The 2009 AMSA Global Health Conference is being held at the University of Queensland from Thursday July 2 until Sunday July 5. Some of the brightest young minds in Australia will join leaders in global and indigenous health from around the nation to discuss and debate solutions to political, social, economic and environmental challenges to the goal of health equality. This event provides medical students from across the nation the chance to expand their breadth of knowledge, engage with other students and the inspiration to make a difference in global health. Key events and sessions include: Thursday 1pm Unicef, Who & Unaid’s third stocktaking report on hiv Carolyn Hardy, Chief Executive of the United Nations Children’s Fund Friday 9am Intervention for Health’s Sake- Issues, Challenges and Ways Forward Tania Major, Young Australian of the year 2007 11am Health in Poor Countries: Innovative Financing and Millennium Goals Murray Proctor, Deputy Director General, AusAID Sunday 11am Equitable Global Delivery of the Outcomes of Health Research Professor Ian Frazer, developer of the HPV vaccine 1:30pm Fred Hollows Foundation Gabi Hollows, Founding Director of the The Fred Hollows Foundation Media Contact Elise Coker, AMSA Public Relations Officer p: 0408 150 285 e: publicrelations@amsa.org.au