[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 134 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               ALLAN ROSENFIELD GLOBAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP

 Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, today I honor Dr. Allan 
Rosenfield, Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia 
University, as well as introduce the training program named in his 
honor.
  Dr. Rosenfield has spent his career working to improve the health and 
well-being of our most vulnerable populations. He has been a champion 
of women's health both in United States and around the world and is 
well known for his work on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, innovative family 
planning studies, and strategies to address the tragedy of wholly 
preventable maternal deaths in resource-poor countries. As dean and 
professor of the Mailman School of Public Health, Dr. Rosenfield has 
been, for the past 20 years, a mentor for several generations of 
educators, public health students, and researchers.
  Dr. Rosenfield was among the earliest to voice the ethical challenges 
of decreasing transmission of HIV to newborns by treating mothers with 
antiretroviral drugs before delivery, without consideration of ongoing 
care and treatment of mothers. He has spearheaded programs in resource-
poor settings that not only prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV 
but also provide comprehensive clinical services to women.
  In light of Dr. Rosenfield's countless contributions toward improving 
the health of individuals globally--as a researcher, an advocate, an 
educator and as a compassionate human being--it is fitting to name the 
ASPH-CDC Global Health Fellowship Program in honor of Allan Rosenfield.
  The fellows in this program, who are graduates of the Nation's 
accredited schools of public health, are trained to help prevent HIV 
infection, improve care and support, and build capacity to address the 
global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Fellows also participate in immunization 
program activities in support of global polio eradication, measles 
mortality reduction, regional measles elimination, and general global 
immunization activities. They receive mentoring and support from 
dedicated CDC employees in the field. The mission of this fellowship 
program is to train the next generation of global health leaders, and 
it is fitting that this program honor an individual who is a foremost 
leader in global health.
  Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the 
Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship, most appropriately named 
after a person whom I, and many others, admire and respect for his 
relentless dedication and remarkable achievements in preventing disease 
and saving lives worldwide. I would like to honor and thank him for his 
many years of work.

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