[Ip-health] WHO technical briefing: Technical briefing: Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual property
Thiru Balasubramaniam
thiru@keionline.org
Fri May 11 11:25:23 2007
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2007/wha01/en/print.html
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Thursday, 17 May
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Technical briefing: Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual property
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
* Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO
* Dr Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-General, Health Technology
and Pharmaceuticals, WHO
* Mr Peter Oldham, Chair, IGWG-PHI (Intergovernmental Working Group
on Public Health, Innovation, and Intellectual Property)
* Dr Elil Renganathan, Executive Secretary, PHI (Secretariat on
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property)
Members of the IGW
* Mr P. Oldham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva
* Mr B. Wijnberg, Senior Policy Adviser, Ministry of Health,
Welfare and Sport, the Netherlands
* Dr H. Gashut, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Libya, Geneva
* Dr A.E.O. Ogwell, Head, Office for International Health
Relations, Ministry of Health, Kenya
* Mr Jaya Ratnam, Charg=C3=A9 d=E2=80=99Affaires a.i., Deputy Permanen=
t
Representative, Permanent Mission of Singapore, Geneva
* Mr N. Dayal, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
India
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11 May 2007
Sixtieth World Health Assembly: Media opportunities
GENEVA -- The Sixtieth World Health Assembly (WHA) will take place from
14 to 23 May 2007 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Issues to be discussed include: avian and pandemic influenza
(developments, response and follow-up) and the application of the
International Health Regulations; smallpox eradication: destruction of
variola virus stocks; malaria, including proposal for establishment of
Malaria Day; tuberculosis control: progress and long-term planning;
prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: implementation of
the global strategy; better medicines for children; and progress in the
rational use of medicines. The Health Assembly will consider draft
resolutions recommended by the WHO Executive Board on these and other
issues.
The agenda, the daily Journal and other WHA documents can be found at
http://www.who.int/gb/ and are available in Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish. Below is a list of agenda items and other
events which may be of particular interest to journalists. Depending on
the length of discussions, times and dates for agenda items will likely
shift, so journalists should regularly consult the World Health
Assembly Journal posted daily. All technical briefings are open to
journalists.
Invited speakers
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway will address the Health
Assembly on issues related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Mr Stoltenberg and the Norwegian Government have a particular
commitment to MDG 4 and 5 (child and maternal health) and will outline
how Norway is implementing this commitment. Mr Stoltenberg will also
speak about UN reform as he recently co-chaired the Secretary General=E2=80=
=99s
High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence.
Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, will also be addressing the
Health Assembly. Ms Obaid has a long and distinguished career at the
United Nations with a focus on development and the advancement of
women. She has also been instrumental in efforts in the United Nations
system to reform business practices and improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of UN development support. She will speak about
collaborative activities with WHO on maternal and child health and
international global security.
Monday, 14 May
10:00 - 11:30: Opening of the Sixtieth World Health Assembly, Election
of the President and other office bearers, and Adoption of the agenda
Music from South Africa performed by Adrian Kevin More and Nonhlanhal
Pretty Yende
14:30 - 17:30: Plenary Speakers
* Chair of Executive Board
* Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
The General Debate in Plenary will continue during Tuesday and
Wednesday morning
16:00 Committee A: Opening Avian and pandemic influenza:
* Developments, response and follow-up
* International Health Regulations
18:00: WHO Director-General reception at WHO restaurant (journalists
welcome)
Tuesday, 15 May
9:00 - 11:30 Committee A:
Avian and pandemic influenza:
* Developments, response and follow-up
* International Health Regulations
* Best practices for sharing influenza viruses and sequence data
Plenary:
11:30 - 12:15 Guest Speakers
* Mr Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister, Norway
* Ms Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA
Technical briefing: Avian Influenza virus sharing and vaccine
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
* Viroj Tangcharoensathien,Thailand
* Doug Holtzman, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
* Dr Ali Jaffer Mohammad, Director General of Health Affairs, Oman
* Dr David Heymann, Assistant Director-General, Communicable
Diseases, WHO
* Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, Director, Initiative for Vaccine Research,
WHO
* Dr Keiji Fukuda, Coordinator, Global influenza Programme, WHO
Committee A:
* Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks
* Control of leishmaniasis
* Polio: mechanisms for management of potential risks to eradication
Media briefing: 17:00 - 18:00, Salle I
What: Roadmap to North-South consensus on health worker migration
* Mary Robinson, President of Realizing Rights; Co-chair of the
Health Worker Global Policy Advisory Council
* Dr Francis Omaswa, Executive Director, Global Health Workforce
Alliance
* Dr Anders Nordstr=C3=B6m, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems
and Services, WHO
* Erik Solheim, Minister for International Development, Norway
* Patricia Aragon Sto Tomas, Minister of Labor and Employment, the
Philippines
Wednesday, 16 May
Committee A
* Malaria, including proposal for establishment of Malaria Day
Committee B
* Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory,
including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
Technical briefing: Global health security: Pandemic influenza and
implementation of the International Health Regulations
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
* Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO
* Mr Tony Clements, Minister of Health, Canada
* Mr Alan Reilly, Deputy Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority,
Ireland
* Mr A.K. R=C3=A9mi, Minister of Health, C=C3=B4te d'Ivoire (TBC)
* Dr David Heymann, Assistant Director-General, Communicable
Diseases, WHO
* Dr Maria Neira, Director, Protection of the Human Environment, WHO
* Dr Shigeru Omi, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for the
Western Pacific (TBC)
* Dr Guenael Rodier, Director, International Health Regulations
Coordination Programme, WHO
* Dr Mike Ryan, Director, Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert
and Response, WHO
* Dr Jorgen Schlundt, Director, Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses
and Foodborne Diseases, WHO
Launch of an Initiative on yellow fever
18:00, Salle XXII (followed by a cocktail).
The meeting will describe the importance of the Yellow Fever Initiative
in responding and managing a specific threat to global health security.
Supported by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
and led by WHO and UNICEF, it aims to reduce the risk of yellow fever
in 12 endemic countries in Africa and will result in the vaccination of
48 million people in the coming years.
Thursday, 17 May
Committee A:
* Proposed 2008-2009 programme budget
* Evidence-based strategies and interventions to reduce
alcohol-related harm
* Prevention and control of non communicable diseases:
implementation of global strategy
Committee B:
* Administrative and financial issues
Technical briefing: Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual property
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
* Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO
* Dr Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-General, Health Technology
and Pharmaceuticals, WHO
* Mr Peter Oldham, Chair, IGWG-PHI (Intergovernmental Working Group
on Public Health, Innovation, and Intellectual Property)
* Dr Elil Renganathan, Executive Secretary, PHI (Secretariat on
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property)
Members of the IGW
* Mr P. Oldham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva
* Mr B. Wijnberg, Senior Policy Adviser, Ministry of Health,
Welfare and Sport, the Netherlands
* Dr H. Gashut, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Libya, Geneva
* Dr A.E.O. Ogwell, Head, Office for International Health
Relations, Ministry of Health, Kenya
* Mr Jaya Ratnam, Charg=C3=A9 d=E2=80=99Affaires a.i., Deputy Permanen=
t
Representative, Permanent Mission of Singapore, Geneva
* Mr N. Dayal, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
India
Plenary: Awards: 17:00
* A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize
* Leon Bernard Foundation
* Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize
* Sasakawa Health Prize
* United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize
Friday, 18 May
Committee A:
* Oral health: Action plan
* Working towards universal coverage of maternal, newborn and child
health interventions
* Health promotion in a globalized world
Committee B:
* Collaboration with the United Nations system and with other
international organizations
* WHO's role and responsibilities in health research
* Progress in the rational use of medicines
* Better medicines for children
Technical briefing: Managing the international migration of health
workers
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
* Dr Anders Nordstr=C3=B6m, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems
and Services, WHO
* Dr Tim Evans, WHO Assistant Director-General, Information,
Evidence and Research
* Dr Francis Omaswa, Executive Secretary, Global Health Workforce
Alliance
* Erik Solheim, Minister for International Development, Norway
* Patricia Aragon Sto Tomas, Minister of Labour and Employment, the
Philippines
* Heads of delegation from Portugal and Brazil (TBC)
Saturday, 19 May
9:00 - 13:00
Committee A:
* Integrating gender analysis and action into the work of WHO
Monday, 21 May:
Committee A:
* Workers health: draft global plan of action
* Health systems: emergency care
Committee B:
* Health technologies
* Public health, innovation and intellectual property
Technical briefing: WHO Global Action Plan Against Cancer
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. From a total of 58
million deaths worldwide in 2005, cancer accounted for 7.6 million (or
13%) of all deaths. More than 70% of all cancer deaths in 2005 occurred
in low and middle income countries. The purpose of the briefing is to
review with Member States the current and expected global cancer
burden, and WHO activities to better support Member States in their
fight against cancer.
* Professor Mike Chirenje, Zimbabwe
* Dr Andrej Bru=C4=8Dan, Minister of Health, Slovenia
* Dr Mohamed- Cheikh Biadillah, Minister of Health, Morocco (TBC)
* Professor Franco Cavalli, President of the International Union
Against Cancer
* Dr Lu=C3=ADs Gomes Sambo, Regional Director, WHO/AFRO
* Dr Catherine Le Gales-Camus, Assistant Director-General,
Noncommunicable diseases and Mental Health, WHO
* Dr Andreas Ullrich and Dr Richard Lessard, cancer control medical
officers, WHO
Discussion on "Health Protection from Climate Change"
18:00 - 19:30, Room XII
The discussion will summarize the accumulating evidence of climate
change as an emerging threat to global public health, and outline the
necessary responses. Presentations by international experts on the
issue, and by delegates of some of the most vulnerable countries will
be made. The event will also introduce a new WHO strategic initiative
on "Public health protection from climate change", designed to reduce
vulnerability to climate change, while also bringing immediate health
gains.
* Ms Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, Assistant Director-General, Sustainable
Development and Healthy Environments, WHO
* Dr Bettina Menne, Global change and health, WHO European office
* Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Scientist, Global environmental
change and health, WHO
* Dr Carlos Corval=C3=A1n, Coordinator, Interventions for healthy
environments, WHO
* Dr Solomon Nzioka, consultant to WHO/UNDP Global Environment
Facility project (TBC)
* Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional Director, South East Asian
Region, WHO
* Dr Maria Neira, Director, Public Health and Environment, WHO
Tuesday, 22 May
12:00 - 12:30: Mrs Reiko Kaburaki Lee, widow of the late
Director-General Lee Jong-wook, will be making a presentation on her
work with Socios en Salud in Lima, Peru.
Committee A:
* Strengthening of health information systems
Committee B: Progress reports:
* Improving the containment of antimicrobial resistance; improving
AIDS coordination among multilateral institutions; world report on
violence and health; promotion of road safety and traffic- injury
prevention; disability, including prevention, management and
rehabilitation; cancer prevention and control; sustaining the
elimination of iodine deficiency disorders; strengthening active and
healthy ageing; emergency preparedness and response; reducing global
measles mortality; health metrics network
Technical briefing: 20th Anniversary of Safe Motherhood Initiative
13:00 - 14:30, Room XII
In the last 20 years, the issue of safe motherhood has evolved from a
neglected issue to an essential and integrated element of the women=E2=80=
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health agenda. The event that set this change in motion was a landmark
worldwide movement launched in 1987=E2=80=94the Safe Motherhood Initiative.
Governments are committed to achieving MDG 5 and would need all the
support. UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, World and Regional Banks, major donors,
NGOs and Civil Societies all needs to work together in helping
countries to achieve their goals and improve maternal and newborn
health and survival.
* Dr Dorothy Shaw, President, International Federation of
Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
* Dr Kathy Herschderfer, Executive Secretary, International
Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
* Ms Jill Sheffield, Executive President, Family Care International
(FCI)
* Ministers of Health: Kenya, Lao, Bolivia, Ireland, Germany, Spain
(TBC)
* Member of Parliaments: Sally Keeble, MP, UK and Chantal Gill'Ard,
MP, The Netherlands
* Dr Monir Islam, Director, Department of Making Pregnancy Safer,
WHO
Wednesday, 23 May
11:00 Closure of the Health Assembly
Closing Speech, President of the Sixtieth Health Assembly
Closing speech, Dr Margaret Chan, Director- General, WHO
Journalists may expect a closing news release at around 13:00.
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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
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