Jhpiego malaria expert addresses Congressional Global Health Caucus
11 July 2007
Dr. William Brieger, Jhpiego's Senior Malaria Specialist, was invited to address the House Global Health
Caucus at a briefing convened by the caucus chairman, Rep. Vic Snyder. Joining Dr. Brieger on the July 11 panel were Dr.
Lee Hall of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Trenton Ruebush of the United States Agency for
International Development.
In his opening remarks, Rep. Snyder, one of the few physicians in Congress, discussed the need to educate
Congress about malaria and other infectious diseases. Dr. Brieger highlighted Jhpiego's work addressing malaria in pregnancy
and interventions designed to keep pregnant women and their children safe from this often deadly disease. For a copy of Dr. Brieger's presentation, click
here.
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l-r: Rep. Vic Snyder, Dr. William Brieger, Trent Ruebush, Lee Hall.
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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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