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Triangle Global Health Consortium. Innovation through Collaboration. www.triangleglobalhealth.org. Organizational Members. TGHC Mission.

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  1. Triangle Global Health Consortium Innovation through Collaboration www.triangleglobalhealth.org

  2. Organizational Members

  3. TGHC Mission The Triangle Global Health Consortium mission is to establish North Carolina as an international center for research, training, education, advocacy and business dedicated to improving the health of the world's communities. It seeks to engage academic, governmental, business and nonprofit organizations in this collaborative effort. www.triangleglobalhealth.org

  4. Board of Directors • Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, Ph.D. • Board Chair • Associate Director, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases • Associate Dean for Global Health, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Jack E. Bailey Sr. Vice President, Private and Public Institutional Customers, GlaxoSmithKline • Willard Cates, Jr., M.D., M.P.H. • President, Research, FHI • Pape A. Gaye, MBA • Executive Committee • President and CEO, IntraHealth International • Chris LeGrand • President and CEO, Futures Group International • Lisa C. Strader, M.P.H. • Sr. Research Epidemiologist and Program Manager – International Studies, RTI International • Kenneth R. Tindall, Ph.D. • Board Vice Chair • Senior Vice President, Science and Business Development, NC Biotechnology Center • Marian McCord, Ph.D. • Associate Professor, Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science and Director, Global Health Initiatives, North Carolina State University • Yves Ribeill, Ph.D. • President and CEO, SCYNEXIS • Michael Merson, M.D. • Director, Duke Global Health Institute

  5. Signature Programs

  6. Goals & Desired Outcomes • Long-Term Goals • Brand North Carolina as a leader in global health • Establish the Consortium as an organization serving the global health community in North Carolina • Advance multidisciplinary and multi-sectorial communication, information sharing and workforce development • Desired Outcomes • Expand the global health sector in North Carolina • Expand visibility and recognition of the global health sector in NC • Increase private and government funding for global health work done by NC • Enhance recruiting of health professionals, teachers and leaders to NC • Enhance global health education and training in NC • Improve communication and information-sharing amongst global health professionals • Enhance innovation in global health • Improve research and development outcomes

  7. Enhanced Branding & Advocacy • NC Medical Journal issue on global health • (30,000 readers including most legislators) • Second Life Virtual World HIV/AIDS day event picked up by CNN

  8. Workforce Development • 2 x Annual Career Fair for students & young professionals • Inter-university Case Competition (Duke, Meredith College, NCSU, UNC, WFU) • Inter-university One Health graduate and professional course (Duke, NCSU, UNC) • Internship network for summer interns • Catalog of non-degree education, training and mentoring opportunities

  9. Better Business & Partnering • Regional meeting focused on state-of-the-art research findings, technologies and key policy issues • Gates Grant Collaboration event (150 people, 52 companies, many new partnerships) • Working groups: Professional Development & Engagement; Gender; One Health • Health Systems Strengthening workshop (all key NGO’s , World Bank, USAID, CDC, NIEHS) • 16 Monthly breakfast discussions (avg. 60 people, including US Members of Congress)

  10. Cloud Computing & Global Health • “Cloud Computing is becoming increasingly popular and has the potential to aid health care systems around the world.” • Key Questions: • How can Cloud Computing be extended to rural populations where connectivity to the cloud does not exist? • What kind of impact do firewalls have on cloud computing? • How can we regulate data governance along international lines? • Who is qualified to perform data cleansing and validation? • How can we overcome the security issue?

  11. Triangle Global Health Consortium Innovation through Collaboration Thank You

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