The Puget Sound Partners for Global Health has evolved into
the Washington Global Health Alliance
The Washington Global Health Alliance’s goal is to strengthen Washington State’s capacity to reduce health disparities globally by leveraging the collective intellectual, technical, and organizational resources of the state’s global health community. Our three major areas of focus are: Education, Training, and Mentoring; Research, Technology, and Programming; and Communications and Advocacy.
Washington Global Health Alliance invites you to a special event on September 19, 2008.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting will examine Washington state's global health sector in the 21st century and the many ways we can work together to ensure Greater Seattle remains a vibrant and cosmopolitan center for business, their employees and the entire regional community. See our event poster for all the details >>
Dr. Ken Stuart (SBRI), Dr. Chris Elias (PATH), and Dr. King Holmes (UW Dept. of Global Health) provided a fascinating look at global health to a sold-out crowd during the July 24th CityClub luncheon.
The three global health leaders answered questions about the innovative projects each of their organizations are focusing on in our own Northwest backyard. From explaining the upcoming human malaria vaccine trials to describing how a UW researcher is identifying the make-up of a virus, this panel kept the audience engaged. If you missed the program, you can view it in its entirety on TVW at the following times:
Wednesday, July 30th at 7pm
Thursday, July 31st at 3am and 11am
Saturday, August 2nd at 7pm
Sunday, August 3rd at 7am
WGHA Hosts Successful Town Hall Forum on Global Health Journalism and Co-hosts Premier Journalism Conference at the University of Washington
On May 1, 2008, 275 people attended our WGHA sponsored event: "Reporting Across Divides: Covering Global Health" featuring two prominent science journalists and the issues they face in covering stories in the field. Moderator Dave Ross, 710KIRO News radio host, began by sharing the impact that a visit to his daughter, a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, had on his realization of the struggles facing the people there. Donald G. McNeil, Jr, The New York Times and Brenda Wilson of the National Public Radio, then took the stage to outline their motivations and past experience in the field. Questions centered on the Millennium Development Goals and the role of journalist in conveying global health stories, when to be critical and what makes a good story. The event closed with questions from the audience that asked McNeill and Wilson to talk about their ability to be critical of large global health programs and funding organizations and prompted them to share times when stories made a personal impact. Co-sponsors for the event were the UW Department of Communication and Center for Global Studies. The forum will air on the Seattle Channel in June. Thanks to Daren Wade, Director of the UW Global health Resource Center for organizing this event.