Description
Described as a Renaissance man of the twenty-first century, Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and Director Emeritus of the Pan American Health Organization, is one of the Caribbean’s finest scholars. As a physician, scientist and public health leader, Sir George has had a profound impact on the Caribbean and the Americas, and the wider world.
In this collection of oratory spanning three decades, readers are treated to the scope and breadth of George Alleyne’s intellect. Rigorous and meticulous as a researcher, the 28 speeches bear witness to his disciplined, yet elegant skill as a Specialist in several fields, and Generalist in one – as a public health leader. Covering a range of topics delivered to various audiences at varying venue, this book brings Sir George’s message of the quest for better health, to a wider audience. From medical and health research, to globalization and national security, chronic disease research and the challenges of HIV and Aids to the Caribbean, the speeches are expressions of global themes.
Health and Development in Our Time resonates with the considered reflection of a Caribbean leader in World Health and will enrich the lives of its readers. Caribbean and world citizens alike will benefit from the eloquent expositions delivered by Sir George Alleyne.
Contents
Section I: The Mona Years 1979-1993
- Medical Research in the Caribbean
The Dr Charles Duncan O’Neale Memorial Lecture,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Bridgetown, Barbados, November 16, 1979
- Health and Development: Caribbean Perspectives
7th Dr Eric Williamsa Memorial Lecture,
Trinidad and Tobago, April 15, 1989
- Health Arising from the West
UWI 40th Anniversary Open Lecture,
Kingston, Jamaica, May, 1989
- Caribbean Health and Health Research
37th Annual CCMR Meeting,
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, April 22, 1992
- The Public Health and Development
Convocation Address, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health,
Baltimore, Maryland, Mau 20, 1992
Section II: The PAHO years 1995-2002
- Health and the National Security
Distinguished Lecture Series, University of the West Indies, Mona Kingston, Jamaica, March 27, 1995
- Health and Human Development
Workshop on technical Cooperation and Health Leadership,
Washington DC, USA, August 26, 1995
- The Profession, the Public and Health Reform
Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association Lecture,
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 22, 1996
- Infectious Disease – A Global Problem
First International Underwriting Congress,
Mexico City, Mexico, February 26, 1997
- Address to the Executive Board, WHO
Executive Board 101th Session
Geneva, Switzerland, January 27, 1998
- Health for All – “From Vision to Action”
Symposium National Strategies for Renewing Health for All, Sponsored by PAHO/WHO, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the Canadian Society for International Health, Washington DC, February 19, 1998
- Guarding the Public’s Health
89th Annual Conference of the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Montreal, Canada, June 7, 1998
- The Future of Medicine: Issues and Challenges
50th General Assembly of the World Medical Association, Inc., Scientific Session,
“The Future of Medicine”
Ottawa, Canada, October 15, 1998
- Prospects for Chronic Disease research
Opening of the Chronic Disease Research Center,
University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados, November 14, 1998
- Equity and Health
XI World Congress of Psychiatry on ‘Psychiatry on New Thresholds”, Hamburg, Germany, August 8, 1999
- Health and Development Revisited
Health Promotion Month, Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago, April 18, 2000
- The Way Forward
Mona Academic Conference, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
September 2, 2001
- Quality of Care in the New Generation of Health Sector Reforms in the Americas
18th International Conference of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQUA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 3, 2001
- The Future of International Technical Cooperation in Health
Celebration of the National Institute of Public Health
Cuernavaca, Mexico, March 13, 2002
- Advancing to Our Past
40th Anniversary of the Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR)
Washington DC, June 12, 2002
- A Vision for Caribbean Health
Sir George Alleyne Distinguished Symposium
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, November 6, 2002
- The Prospect for Health and Wealth in the Caribbean
William Demas Memorial Lecture,
Basseterre, St Kitts/Nevis, May 13, 2003
- The Sanitary and Social Measure
International Social Security Association (ISSA) Regional Conference for the Americas,
Bridgetown, Barbados, November 3, 2003
- Globalization and the Challenges to the Caribbean Health
Michael Manly Memorial Lecture, Michael Manley Foundation,
Kingston, Jamaica, December 10, 2003
- HIV/AIDS: Challenges to the Caribbean
18th Dr Eric Williams Memorial Lecture, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, June 11, 2004
- Primary Health Care: 1978 and All That
25th Celebration of Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care, Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Stigma and Discrimination Against HIV/AIDS – Challenges in the Caribbean
CARICOM-UK Champions for Change Conference: Reduce Stigma and Discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS
Basseterre, St Kitts/Nevis, November 22-24, 2004
- Publish or Perish: the Case of HIV/AIDS
Keynote speech at the International Forum of the Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET) on “Publishing against AIDS,” Montego Bay, Jamaica, May 30, 2005
