #603. Developed as part of USAID's Maximizing Access and Quality IUD Toolkit subcommittee, this toolkit provides comprehensive, standardized, scientifically accurate, and evidence-based information on the IUD. It also provides guidance on best practices and tools to help improve access to and the quality of IUD services.