DATE: 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006

EVENT: The William Davidson Institute’s Global Impact Speaker Series welcomes Beth Collins of the Clinton Foundation.

Collins was a high-flying Disney executive until she decided a few years back to use her business acumen to help others. She joined with former President Bill Clinton’s foundation, went to work in Rwanda and now runs a program that is widely cited as a model for government partnership, strategic policy development, and rural healthcare delivery in developing countries.

The foundation provides strategic support for Rwanda’s HIV/AIDS policy formulation and delivery; works with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to restructure the market for first-line treatment drugs; collaborates with Partners in Health (PIH) to provide comprehensive health care solutions in two rural districts; and works with the Government of Rwanda and the Hunter Foundation on rural development issues.

PLACE: Room 1540 in the Computing and Electronic Education Resource building (next to the Executive Residence and adjacent to the Ross School of Business student lounge).

SPONSORS: The William Davidson Institute.

WEB LINKS: www.wdi.umich.edu.

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