GHC NEWS FLASH Mar. 13, 2015

NEWS FLASH TODAY: March 13, 2015 Featured GHC News | GHC Events | Global Health Roundup | Advocacy Update Save the Date |Member Spotlight | Join GHC

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GHC is headed to the 68th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva in May. Find more details about joining the delegation and preparing for the meeting here.

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On Monday, March 16, GHC, in coordination with the global health advocacy community, will release Taking Stock: Why U.S. investments in global health matter. This online publication is a valuable resource on critical global health topics and demonstrates the importance of maintaining U.S. support for global health programs.

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A process has been underway since late 2014 to develop the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for RMNCAH. On Thursday, March 19 at 10:00 AM ET, GHC will hold a midprocess briefing (via webinar) that will bring together members of civil society engaged in the GFF development process to discuss progress thus far and next steps. Presentations will be made by GFF Civil Society representatives to the Oversight Group and the Business Planning Team. More details here.

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GHC's next Happy Hour Salon will take place on Tuesday, March 31 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM ETat La Tasca in Washington, DC. Catch-up with old colleagues and connect with new fellow global health advocates. RSVP here.

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GHC's World Health Assembly (WHA) Policy Scrum Webinar Series continues onWednesday, March 25 at 11:00 AM ET. The topics of the next webinar include Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases. Register here.

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In collaboration with GHFP II, GHC is hosting its annual The Future of Global Health 2015 (TFGH15) networking event on Thursday, April 16 in Washington, DC. Mark

your calendars and get ready for exciting and engaging conversations around global health. Register here.

Global Health Roundup 

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GHC member CUGH is getting ready for their annual conference to be held in Boston, MA at the end of March. GHC will be hosting a session entitled, Global Health Security: The strategic intersection of untapped opportunity between academia and NGOs. Featured panelists include: Christine Sow, Executive Director, GHC; Professor Lawrence Gostin, Faculty Director, O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law; and Pape Gaye, President and CEO, IntraHealth International. See here for the latest information on speakers and registration.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced Assistant Administrator for Health, Ariel Pablos-Mendez as Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator, to focus on the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths. Katie Taylor, who has served as interim Coordinator, has been named Deputy Coordinator. Read more about his appointment here.

When is business at its best? When it competes, innovates, and creates better solutions for the world's social problems. This is shared value. Join GHC and the Shared Value Initiative on May 12-13 at the Conrad New York, to share best strategies and roll up your sleeves to generate new business solutions to social issues. The Shared Value Leadership Summit will gather the world's leading thinkers and doers of shared value to deliver the "how-to" of building a shared value strategy that truly showcases business at its best. GHC members will receive $300 off the ticket price using the code GHC at registration.

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The Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations process is underway on Capitol Hill. This week, GHC sent a letter to the Appropriations Committees with recommended funding levels for global health accounts. USAID Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt will testify on March 17 before the House Appropriations subcommittee. Read more about the President's proposed budget.

This week, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the Global Democracy Promotion Act (GDPA) with 16 co-sponsors. The GDPA would permanently repeal the global "gag rule," which prohibits foreign organizations receiving US international family planning funds from providing information, referrals, or services for legal abortion. Read Senator Boxer's press release here.

Save the Date: Upcoming Events in the Community .

3rd International One Health Congress March 15 - March 18

Amsterdam, Netherlands Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent, Every Where March 16 - March 25 Sustainable Healthcare Transformation March 18 - March 20 Tasmania, Australia More upcoming events here

Member Spotlight: The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 62,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Mission: To attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. To accomplish this mission, the AAP shall support the professional needs of its members.

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