Jhpiego hosts panel on the critical value of the private sector in disaster relief
02 June 2006
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Mr. Brent Woodworth (IBM), Ms. Anne Hyre
(Jhpiego/Indonesia), Dr. Alain Damiba (Jhpiego),
Ms. Katsura Tsuno (Johnson & Johnson) and Mr. Andre Madec (ExxonMobil Corporation)
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Jhpiego sponsored a panel at the Global Health Council's annual meeting highlighting
the private sector's role in tsunami relief and reconstruction in Aceh, Indonesia. The IBM Crisis
Response Team, ExxonMobil and Johnson & Johnson joined Jhpiego to provide a sense of the challenges
that must be met with disasters on the scale of the South Asia tsunami. The presenters discussed how
they were working with governments and NGOs to help address disasters, but also described how they
are working with groups like Jhpiego to help mitigate major public health crises including HIV/AIDS
and malaria in pregnancy.
Presenters helped provide a better understanding of how governments, corporations
and NGOs can better prepare for emergencies and the role the private sector plays in terms of its
flexibility and expediency, which are critical to saving lives. Finally, they provided an overview
of the large financial, material and technical contributions that are made by corporations and how
vital they are for future disaster relief.
Presentation Notes:
- Building Private
Sector Partnerships to Re-Establish Midwifery Services in Aceh
(871 KB)
Ms. Anne Hyre, Midwifery Advisor, Jhpiego/Indonesia
- Disaster Response Collaboration (1644
KB)
Mr. Brent Woodworth, Manager of Crisis Response Team, IBM
- Promoting Community
Development through NGOs (193 KB)
Mr. Andre Madec, Manager of Corporate Public Affairs, ExxonMobil Corporation
- Supporting NGOs
Globally to Promote Women's and Children's Health (251
KB)
Ms. Katsura Tsuno, Manager of Corporate Contributions Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson
About Jhpiego
For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego, (pronounced "ja-pie-go"), has empowered front-line health
workers by designing and implementing simple, low-cost, hands-on solutions that
strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the
household-to-hospital continuum of care. We partner with community- to
national-level organizations to build sustainable, local capacity through
advocacy, policy and guidelines development, and quality and performance
improvement approaches.
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