UNF Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy Director Yank D. Coble, MD

invites you to attend the inaugural forum featuring

John P. Howe III, MD, Project HOPE President and CEO

“Global Health and Medical Diplomacy: Quiet Advocacy”

    Monday, February 26, 2007

 Lecture 7:30 p.m.  

UNF University Center

Dr. Howe became President and CEO of Project HOPE in 2001.  Previously, Dr. Howe was the CEO and Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . He provided leadership to the University’s Medical School, Dental School, Nursing School, Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy programs.

Dr. Howe is Chair of the Harvard College Board of Overseers Committee at the Medical School and School of Dental Medicine and a member of the Board of Visitors at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is also the founding President of the Texas Society for Biomedical Research, and past Chair of the American Medical Association’s Council on Science and Public Health.

Project HOPE’s Mission is to achieve sustainable advances in health care around the world by implementing health education programs and providing humanitarian assistance in areas of need, most recently in Iraq, Indonesia and China.  Though the challenges have evolved, Project HOPE is committed to addressing the world’s new health threats by playing a leadership role – forging new alliances among those on the frontlines of health and together to seek new solutions.  Project HOPE is an international health foundation, with offices and programs in 30 countries on five continents.

This event is co-hosted by the

World Affairs Council of Jacksonville’s

                                              Global Issues Forum

                                       Please call (904) 280-8162 to RSVP