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"Poverty and Health: Challenges to Development in Africa"
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Adelphi University Presents UN-World Health Organization Exhibit on "Poverty and Health: Challenges to Development in Africa"
Garden City, NY
March 5, 2003
Adelphi University presents "Poverty and Health: Challenges to Development in Africa," an exhibit in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Lobby developed by the Regional Office for Africa of the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The exhibit is sponsored by The Adelphi University International Initiatives Committee and opens with a reception on Friday March 7, 2003, introduced by three dignitaries from the World Health Organization. The exhibit will be open to the public following the reception and Gallery hours will be Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM until Friday March 14, 2003.
It provides a comprehensive overview of what can be achieved in public health through advocacy, reform, disease control, and monitoring and advocates health intervention as an entry point to reduce poverty in Africa. The exhibit demonstrates what can be done by focusing on a number of major public health issues in Africa including epilepsy, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and high rates of maternal mortality and childhood illness.
There will be a reception on Friday March 7, 2003 at 2:00 PM. The program will begin wwith an introduction by Dr. Ebrahim Samba, Regional Director of WHO for Africa; Dr. Fabrizio Bassani, Executive Director of the WHO at the UN, and Dr. Doyin Oluwole, Director, Family and Reproductive Health Division, WHO Regional Office in Africa.
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs -- The College of Arts and Science, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, University College/ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work -- the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,000 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation.
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