Financing Health and Education: Giving Young Women a Fair Chance
Organised by
USG
Government of Ethiopia
Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Global Partnership for Education
UNAIDS
UNICEF
Summary
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, UNAIDS and the Global Partnership for Education cordially invite you to join a discussion co-hosted by the Government of Ethiopia and the United States on the financing of health and education at this critical juncture for development. Countries with more girls who complete secondary school have lower maternal mortality rates, lower rates of HIV/AIDS, and their children have better survival rates and better child nutrition. The event will explore effective and efficient collaboration between the health and education sectors, as well as resource mobilization opportunities for their financing.
Speakers include:
H.E. Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, Ethiopia
Julia Gillard, Chair of the Global Partnership for Education Board
Dr. Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Eric Postel, Acting Deputy Administrator of USAID
Nick Dyer, Director General, DFID, UK
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA
Simon Bland, Director of UNAIDS
Yoka Brandt, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President of Development Finance, World Bank
Moderated by:
Henry Bonsu, International Broadcaster and Conference Host
Please RSVP:
HealthEducation_FFD@theglobalfund.org
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