3337.0 Innovations in International Health 1

Monday, November 9, 2009: 2:30 PM
Oral
To provide an overview of new and innovative approaches in international health
Session Objectives: Discuss innovations in global public health List 3 new areas of international health work Explain emerging areas of international research
Moderator:
Mary Anne Mercer, DrPH

2:30 PM
Waterless hand hygiene in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A field study of microbial efficacy and user perceptions
Amy Pickering, Alexandria Boehm, PhD and Jennifer Davis, PhD
2:48 PM
From taking lives to saving lives: Training male health providers in post-conflict Afghanistan
Taraneh R. Salke, MPH, Mehdi Sedghazar, MD and Mondana Tira, CNM
3:06 PM
Prevalence of undiagnosed hypoxia in an under-resourced district hospital in Zambia
Mark P. Foran, MD, Roy Ahn, MPH, ScD, Lynda Tyer-Viola, RNC, PhD, Kennedy Chilufya, LMed, Kasseba Katamba, MD and Thomas F. Burke, MD
3:24 PM
Scaling-up Community Mobilization in Sylhet District, Bangladesh: An innovative strategy of community empowerment
Mohammed Kamal Hossain, MSS and Joseph de Graft-Johnson, Dr
3:42 PM
Design and delivery innovations for dry sanitation in rural, urban, and emergency settings in Bolivia
William E. Oswald, MHS, Oscar Suntura, Juan Carlos Suntura, Marco Velasco, Kevin C. Caravati, PG and Christine L. Moe, PhD

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Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Community Health Workers SPIG, Socialist Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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