As many of you know, there was a significant gap left in the field with the closing of the GHC. A group of 80+ former members joined together as the Interested Members of the GHC (IMG) to address the gap and to discuss the future of the GHC. The IMG held a Town Hall Meeting on the creation of a renewed global health coalition on Tuesday, August 28th. As a follow-up to the meeting, they have disseminated the PowerPoint presentation shown during the meeting, FAQs, and the final report, “Evaluation of National Council of International Health Activity” (the predecessor to the Global Health Council). Kindly note that the IMG will continue to receive input and meet with key stakeholders and will set a timeline for recommended next steps. Resulting action items and recommendations may begin to formulate by the end of September. To join the IMG listserv to receive weekly updates or to send suggestions and questions, please contact Chanell Hasty at chasty@msh.org. (September 7, 2012)
On Wednesday, May 9th, the IH section hosted a conference call to discuss the closure of the Global Health Council and what steps our Section can take to respond and work with GHC members. The call was moderated by Peter Freeman, chair of our Advocacy/Policy committee. Many thanks to all who called in and shared their ideas. You can read the notes from the call here. (May 27, 2012)
More great word from our excellent Advocacy/Policy Committee! On March 5, 2012, the Advocacy/Policy Committee sent, via APHA, a letter to Secretary Clinton regarding Syria and the US reactions to those events. You can read the letter sent in response from Robert Ford, US Ambassador to Syria, here. (April 10, 2012)
The Winter 2012 Newsletter (PDF) has been posted! Be sure to check out the committee and working group updates (including one on upcoming section elections), links to recent blog entries, and links to fellowship opportunities! (April 2, 2012)
Fellow IH Section members, please help us welcome our Weekly News Editor, Dr. Vani Nanda. You may have noticed the slightly different format of the weekly news round-ups on the blog since she has taken over. Vani has taken over this function, working behind the scenes in December and early January, and formally coming on board with the IH Blog in mid January. We are happy to formally introduce her as part of the IH Blog team. You can read more about her on the IH blog. (April 2, 2012)
Last year’s Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., was a great success! The IH Section had a wonderful program with a great CBPHC workshop, a wide variety of scientific sessions and panel discussions, the IH Film Festival, a wonderful awards ceremony, and our firstever Advocacy Day, organized by Advocacy/Policy Committee Chair Peter Freeman. You can read all about it on the IH blog. (April 2, 2012)