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Monday 1 March 2010 09:00-18:00 - Room ASP 01G2
European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) Parliamentary Conference
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09:00-18:00
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- Hon. George Tsereteli, MP (Georgia), EPF President
- Hon. Hilde Vautmans, MP (Belgium)
- Hon. Françoise Castex, MEP (France)
- Experts from the Global Fund, GAVI, WHO, UNFPA, RBM
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Tuesday 2 March 2010 09:00-18:00 - Room PHS03C50
Action for Global Health Cross Europe High Level Conference
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09:00-09:30
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Welcome and registration
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| 09:30-09:45 |
Official opening of the Conference
by Ms. Eva Joly MEP
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| 09:45-09:55 |
Key note address
by Ms. Susanne Weber Mosdorf, WHO
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| 10:00-11:00 |
EU Presidencies High Level Panel
This panel will bring together the Trio EU Presidency of Spain, Belgium and Hungary to discuss how the EU should follow up on its commitments to enable developing countries to achieve the health MDGs by 2015.
The panelists are :
- Ms. Soraya Rodriguez, State Secretary for Development Cooperation of Spain;
- Mr. Charles Michel, Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium;
- Mr. Laszlo Varkonyi, State Secretary for Development Cooperation of Hungary.
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee break (photo session and interviews) |
| 11:30-12:30 |
EU Institutions Panel
This panel will bring together representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council to discuss what role each EU Institution should play to ensure the health MDGs remain a priority on the EU Development Cooperation agenda for the coming five years.
Panelists are :
- Mr. Miguel Angel Martinez Martinez MEP, Vice Chair of the European Parliament
- N.N., European Commission (speaker tbc).
Both panels will be moderated by Mr. Nigel Chapman, Chief Executive of Plan International, former Director of BBC World Service.
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| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Opening afternoon session |
| 14:30-16:45 |
Thematic workshops
The thematic workshops will be organized to enable conference participants to discuss more in detail key issues relevant to achieving the health MDGs: financing for health, health systems strengthening, and equity and equitable access.
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| 17:00-17:45 |
Outcomes of the workshops and feedback to the plenary |
| 17:45-18:00 |
Conclusions and closing remarks by Action for Global Health |
