Saving Children’s Lives in Global Health: When Public Health Measures Are Not Enough

Featured Speaker: Peter A. Meaney, MD MPH, Associate Professor, Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pediatrics at Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Director, Center for Global Pediatric Clinical Care

Public health measures improve the wellbeing of communities. Vaccination campaigns and the promotion of family planning are two examples. However, sustainable health initiatives are sparse in low and middle-income countries. 

In his lecture, Peter A. Meaney, MD MPH examines when public health measures are not enough. He examines the need for acute care services in resource limited settings, and looks at how health system and population characteristics impact delivery of care. He concludes by illustrating early successes and lessons learned from the Saving Children’s Lives Program.  

This lecture was part of Research and Education Week 2016 at Children’s National. You can find a full list of events for that week here.