On Monday, Nov. 21st 9:30am EST, Research!America will be webcasting a briefing on USAID and the agency’s impact on global health research and development. The panel will be moderated by Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs, and will include representatives from USAID and several global health R&D partners from the public and private sectors (representing Product Development Partnerships – or PDPs). Panelists include:
- Hugh Chang, Director of Special Initiatives, PATH
- Rick King, PhD, Vice President, Vaccine Design, IAVI
- Emily Moore, Vice President for Business Development, Temptime Corp.
- Wendy Taylor, Senior Advisor for Innovative Finance and Public Private Partnerships, Bureau of Global Health, USAI
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is marking its 50th anniversary as the main U.S. humanitarian relief and international development agency. This conversation regarding USAID and its global partenrs will shed insight into instrumental partnerships in global health work.
This important event will be webcast live at http://bit.ly/vWwx9o where you can also submit questions. You can also join the conversation on Twitter under the hashtag #GHPDP.