The CUGH and UCGHI are pleased to present a webinar with Dr. Alex Deghan, Science and Technology Adviser to the Administrator of USAID and head of the Office of Science and Technology and Wendy Taylor, Senior Advisor, Innovative Finance and Public Private Partnerships at USAID on April 14, 2011 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm EDT/10:00 - 11:30 am PDT. 
 
Topics that will be discussed in this webinar include:

• an overview of Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development;
• an overview of the Office of Science and Technology at USAID and its Grand Challenges Initiative;
• discussion of the relationship between USAID and the academic community;
• an overview of the public-private partnerships initiative at USAID;
• and a Q&A with the audience. 

Questions about specific proposals or ideas will not be addressed.

We hope that you will join us.  Please let us know if you have any questions.
 
Thank you. 

WHEN:  April 14, 2011 @ 1:00 - 2:30 pm EDT/10:00 - 11:30 am PDT
 
WHERE:  To join, please click the following link 30 minutes prior to the start time:  https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009126&password=M.251B4BBE8E1405FA5DCFD83CDB2F4A
 
WHO: Faculty and administrators interested in USAID
 

ABOUT SAVING LIVES AT BIRTH:  On Wednesday, March 9, 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, The World Bank, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Grand Challenges Canada announced this initiative focused on innovations in maternal and newborn health care.  Together, they call for groundbreaking prevention and treatment approaches to pregnant women and newborns in poor, rural communities around the time of childbirth. The partners will provide nearly $14 million for this grant program's first round of funding. Over 5 years, the partners aim to invest at least $50 million in groundbreaking and sustainable projects with the potential to have a transformative effect on the lives of pregnant women and their babies in the hardest to reach corners of the world.
 
Strong proposals will include bold ideas that look beyond conventional approaches in three main areas: (1) developing new technologies; (2) creating more reliable and efficient ways to deliver health services; and (3) engaging communities in novel ways and furthering understanding of the benefits to both mother and child when they receive health care at the time of birth. In order to be eligible for selection, applications must be submitted by April 29, 2011.
 
*Up to 30 grants between $250,000 and $2,000,000 will be made in the first wave of funding.

 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
U.S. Agency for International Development: http://www.usaid.gov/
Saving Lives at Birth Challenge:  http://www.savinglivesatbirth.net/
The Office of Science & Technology:  http://forward.usaid.gov/reform-agenda/science-and-technology
Elluminate Live! Participant Quick Reference Guide:  https://www.elluminate.com/resources/training/104-Elluminate_Live__Participant_Quick_Reference_Guide.pdf
 

QUESTIONS: info@cugh.org

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