University of Washington Department of Global Health 10th Anniversary Celebration

From the University of Washington Department of Global Health website:

The Department of Global Health (DGH) at the University of Washington celebrated our 10th anniversary with the Global Health: Next Decade, Next Generation symposium on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. We welcomed world-renowned leaders to explore pressing issues and future challenges in global health. Together with eight other Washington-based global health organizations, many of whom are also celebrating major anniversaries, the department hosted this symposium in honor of this jubilee year in global health. 

More information:

Contact the Global Health Resource center at ghrc@uw.edu; or 206.685.7365

Speakers:

The event program featured a diverse group of global health experts, including several DCP3 editors, authors, and Advisory Committee members.  Speakers included:  

  • The World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan,
  • DCP3 Advisory Committee member and author Dr. Ala Alwan,
  • DCP3 Advisory Committee member and author Honorable Minister Patricia Garcia of Peru,
  • Honorable Minister Bernice Dahn of Liberia, 
  • DCP3 Series Editor Dr. Rachel Nugent
  • DCP3 Volume 6 foreword author Dr. Peter Piot
  • Department of Global Health Chair and Professor Dr. Judy Wasserheit, and more.