Launch of the World Health Report 2010 "Health Systems Financing: The Path to Universal Coverage". Dr. David Evans, Director of Health Systems Financing, WHO
Launch of new guidelines to promote health workers access to prevention, treatment, care and support of HIV and TB services. Embargo: 25 November, 10 a.m. GMT Ms. Sophia Kisting, Director, programme on HIV/AIDS, ILO Ms. Elizabeth Tinoco, Director, Sectorial activities, ILO Ms Susan Wilburn,Technical Officer, Occupational & Environmental Health, WHO
Launch of the WHO report on “Global report on antimalarial drug efficacy and drug resistance: 2000–2010”. Dr. Robert Newman, Director, Global Malaria Department, WHO Dr. Pascal Ringwald , Coordinator a.i., Drug Resistance and Containment Unit, Global Malaria Programme
Launch of the "World Social Security report 2010-11: providing coverage in times of crisis and beyond" Assane Diop, ILO Executive Director, Social Protection Sector Michael Cichon, Director of the ILO Social Security Department
Rollout of new vaccines against leading cause of pneumonia is essential to reach Millennium Development Goal on child mortality.
Dr. Osman David Mansoor, Senior Health Adviser, UNICEF, New York Dr. Ciro De Quadros Executive Vice-President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Co-Chair of the Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE) Helen Evans, Interim CEO, the GAVI Alliance
Presentation of the Latest OECD-UNCTAD G20 Investment Measures Report (Under strict embargo until Thursday 4 November 2010 at 3 pm Geneva time) James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise (DIAE), UNCTAD
Presentation under embargo of the 2010 Human Development Report: The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development. Kindly note that the report and press kits are UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 3 p.m. GMT, 4 NOVEMBER 2010. Emma Samman, Consultant, Research Team, Office of the Human Development Report, UNDP New York
Press Conference: Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
What is the Tenth meeting of the States Parties to the AP Mine Ban Convention and why is it important? H.E. Mr. Gazmend Turdiu, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania and President-designate of the Tenth Meeting of the States Parties to the AP Mine Ban Convention Mr. Kerry Brinkert, Director, Implementation Support Unit of the AP Mine Ban Convention (Director of the Secretariat of the Convention) Ms. Tamar Gabelnick, Treaty Implementation Director at the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
