Experts from Facebook, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and More Join IntraHealth International ’s SwitchPoint Council

SwitchPoint Advisory Council member Roya Mahboob presents at SwitchPoint 2017. Photo by IntraHealth International.February 12, 2018 Chapel Hill, NCIntraHealth International announces its inauguralSwitchPoint Advisory Council, which brings together leading experts from a mix of backgrounds and sectors to guide SwitchPoint —IntraHealth’s signature annual event and ongoing collaborative platform. Council members, listed below, will serve two-year terms and meet six times per year to advise on SwitchPoint themes and discuss partnership opportunities for social good.IntraHealth, a global health organization active in 36 countries, launched SwitchPoint in 2012 to highlight and inspire multisector creativity, partnership and action across a wide range of social and health issues.“SwitchPoint has evolved into a movement where organizations and individuals across sectors come together on an ongoing basis to connect and create initiatives that drive meaningful progress for humanitarian innovation and global health,” explains senior advisor for strategic partnerships at Int raHealth Heather LaGarde. “In fact, one of thefirst collaborations hatched at SwitchPoint and supported in part by PBS culminated in young people in Ethiopia learning about mixing beats and writing their own songs while advocating for better reproductive health care. ”“We are seeing an increasing number of creative partnerships and collaborative work in our field, " says Pape Gaye, IntraHealth ’s pr...
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