Compassion, Conscience and Common Interest

Global Health Lecture Series: Visions for Change
Institute for Global Health, USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Monday, November 9, 2009 : 5:00pm to 7:00pm; Tuesday, November 10, 2009 : 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Multiple Locations

Free. To RSVP, email global.health@usc.edu.


Health economist Ruth Levine talks about designing and assessing social sector programs in Latin America, Eastern Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

Internationally recognized for her expertise on global health and health policy, Dr. Ruth Levine is vice president for Programs and Operations at the Center for Global Development. She leads the center's work on global health policy, and chairs a series of working groups on key policy and finance problems related to the effective use of donor funding for health programs in low-income countries.

Before joining the center, Levine designed, supervised and evaluated loans at the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Between 1997 and 1999, she served as adviser on the social sectors in the office of the executive vice president of the Inter-American Development Bank. Levine is the author of Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health and Performance Incentives for Global Health: Potential and Pitfalls.

November 9
Health Sciences Campus, Aresty Auditorium

November 10
University Park Campus, Town and Gown Ballroom

Hosted in partnership with the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Ivette Flores Guintu
(323) 865-0419

http://globalhealth.usc.edu