INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH COALITION HONORS ALLAN ROSENFIELD, MD DEAN OF
THE MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AT ANNUAL GALA

January 23, 2007 -- The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) honored Allan Rosenfield, MD, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health, at its sixth annual gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on the evening of January 23, 2007. Dr. Rosenfield is being recognized for his dedication to the health and well-being of women worldwide and his unwavering commitment to reproductive rights and health.

For more than two decades, the New York-based IWHC has been working to promote and protect the health and rights of women and girls worldwide. Each year it selects individuals that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to promote and protect women's health and human rights and recognizes global leaders who embody the principles of empowerment championed by IWHC. Previous honorees include James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank, Kofi Annan, former secretary general of the U.N., Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Ellen Chesler, former board chair of the IWHC and senior fellow at the Open Society Institute. This year's gala was underwritten by De Beers, the world's leading diamond company.

International human rights advocate and bestselling author Kati Marton was the 2007 gala co-chair and emceed the evening's program, "IWHC Shapes the Future." Richard Gere, actor, human rights activist, founding chairman of Tibet House New York and founder of Healing the Divide, introduced Dr. Rosenfield. Diana Taylor, superintendent of banks for the state of New York and a graduate of the Mailman School of Public Health, made the award presentation to Dr. Rosenfield.

In addition to honoring Dr. Rosenfield at the gala, a 2007 IWHC Grant will be made in his name to the Instituto de Genero, Derecho y Desarrollo (INSGENAR), Argentina (Institute of Gender, Law and Development). Since 2002, IWHC has supported INSGENAR, which is dedicated to the defense of women's and children's human rights.

Jan Egeland, outgoing United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and recently appointed special advisor to the Secretary-General on issues of conflict, also was honored at the IWHC 2007 gala. Mr. Egeland has worked on humanitarian affairs, human rights and peace efforts for more than 25 years and has led humanitarian relief efforts in the wake of a number of the world's devastating disasters.

About the Mailman School of Public Health
The only accredited school of public health in New York City, and among the first in the nation, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides instruction and research opportunities to more than 950 graduate students in pursuit of masters and doctoral degrees. Its students and more than 300 multi-disciplinary faculty engage in research and service in the city, nation, and around the world, concentrating on biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health policy and management, population and family health, and sociomedical sciences. www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu