| SUNDAY, 4 APRIL – DAY 1 |
| 10.00 - 12.00 |
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE |
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OPENING STATEMENTS |
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HE AHMED HUMAID AL MAZROUI
CHAIRMAN, UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY
HE IBRAHIM BUMELHA
CHAIRMAN, DIHAD HIGHER COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT, DISAB
HE Q. MUROOSHID
DIRECTOR GENERAL, DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES |
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DR THORAYA OBEID
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA)
MR. FILIPPO GRANDI
COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, UNWRA
DR. SERGIO PIAZZI
SECRETARY-GENERAL, PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
MS. HEND SABRY
WFP AMBASSADOR AGAINST HUNGER |
| 12.00 - 12.30 |
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION; RIBBON CUTTING AND EXHIBITION TOUR |
| 12.30 - 14.00 |
LUNCHEON |
| 14.00 - 15.30 |
SESSION 1 |
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Health Trends in the context of Changing Demographics, Climate Change and Environmental Degradation. |
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DR. AMIN AL AMIRI
CEO, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, UAE - CHAIR
DR. ERIC LAROCHE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL, HEALTH ACTION IN CRISES, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HE. AMBASSADOR WALTER FUST
CEO, GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN FORUM
DR. PAUL SPIEGEL
CHIEF, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HIV, UNHCR
DR MUKESH KAPILA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PHG FOUNDATION, CAMBRIDGE, UK |
| 15.30 - 16.00 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 16.00 - 17.30 |
SESSION 2 |
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Killer diseases/diseases of the poor...; the impact and suggestions for enhanced action |
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DR. BRUCE COGILL
MANAGER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND NUTRITION PROGRAMME
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN) – CHAIR
MS. SIGRID KAAG
REGIONAL DIRECTOR (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA), UNICEF
DR. OLIVIER FONTAINE
WHO
DR. FAYAZ AHMED
HEALTH ADVISOR, ASIA, MERLIN UK |
| 17.30 - 18.00 |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION |
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Health; is it a human right? |
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DR. COLUM DE SALES MURPHY,
PRESIDENT, GENEVA SCHOOL OF DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
MONDAY, 5 APRIL – DAY 2 |
| 09.00 - 10.30 |
SESSION 3 |
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People with the greatest needs in terms of health-care are, more often than not, the last to benefit from the latest developments in Science and Technology; how can that be changed, thereby ensuring that the most beneficial biomedical innovations are duly directed at - and accessed by - those most in need? |
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DR. MUKESH KAPILA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PHG FOUNDATION, CAMBRIDGE, UK - CHAIR
DR HILARY BURTON
PROGRAMMES DIRECTOR, PHG FOUNDATION
DR. ARNOLD CHRISTIANSON
SOUTH AFRICA
PROF. ABDALLAH DAAR
UNIV. OF TORONTO; CHAIR, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR CHRONIC DISEASES AND CHAIR
ADVISORY BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL HEALTH |
| 10.30 - 11.00 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
SESSION 4 |
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Health Priorities in Disasters and Crises, what does "first things first" actually mean in
emergencies? What is it that responders need to focus on first, with a view to impacting positively on morbidity and mortality? |
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MR. ROSS MOUNTAIN
FORMER DSRSG/HC/RC IN THE DEM. REP. OF CONGO AND NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR - GENERAL OF DARA
MADRID - CHAIR
HE. AMBASSADOR TONI FRISCH
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND HEAD, SWISS HUMANITARIAN AID DEPARTMENT
DR. JEMILAH MAHMOOD
CHIEF, HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE BRANCH, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA)
DR. ADNAN BASHA
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION OF SAUDI ARABIA (IIROSA), KSA |
| 12.30 - 14.00 |
LUNCHEON |
| 14.00 - 18.00 |
WORKSHOPS AND "MASTER-CLASSES" ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS |
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( Some of these may be held simultaneously; locations and starting times to be announced) |
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- BRIEFINGS ON HEALTH-RELATED ASPECTS OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) IN-COUNTRY OPERATIONS
(PLENARY HALL)
MR.GIANCARL CIRRI
WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR, YEMEN
MS. ALZIRA FERREIRA
WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR, TAJIKISTAN
MR. EDWARD KALLON
WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR, IRAQ
MS. CHRISTINE VAN NIEUWENHUYSE
WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR, PALESTINE
- COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT TOOLS, INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF A GENDER PERSPECTIVE, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES
(WORKSHOP AREA – EXHIBITION HALL)
DR. MAYLING SIMPSON-HEBERT
REGIONAL HEALTH ADVISER, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EAST AFRICA, NAIROBI
MS. SIOBHAN FORAN
INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE GENDER FOCAL POINT
- WATER AND SANITATION – IMPACT ON HEALTH…
(PLENARY HALL)
(SESSION ORGANIZED AND MODERATED BY “DUBAI CARES”)
- LOGISTICS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES;
(WORKSHOP AREA, EXHIBITION HALL)
(SESSION ORGANIZED AND MODERATED BY WHO - DR. IRSHAD SHAIKH, REGIONAL ADVISER)
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| 19.30 - 22.00 |
GALA DINNER |
TUESDAY 6 APRIL – DAY 3 |
| 09.00 - 10.30 |
SESSION 5 |
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Pandemics; the threat, reality and business continuity planning; PANEL |
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MRS. HIND KHATIB
REGIONAL DIRECTOR (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA), UNAIDS – CHAIR
MR. MICHAEL MOSSELMANS
CHIEF, PANDEMIC INFLUENZA COORDINATION, OCHA
DR. PAUL SPIEGEL
CHIEF, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HIV, UNHCR
MS. SIOBHAN FORAN
IASC GENDER FOCAL POINT |
| 10.30 - 11.00 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
SESSION 6 |
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How can all concerned (Governments, IOs, the private sector and civil society)
collaborate more effectively, also/especially in reducing maternal and child mortality rates at the global level? |
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MR DALY BELGASMI
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, WFP – CHAIR
HE. AMBASSADOR ATTA AL MANANE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE
DR PAUL HEBERT
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND FORMER SENIOR OFFICIAL, WORLD BANK AND OCHA
MR GORDON NOBLE
DIRECTOR, RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT CONSULTING GROUP
DR. JEMILAH MAHMOOD
CHIEF, HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE BRANCH, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA) |
| 12.30 - 14.00 |
LUNCHEON |
| 14.00 - 15:00 |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION |
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DR. MOHAMMED EL TAWIL
DIRECTOR, DEPT. OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION, DOHA, QATAR
“Hospital Preparedness for Mass Casualties in Palestine”
PROFESSOR ALESSANDRO FRIGIOLA
CARDIAC SURGEON, SAN DONATO HOSPITAL, ROME
“Treating children with heart disease; five years of cooperation between the UAE Red Crescent Society and Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo”
DR. ABDALLAH RAWEH
CARDIAC SURGEON; PRESIDENT OF THE AMINAH FOUNDATION FOR CARDIAC DISEASE
“Rheumatic heart disease in developing countries, options for treatment and prevention”
ANTONIO BLAVIA
FUNDACION VENEZUELA SIN LIMITES |
| 15.00 -15.30 |
CLOSING ADDRESS(ES) |
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MS. MAKIYA AL HAJIRI
CEO, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN CITY, DUBAI
THE HON. RUDY SALLES
PRESIDENT, PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
MR. AMIR ABDULLA
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME |
| 15.30 |
CONCLUSION AND ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE "DECLARATION" |
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MR. GERHARD PUTMAN-CRAMER
DIRECTOR, DIHAD INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD |
