dr. margaret hamburg has led the fda as its 21st commissioner. no surprise the agency has been the target of both criticism and commendation as it has touched a broad range of issues during dr. hamburg's leadership. for example, three years ago an outbreak of functional -- fungal meningitis traced to a pharmacy and resulted in criticism that the fda had not provided adequate oversight. on the other hand, the agency'ws accelerated process which has led drugs to the markets faster have been welcomed by patients and families, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. dr. hamburg is a graduate of harvard. she has a background in infectious disease bioterrorism, nero science neuropharmacology, and health policy. before her appointment as fda commissioner, she was the senior scientist at the nuclear threat initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing the risk of nuclear chemical and biological weapons. dr. hamburg will retire next week as one of the longest serving commissioners in fda history. please give a warm national press club welcome to dr. margar

dr. margaret harris, it is world health organizations media officer.does the lockdown indicate that the disease is making a comeback in sierra leone? >> no, that's not the case. it's simply being done to mobilize the community to reinforce the need for vigilance, for the behaviors that we know really make a huge difference increasing hygiene always washing hands after every contact and also understanding what the symptoms of obama la look like, how important it is the minute somebody has any of those symptoms that they be tested and that they be taken for treatment and that anyone who is known to have been in contact with somebody who has ebola is on a list and followed up. we're seeing these things now done in sierra leone. most of the new cases we're seeing and numbers of new case are falling right down, and most of the new cases we're seeing are now coming from contact lists, which means that the sierra leone authorities with the help of us and other partners are really getting their eyes on where the virus is and they're really, really making all t

dr. margaret hamburg -- ladies and gentlemen, join me in thanking dr. margaret hamburg. [laughter] [applause] >> i would also like to thank the national press club staff including its journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. if you would like a copy of today's program, or to learn more about the national press club, go to our website press.org. thank you very much. we're adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015]

here is the world health organisation's dr margaret chan. >> i can think of no disease placing a burden on families communities and societies. i can think of nothing, with innovation including breakthrough discoveries to develop a cure is so badly needed. >> dementia is caused by a number of brain illnesses. it can make performing every day activities difficult or impossible. g8 countries set a goal of finding a cure or treatment or alzhiemer's by 2025 >>> so live to geneva and a doctor from the world health organisation. thank you for your time. my first question is why - why is it increasing this quickly. kim told us a new person with dementia is diagnosed every four seconds. it will be up in the millions. why is this happening? >> well themming you for taking app from in the air. by and large it's because of an ageing society. ageing quickly, and it's common amongst people in old ages. that gives rise to the domestic numbers that we are seeing which are doubling every 20 years. >> has it been taken seriously by the pharmaceutical companies about finding a cure. i read and interviewed

dr. margaret hamburg. [applause] moderator: i would also like to thank the national press club staff, including its journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. if you would like a copy of today's program, or to learn more about the national press club, go to our website, press.org. thank you very much. we're adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> on the next "washington journal," melody campbell, discusses the recent report on black women in the u.s. american enterprise institute has the latest on the conflicts in the middle east. matthew gardner, he talks about their report on the fairness of state and local taxes in each of the 50 states. we'll take your calls a you could join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" lives every day at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. crist senate minority leader harr

dr. margaret hamburg. [applause] moderator: i would also like to thank the national press club staff, including its journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. if you would like a copy of today's program, or to learn more about the national press club, go to our website, press.org. thank you very much. we're adjourned. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> now live from washington junds secretary of state sara sewall will talk about the challenges and opportunities in advancing the human rights agenda and other global issues. this live event from the council on foreign relations here on c-span. >> facilitated by the national security advisor and including high-level represents from a range of -- representatives from a range of agencies aims to strengthen the capacity of the u.s. government to prevent and respond to mass at

dr. francis collins and commissioner margaret hamburg testify. live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this sunday on q&a, dr. adrian barman, dr. of the georgetown university medical center's pharmed out project. >> the promotion of a drug starts seven years to 10 years before a drug comes on the market. it is illegal for a company to market the drug before it has been approved by the fda it is not illegal to market a disease. drug companies have invented diseases or exaggerated the importance of certain conditions or exaggerated the importance of a mechanism of a drug. then blanketed medical journals and medical meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the minds of clinicians to accept a particular drug. also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on q&a. >> live on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m., the senate foreign relations committee looks at u.s. foreign policy in ukraine. coming up and 45 minutes matthew lee diplomatic writer for the assoc

dr. francis collins and the fda commissioner margaret hamburg discussed with their respective agencies are going to advance the field of medicine. this is two hours. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] senator alexander: senator murray and i will have an opening statement. then senators will have five minutes for questions. i have been looking forward to this day. this is in important hearing. i thank you for coming especially because that caused a change in plans. but we do not have two people who know more about what we're talking about than the two of you. this is in opportunity for us to discuss that. let me see if i can put this in context. we have a busy committee. in the last congress, senator harkin used to point out that we completed 25 pieces of legislation which became law and senator murray and i are working well together. and three major items that we intend to focus on in the next two years, among all the others, number

anthony margaret sanger, jackie robinson john lewis and dr. king jfk and lbj, vivian malone.vey milk. barack obama. [applause] we should not fear change. it is part of who we are as americans. it is what distinguishes us. it is what makes us unique. now, i leave this place proud of what we have accomplished over the last six years and grateful for all that doj has given me these past 39 years. this has been my home, and you will always be my family. i thank the parents who raised me and the west indian sensibility that they instilled in me. .. you know who you are. and my crew on 24th avenue and 21st street. and more recently a president and colleagues in this administration who stuck by me when i didn't always make it the easiest thing to do. i'm grateful to this great nation who gave a black kid from east amherst queens, new york city, more support and opportunities in any individual could have hoped for. thank you, america. to the wonderful, dedicated, accomplish men and women of this great department i realized i have asked a lot for each of you in the last six shoes but