Health as a Catalyst for Women’s Equality: An Agenda for Action

On June 16, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Friends), CARE International, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), and Global Health Council (GHC) hosted a web-based briefing aimed at a Capitol Hill and policy audience on the health needs of women and girls globally.

Watch the full video of the event here:

Featured Speaker: Rep. Lois Frankel

Introduction:

• Chris Collins – President, Friends of the Global Fight

Moderator:

• Loyce Pace – President & Executive Director, Global Health Council

Speakers:

• Dr. Angeli Achrekar – Principal Deputy Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State
• Roopa Dhatt – Co Founder and Executive Director, Women in Global Health
• Janet Fleischman – Senior Associate, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
• Jen Kates – Senior Vice President and Director of Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
• Maurine Murenga – Board Member, Communities Delegation, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

See highlights from the event on Twitter here.