Summary: A New Vision for Health Systems in the 21st Century: Investing in People March 7, 2011, 12:30 - 2 pm Preston Auditorium The World Bank Washington, D.C. Keynote Speaker Hon. Julio Frenk Dean, Harvard School of Public Health and Former Minister of Health, Mexico Chair Cristian Baeza Sector Director, HDNHE Respondent Al-Karim Haji Director General and Chief Financial Officer, The Aga Khan University Panel Harvey V. Fineberg President, Institute of Medicine Jeffrey L. Sturchio President and CEO, Global Health Council Wrap-Up Alexander S. Preker Head of Health Industry Group, CICHE Hope Sukin HealthTeam Leader, Office of Sustainable Development, Bureau for Africa, USAID The first decade of the 21st Century ended with a much improved understanding about the health threats facing developing countries as well as innovative and affordable technologies to address them. Despite the financial crisis and economic downturn, global health expenditure has continued to grown rapidly during the past decade both in terms of domestic and donor funding. The binding constraint to further advances is no longer money or knowledge. It is the lack of people. Hon Julio Frenk will present his vision on these issues and discuss recommendations by the “Global Independent Commission” that he recently chaired in commemoration of the centenary of the Flexner Report. Link to the book: Health Professionals for a New Century: Transforming Education to Strengthen Health Systems in an Interdependent World: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthprofessionals/
