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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 – In the news release, EVENT ADVISORY - A Global Health Policy Discussion: Challenges in a Resource-Constrained Environment, issued 08-Sep-2010 by Gibraltar Associates over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the second reference to the event date should read "September 14" rather than "September 9" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:

EVENT ADVISORY - A Global Health Policy Discussion: Challenges in a Resource-Constrained EnvironmentWASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gibraltar Associates, a leading public affairs agency providing counsel on global and domestic communications and issues management, today announced that it and the Global Health Council are hosting a global health policy discussion in Washington, D.C. The forum will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center. šBilled as "Not Your Typical Washington Policy Discussion," this forum is designed to delve into the heart of the oft-times fierce debate on international development assistance in a resource-constrained environment.

A Global Health Policy Discussion:

Challenges in a Resource-Constrained Environment

September 14, 2010

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Check-in andšbreakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.

Barbara Jordan Conference Center

Kaiser Family Foundation

1330 G Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

The discussion will explore the following:

U.S. bilateral and multilateral initiatives such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Global Health Initiative (GHI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. šSustainability and cost-effectiveness of global health initiatives, and if such investments can and should be justified during tough economic times.The Obama Administration's position on global health and how it represents a significant shift in policy.Invited panelists include key leaders of non-governmental organizations and foundations, and members of the Obama Administration and Congress, representing diverse views and expertise on the future of US development assistance.

Confirmed panelists include:

Dr. Jeffrey Sturchio, President, Global Health CouncilDr. Joanne Carter, Executive Director, RESULTS/RESULTS Educational FundAmbassador Mark Green, Director, Malaria No More Policy Center and Member of Congress (ret.)Jennifer Kates, Vice President and Director of Global Health Policy and HIV, Kaiser Family FoundationEvan Feinberg, Legislative Assistant for Health Policy for Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)Michele Moloney-Kitts, Assistant Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. State DepartmentScott H. Evertz, Moderator, Senior Vice President, Gibraltar Associates, former Director of the White House Office of National AIDS PolicyTo RSVP please emailor call 202-534-1700

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