Zarathushtis at the United Nations
 
Public Health and the MDGs: A Paradigm Shift for Global Health Care Outcomes
 
(a)  FEZANA in collaboration with the Zoroastrian Association of Victoria (ZAV)  and Ashta No Kai (For a Better Tomorrow) an NGO serving in western India will present a workshop in Melbourne, Australia on 1st September 2010
 
A summary is provided on the United Nations website (workshop number 42 on page 21)

http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/conference/
 
 
(b)  In related news on  Global Health , Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington D.C.  on
Monday, August 16 at 11:30 a.m.(EST).
 
SAIS  will host a live Webcast of the event   accessible at www.sais-jhu.edu.
 
Secretary Clinton will speak about “The Global Health Initiative: The Next Phase of American Leadership in Health Around the World.” The Global Health Initiative is a centerpiece of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy and an expression of U.S. values and leadership in the world. Secretary Clinton will describe the Global Health Initiative’s core principles, and call on governments, organizations and individuals to join the United States in pursuing a sustainable approach for delivering essential health services to more people in more places.
 
 
Best,
Behram Pastakia
Co-Chair, FEZANA UN-NGO committee
14 August 2010