June 2007, Bethany, CT - American Friends of Le Kinkeliba is pleased to report on the stunning success of Le Kinkeliba's participation in the Global Health Council's 34th annual conference which took place in Washington D.C., May 29th – June 1st, 2007.

Le Kinkeliba Founder, Dr. Gilles Degois, was invited by the Global Health Council to present an abstract in the form of a poster presentation on the topic Creating Sustainable Medical Partnership Facilities in Rural Africa. In his presentation, Dr. Degois discussed Le Kinkeliba's work in remote rural regions of Southeastern Senegal, highlighting the various key partnerships that have been established throughout Le Kinkeliba's operation.

On the occasion of the Conference, Dr. Degois was joined by his esteemed Senegalese colleague Dr. Constance Mbaye, Director of Le Kinkeliba's Wassadou medical clinic. Dr. Degois was also pleased to have been joined by Le Kinkeliba members Marc and Patricia Perpitch who work directly with early childhood initiatives for Le Kinkeliba as well as Demetri Blanas, a young American medical student currently working with a government health post in the District of Saraya, Senegal.

Through this participation in the prestigious Global Health Council annual conference, Dr. Degois and his Le Kinkeliba colleagues had opportunity to engage with fellow participants in an exciting dialogue on the current status and future of global health. For a full report of Dr. Degois' presentation click here.

The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. Further information about the Global Health Council and it's upcoming 35th annual conference, Community Health: Delivering, Serving, Engaging, Leading, can be found at: www.globalhealth.org.