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Growth Commission Launches Volume II: Health and Growth

Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 10:57.

The Commission on Growth and Development launched the much anticipated volume on Health and Growth this week. The launch took place in Brazil at  Banco de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais S.A. (BDMG) on June 15th. A second launch will take place on June 17th at the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Former Brazilian Presidents
Fernando Henrique Cardoso  and Itamar Franco will chair the events.  Presenters and discussants from both events include volume co-editor Maureen Lewis (Advisor, World Bank), Andre Medici (Senior Economist, World Bank), Antonio Augusto Anastasia (Vice Governor, BDMG), Paulo Paiva (President, BDMG) and Alfonso Henriques (President, Fundação João Pinheiro), and Marcus Pestana, State Secretary of Health.  Danny Leipziger, Advisor to the Managing Director of the World Bank and Vice-Chair of the Growth Commission, will also present the findings of the Growth Report. Please access the health volume here.