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Sept.
7 Briefing:
Transforming
Afghanistan’s
Fragile Health System
Join CEDPA
for an update on Afghanistan’s health system, including
the latest information on women’s access to quality
health services, and results from USAID’s Rural Expansion
of Afghanistan’s Community-based Healthcare (REACH)
program, which has been implemented by Management Sciences
for Health since 2003.
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Thursday,
Sept. 7, 2006
10:00–11:30 am |
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CEDPA,
1133 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
Galleria Conference Room (take elevator to mezzanine
level) in the Lafayette Center between L and M Streets |
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With:
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Jim
Griffin, Senior Health Advisor, USAID/Kabul
Griffin is a CEDPA/TAACS advisor for USAID and the
Chief Technical Officer for the REACH project. Earlier
this year, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzi awarded
Griffin the High Level Government medal for his role
in reconstructing Afghanistan’s health sector
and help in developing the Ministry of Public Health’s
capacity.
Sallie
Craig Huber, Program Manager for Planning, Monitoring
and Evaluation, MSH/REACH
Huber is Program Manager with the REACH Program in
Afghanistan, which increases access to basic health
services by Afghan women and children, promotes health
education and strengthens the health system in Afghanistan.
She has 35 years of experience in public health, population
and reproductive health.
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RSVP
by Sept. 5 to taacsnews@cedpa.org
(space is limited and available on a first-come,
first-served basis)
Since
1991, CEDPA has assisted the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) in the implementation of priority
programs by providing Technical Advisors in AIDS, Child
Survival, Infectious Diseases, Population and Basic Education
(TAACS). CEDPA is responsible for recruiting, employing
and supporting TAACS who provide long term technical and
managerial assistance to various USAID technical offices
in Washington, DC and missions worldwide.
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