I just found out that Arianna Huffington will be the moderator of my panel, “Moving Beyond Rhetoric to Improve Women’s Lives.” I love reading the Huffington Post during the week, especially their Women’s Health and Millennium Development Goals coverage, and I’m really looking forward to hearing her ideas and opinions on our topic.
Updates
Leadership for Health: Checklist for First Ladies
April 17th, 2009
I'm about the get on the plane to Los Angeles for the Leadership for Health: African First Ladies Health Summit. Just before I left, my team equipped me with a checklist to hand to all the First Ladies at the event.
Leadership for Health: Getting Corporates to Invest
April 14th, 2009
At the Leadership for Health Summit, I’m planning to talk with the 22 African First Ladies who are attending. But, my other target group at this conference will be the corporate representatives.
African First Ladies: Time to Change the World for African Girls and Women
April 13th, 2009
Next week I have the privilege of joining some pretty amazing women at “Leadership for Health: Africa First Ladies Health Summit” in Los Angeles.
New HPV Test Could Save Lives
April 7th, 2009
New York – A new cost-effective DNA test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) could save the lives of more than 250,000 women living in developing countries a year. With financing from the Gates Foundation, Qiagen, the test's manufacturer, has developed a $5 version of the DNA test, and the price could go lower with enough orders, the company said.