Geneva, 20 May 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Member countries of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have organized a series of side events on key global health issues during the sidelines of the 69th World Health Assembly, which is being held on May 23-28 at the United Nations Palais in Geneva, Switzerland. The side events cover subjects including HIV/AIDS, dengue, childhood obesity, noncommunicable diseases, physical activity, aging, cancer, universal health and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The events are scheduled as follows:
Monday, May 23
Ministerial panel on dementia (Alzheimer's and other related diseases).
Organized by the delegations of Austria, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the
United States of America and Zambia.
12:45-14:15
Room VII
High Level Event on HIV/AIDS
Organized by Ecuador, and Panama with Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, Zambia, WHO Secretariat and UNAIDS
12:45-14:15
Room XXIII
Dengue: Reframing the dialogue
Organized by Malaysia with Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
12:45-14:15
Room XXIV
BRICS Side Event Access to Medicines: Regional Trade Agreement and Access to Medicines
Organized by India, Brazil, China, Russian Federation, and South Africa
17:45-19:15
Room XII
The Role of Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) in Supporting Countries' Capacity to Implement International Health Regulations
Organized by Indonesia with Finland, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, USA and Vietnam
17:45-19:15
Room XXII
Accelerating National Progress on Tackling Child Obesity and Child Under nutrition in a Suitable Way
Organized by Finland with Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile , Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, United Kingdom, USA, and Zambia
17:45-19:15
Room XXIV
Tuesday, May 24
Assistive Technology for All
Organized by Pakistan with China, Ecuador, Germany, Republic of Korea, Ireland, and Zimbabwe
12:15-13:45
Room XXIII
Climate and Health — Taking Stock, Forging Solutions
Organized by Philippines and USA
12:15-13:45
Room XXIII
Implementation of successful, cost effective evidence-based NCD interventions- how the United Nations Inter-agency Taskforce can help countries accelerate the prevention and control NCDs by 2030
Organized by Barbados, Jamaica, Peru, Russian Federation, with Kenia, Oman and Vietnam
18-19
Room XXIII
Addressing health workforce deficits and stimulating employment and inclusive economic growth: the United Nations Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
Organized by Brazil, France, Norway and South Africa
18-19
Room VIII
Inter-ministerial round table: Information and Communications Technologies for UCH
Organized by Costa Rica, Senegal, ITU, WHO Secretariat
18-19:30
Room XII
Confronting resistance: innovation and access to end tuberculosis
Organized by France, India, the Republic of Korea and USA
18-20, Room IX
Wednesday, May 25
Towards Achieving the Physical activity Target (10x25). Are We Walking the Talk?
Organized by Thailand with Finland, Iran, Japan, South Africa and USA
12:30-14, Room VII
The critical role of infection prevention and control in strengthening health systems and achieving quality universal health coverage.
Organized by the Netherlands, Sierra, Leone, Thailand, Australia, Jamaica, Egypt and Ghana
12:30-14, Room XXIV
Working together to advance the global adolescent health agenda
Organized by Canada, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and the UNDP
18-19:30, Room VIII
Towards the right to health: possibilities of a Framework Convention on Global Health and Harmonized Civil Society Platforms for Universal Health Coverage
18-19:30
Room IX
Thursday, May 26
Global Action in antibiotic innovation and research
Organized by the Netherlands, and United Kingdom with Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand
12:15-13:45
Room XXIII
WIPO Re: Search-Sharing Innovation in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases. An Example of a multi-stakeholder platform for Neglected Tropical Diseases, its achievements and lessons learned
Organized by Ethiopia with Australia, Egypt, Germany, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe
12:15-13:45
Room IX
Are we making the right investments for optimal Cancer Control? A global dialogue
Organized by Malaysia with Honduras, India, Jordan, Peru, Zambia, WHO Secretariat, Union for International Cancer Control, European Society for Medical Oncology and Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance
17:45 — 19:15
Room VII
Alcohol Marketing in the Digital World
Organized by Estonia and Vietnam with Botswana, Ecuador and Sri Lanka
18:00 — 19:30
Room XXII
Ending Childhood Obesity: securing the future of our children
Organized by Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, and Zambia
17:45 — 19:15
Room XII
Informed decision making for universal health coverage (UHC)
Organized by Cochrane Collaboration and Health Technology Assessment International.
18:00—19:30
Room IX
Friday, May 27
Health Ageing: innovative approaches to promote health across the life-course
Organized by Australia with Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Thailand and USA
12:15-13:45
Room XXIII
Service, Measurement, Accountability and Response for attainment of health SDGs: Leveraging benefits of space, science, geospatial data and eHealth
12:15-13:45
Room IX