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Topic:Emerging Issues & Public Health Threats
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Maternal Mortality: Childbirth Carries Deadly Odds
October 2008 – The Washington Post highlights growing maternal health trend and the issues of maternal mortality worldwide

China's Earthquake and Natural Disasters: Meeting the Needs
China's Sichuan Province incurred many casualties following the massive earthquake in June. The disaster also shed light on environmental and infrastructure problems in China. Several recent meetings were held on these issues, one on public health flaws after natural disasters and the other on China's cement industry.

WHO Releases New Survey on Drug-Resistant TB
26 February 2008 – WHO releases new survey results on tuberculosis drug resistance. Data shows the highest rates of multidrug-resistant TB to date.




Events
 Reporting From Kenya: U.S. Editors Cover Health, Environment, and Security
Thursday, October 01 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Andrea Crossan, Radio Producer, "The World," BBC/PRI; Stephanie Hanson, Associate Director and Coordinating Editor, CFR.org, Council on Foreign Relations; Margaret McElligott, Senior Producer, washingtonpost.com
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Universal Health Care: Are the People Ready for It?
Monday, September 21 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.); Julia Lynch, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania; Ceci Connolly, Staff Writer, The Washington Post; Don Wolfensberger, Director, Congress Project (Moderator)
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Influenza Outbreak in the Americas: International Cooperation in Response to the Spread of H1N1 Flu
Tuesday, May 05 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jarbas Barbosa, Area Manager, Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention, Pan American Health Organization; Katherine Bliss, Deputy Director, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Gib Clarke, Coordinator, Wilson Center Global Health Initiative
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Ethical Decision-Making at the End of Life
Monday, March 10 2008, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Edmund Pellegrino, Chairman, President's Council on Bioethics; K. Eric De Jonge, Director of Geriatrics, Washington Hospital Center; Jennifer L. Crawley, Senior Social Worker, Washington Hospital Center; Marie T. Connolly, former coordinator of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Elder Justice and Nursing Home Initiative, and Fellow, Wilson Center; Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Chair in Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, and Fellow, Wilson Center.
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Working Together to Counter Global Health Threats
Wednesday, October 31 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
A Director's Forum with Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Member of the Wilson Center’s Board of Trustees
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