TIME Summit Sets Global Stage for Success
Washington, DC - November 7, 2005A diverse array of hands were on deck for TIME Magazine’s Global Health Summit, held November 1-3, 2005 in New York City. Participants – including world leaders, corporate executives, academics, politicians and civil society representatives from around the world – tackled ten public health questions designed to not only spur debate within the conference but also to raise awareness and prioritize global health issues among Americans and citizens of the world. Terri Bartlett, Vice President for Public Policy and Strategic Initiatives at PAI, was among the active contributors to the discussion.
Notably, former President Bill Clinton, representing the Clinton Global Initiative, took the stage with Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in a keynote panel to address current challenges in the field. When asked what he would do differently from President George W. Bush around global health, President Clinton replied, “I wouldn’t be anti-condom. I’d be for … programs that work with the sex workers.” He then went on to emphasize the importance of comprehensive sex education – noting that the current U.S. strategy should be “abstinence plus, not abstinence minus.”
President Clinton’s evidence-based approach to global health – specifically, sexual and reproductive health – demonstrates a true understanding of the challenges women and their families face worldwide. And PAI lauds Gates’ unfailing commitment to women’s health: most recently, the Gates Foundation contributed a historic US$258.3 million to the fight against malaria, a disease which disproportionately affects pregnant women. At a time when U.S. policies serve to further stigmatize vulnerable populations and deny many women access to crucial reproductive health services – including HIV prevention and treatment – PAI reaffirms its commitment to ensure that donor country governments, including the United States, make reproductive health and rights the foundation of sound development policies at home and around the world.A diverse array of hands were on deck for TIME Magazine’s Global Health Summit, held November 1-3, 2005 in New York City. Participants – including world leaders, corporate executives, academics, politicians and civil society representatives from around the world – tackled ten public health questions designed to not only spur debate within the conference but also to raise awareness and prioritize global health issues among Americans and citizens of the world. Terri Bartlett, Vice President for Public Policy and Strategic Initiatives at PAI, was among the active contributors to the discussion.
Population Action International (PAI) works to improve individual well-being and preserve global resources by mobilizing political and financial support for population, family planning and reproductive health policies and programs.
