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Message from the Director of DISAB
	On behalf of the International Scientific Advisory Board of DIHAD, I am pleased to invite you to the seventh edition of this unique event – DIHAD 2011. Speaking of a unique event is not an overstatement: the six past editions of the Conference have seen an incremental success and a constant evolution towards a model that has no equal in the international aid world. With DIHAD 2011 we will strive to evolve further in creating an authoritative forum where humanitarian and development policies and practices are discussed, reviewed and potentially agreed upon – a real point of reference for the entire international aid community. It is my pleasure to welcome you to participate in this high-level event, which will once again bring together international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, media representatives, academics, the corporate sector, as well as individual practitioners and experts involved in development and humanitarian aid.
DIHAD 2010 aims to contribute to the current dialogue on aid issues by discussing some of the most pressing challenges currently facing the humanitarian domain, as seen – where relevant – from the Middle East perspective. As per the established DIHAD tradition, such discussions will not be held for the sake of dialogue alone, but rather with the aim of identifying clear, practical and realistic lessons learned. In parallel with the policy dialogue, DIHAD 2010 will host highly participatory events aimed at the dissemination of both lessons learned and best practices to a wide audience of experts and practitioners in the humanitarian and development aid field. In 2010, all this will be approached from a “health” perspective. We will explore how the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities across the globe are affected by the availability and provision of health services and we will interact on how these can best be supplemented and brought to bear when required. In this connection we will also review the threat of pandemics, and what individual governments – as well as the international community - are able to do in terms of preparedness and Business Continuity Planning.
Thanks to the participation of so many different actors (including the exhibitors) DIHAD 2011 will constitute a perfect setting for the creation of new partnerships and the further expansion of existing ones. International aid coordination in general will greatly benefit from a better mutual knowledge and understanding and by joint discussions on these issues, obviously of common concern. Finally, DIHAD 2011 will also constitute an ideal platform to agree upon and disseminate key advocacy messages, thereby contributing to enhanced complementarities or approaches and actions.
On behalf of the Scientific Advisory Board I thank you for contributing to the seventh edition of what is successively proving itself to be the most dynamic and thought provoking event of its kind in the Middle East region – DIHAD.
Mr. Gerhard J. W. Putman-Cramer Director, DISAB

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