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Home U.S. World Entertainment Sports Business Health Science Technology Politics Offbeat Environment Travel News Articles Bush Daughter Laments Global Health Care Disparity Email Facebook Digg Twitter Buzz Up! ShareThis May 27, 2010 8:30 a.m. EST Topics: health organizations, politics, medical service, health, international organization, United States Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - Barbara Bush on Wednesday lamented the glaring disparities of health care around the world, vowing to work in the field while scoffing at suggestions of joining politics. The daughter of former President George W. Bush told an audience at a National Press Club luncheon that she had no interest in joining the political arena and would like to continue working to improve health care around the globe. Bush said that although she never lived in the White House (she went to Yale the year her father was sworn in; her sister was a freshman at the University of Texas that year), she appreciated tagging along with her parents as they traveled the world on official business. "They always were working with non-profit organizations and helping with causes they felt were important, and that inspired me to go into public service," she said. "I always wanted to do something in the field of health that would help others." Bush talked about Global Health Corps, a non-profit organization she co-founded and heads, saying, “Global Health Corps believes that a global movement of individuals and organizations fighting for improved health outcomes and access to healthcare for the poor is necessary in order to change the unacceptable status quo of extreme inequity.” “The extreme disparity in health outcomes and access to health care that exists today between the world’s rich and the world’s poor is unjust and unsustainable," she said, adding, “We aim to mobilize a global community of young leaders to build a movement for health equity.” "I was with my parents on a trip to Africa in 2003, and a tiny young girl wanted nothing more than to meet my father," she said. "She looked to me to be about three, but she was actually seven. She died soon after, but meeting her—and all of the wonderful public health officials in her village who were committed to trying to help kids like her—inspired me to want to do something about this devastating problem." The founding of her organization happened about two years ago as a handful of like-minded friends met in her sister's house in Baltimore for the weekend to chalk out what they could do to help people better health care. "We decided that what we needed was a good idea, some guts and a business plan," she told the luncheon crowd. "Although starting a non-profit at the height of the recession in 2008 may not have been the best plan, it did give us access to a lot of people who were out of work and rethinking what they wanted to do with their lives." Twenty-two fellows graduated from Global Health Corps' first program this year. They have been working to improve the health care facilities in Tanzania, Rwanda, Haiti, Boston and Newark. "Next year, we'll have a class of 40 fellows, and within five years, we hope to be putting 500 fellows in needy areas around the world," Bush said. "I love working in the health field. I'd like to make building up this non-profit my career." Asked to comment on her advice for Sasha and Malia Obama, she responded, “They are smart, lovely girls who obviously have parents who love them very much.” "I'd tell them to take advantage of everything they get to see, to be a support to their parents, and to have fun," Barbara added. Barbara was accompanied by her twin sister Jenna. Copyright © 2003 - 2010 AHN - All rights reserved.Redistribution, republication. syndication, rewriting or broadcast is prohibited without the prior written consent of AHN.License AHN news for your website, business, digital signage network or publication. Most Popular Stories Slipknot Pay Tribute To Paul Gray During Emotional Press Conference Vienna Tops Mercer Quality Of Life 2010 Survey Liam Gallagher Renames Oasis As Beady Eye Indonesian Toddler Addicted To Cigarettes, Smokes 2 Packs Per Day Lee DeWyze Is The New "American Idol" Community Leaders Approve Plan For Mosque Near Ground Zero Lady Gaga Selling New Single "Alejandro" With Prayer Candle Madagascar Lake Bird Joins Extinct List U.S. Soccer Team Final Roster Features Some Surprises Jesse James Wanted Sandra Bullock To Catch Him Cheating Recent Posts Most Popular Comments Recent Comments Popular Threads Home | U.S. | World | Entertainment | Sports | Business | Health | Sci / Tech | Politics | Weird / Offbeat Follow AHN on Twitter AHN Social News connects you with friends and the news Client Login | Submit News | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact | Content Services © 2010 AHN All Rights Reserved

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