It was a thrill to participate in the recent Spring Symposium at the American Museum of Natural History on Exploring the Dynamic Relationship Between Health and the Environment. The conference was hosted and organized by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation's Fourteenth Annual Spring Symposium.
I have the privilege for speaking on the final panel that focused on a way forward for strengthening collaborative projects and partnerships in global health.
http://symposia.cbc.amnh.org/health/index.html
Bottom line (audio to be released shortly) is while much has been accomplished to support research and activities for infectious diseases, we are far from a comprehensive or strategic approach to integrating non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Given the existing limitations that are related to human resources in health in developing countries, it is critical to look at cross cutting health systems strengthening areas that can improve ID and NCD integration.
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- Jeffrey M Blander
- A global health enthusiast and health care innovator. Pushing boundaries to create incentives for the health care policy makers, NGOs, ministries of health, medical device, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical organizations to innovate to serve patients in ways that enhance corporate responsibility, improve quality of health care delivery, and support humanitarian need. Twitter @ globalmedtech