Nadine Gasman is confirmed as Reproductive Health panelist

Nadine Gasman is a newly confirmed thinkBIG panelist on Reproductive Health. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative to Guatemala, her background on issues of international reproductive health issues is extensive, and includes formerly serving as the Ipas Director of Mexico. From the Ipas website:

Dr. Nadine Gasman, a respected physician with many years' experience in the field of international health, has been appointed Executive Director of Ipas Mexico, Ipas President Elizabeth Maguire announced today. When she assumes her new position in March, Dr. Gasman will have overall responsibility for directing Ipas's full range of programmatic activities in Mexico, which include training, research, technology distribution and policy work.

"Nadine Gasman's solid understanding of the health sector and familiarity with essential health commodities will considerably strengthen Ipas's programs in Mexico," said Ann H. Leonard, Ipas's Executive Vice President. "We are especially excited to be able to draw on her experience using rights initiatives to achieve change in the health sector."

Dr. Gasman is a graduate of the medical school of the Universidad La Salle in Mexico City. She also holds a master's degree in public health from Harvard University and a doctorate in health policy and administration from Johns Hopkins University. She is the author or co-author of numerous publications on topics such as pharmaceutical policies, children's health, ethics, rights and health care reform.

We're very excited that Dr. Gasman has agreed to join us for the thinkBIG conference in February 1-3, 2008.

For questions or comments on the conference, please email lat008@stanford.edu or visit our website at thinkbig.stanford.edu