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GLOBAL HEALTH DIRECTIONS 3: COMMERCIALISATION AND HEALTH
Alma Mata Global Health Conference and International Health Careers Fair
Saturday 24th & 25th November 2007
UCL Institute of Child Health, London
Tickets are now available online for the third Alma Mata conference and International Health Careers Fair!  

Interested in a career in global health?

Join us for a weekend of world class speakers and workshops discussing major global health issues, followed by our first International Health Careers Fair. Please visit the conference website ,or see below for more details.

GLOBAL HEALTH DIRECTIONS 3: COMMERCIALISATION AND HEALTH

The conference will open with a plenary exploring the influence of commercialisation on the NHS and health systems worldwide. We look forward to an exciting range of speakers discussing the positive and negative aspects of this increasingly critical issue. The afternoon will focus on more specific aspects of commercialisation, such as the effect of global trade institutions on health, Global Public Private Partnerships, and pharmaceutical companies and access to medicines.


Speakers include:

Dr Julian Tudor Hart - Swansea, UK.  Author of The Political Economy of Health Care.

Professor Maureen Mackintosh - Open University International Development Centre, UK

Dr Richard Smith – former editor of the BMJ, now Chief Executive Officer of United Healthcare Europe.

Dr Anna Holzscheiter - Center for Transnational Relations and Security olicy, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

 

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CAREERS FAIR

A host of organisations offering careers advice and opportunities will be present for this major Careers Fair aimed at all health professionals and allied disciplines. This is a unique opportunity for everyone with an interest in global health to receive advice and information from NGOs, postgraduate training institutions and experts in relevant fields.

PRICES

Professionals - £45 (Members: £40)
Students - £30 (Members: £25)

Membership is free and open to anyone with an interest in global health.

Tickets can be booked securely and immediately using Paypal.

Visit www.almamata.net/conference  to book.

ALMA MATA GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORK

Alma Mata was formed in 2005 with the aim of providing information on training, careers, education and research in global health.  This is achieved in three main ways; the internet, publications and conferences.  The website is the main resource and is managed and freely contributed to by our active membership.

Please visit www.almamata.net 
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 January 2008 )
 
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