WKC Forum "Fight against Communicable Diseases - Thinking about Global Health Governance @ Kobe & Hyogo -"
The WHO Kobe Centre, along with the G7 Kobe Health Ministers' Meeting Promotion Committee and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, is organizing an important open, public Forum “Fight against Communicable Diseases -Think about Global Health Governance @ Kobe & Hyogo,” on 24 February 2016, from 18:00 to 19:30 at the Kobe International Conference Center.
This autumn, on 11 and 12 September 2016, the G7 Health Ministers' Meeting will be held in Kobe City, where the G7 countries (Japan, USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada) will discuss urgent global health issues, including how national and local health policies and systems can control communicable diseases and better prepare for natural disasters and health risks – referred to as “Global Health Governance” and Global Health Risk Management.
The world has learned a great deal from the Ebola – the largest and longest disease outbreak in history. Lessons from the Ebola outbreak are shaping a more strategic approach going forward – which is expected to be discussed at the G7 meetings this year. Thanks to great and continuous efforts by international society and WHO, the Ebola outbreak is now approaching to an end. One of the lessons the world learnt is that countries without strong health systems and basic public health infrastructures in place cannot withstand sudden shocks or health crisis. For example, the MERS-COV, influenza, dengue, and now Zika virus outbreaks all remind us of the immediate need to act.
In this Forum, experts from one Ebola affected country, Sierra Leone, and from WHO, will share their experiences and lessons followed by a Q&A session that will be open to all participants. We encourage the public to attend this Forum.
Commemorating 200 days before G7 Kobe Health Ministers Meeting
Fight against Communicable Diseases -Thinking about Global Health Governance @ Kobe & Hyogo-
Time： 24 February, 2016 18：00-19：30（opens 17：30）
Venue： Kobe International Conference Center 3F International Conference Room（〒650-0046 MInatojimanaka 6-9-1 Chuoku Kobe TEL 078-302-5200）
Number of Participants： 200（RSVP・Free of charge）
Language： English–Japanese simul interpretation available
Organized by： WHO Kobe Centre and G7 Kobe Health Ministers' Meeting Promotion Committee
Supported by： Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Programme
18:00-18:15 Opening Miatsuaki Yamamoto, Chief Medical Officer, Hyogo Prefecture/Alex Ross, Director, WHO Kobe Centre
18:15-18:30 "Summary: Global Health Governance–Lessons learnt from MERS, new pandemic influenza, and Ebola"
Ryoma Kayano, Technical Officer, MD (Health Risk Management), WHO Kobe Centre
18:30-18:45 “Fighting against Ebola” －Representative from Ministry of Health/Sierra Leone
18:45-19:00 “Fighting against Ebola” －Health Worker from Sierra Leone
19:00-19:15 "WHO’s response to Ebloa” －Dr Shamsuzzoha Babar Syed, MD, Coordinator, Service Delivery and Security, WHO Headquarter
19:15-19:30 Open Discussion (Q&A)
19:30 Closing
RSVP:Please send your name, organization, title and contact details by email, fax or post by 22 Februrary.
WHO Kobe Centre WKC Forum
1-5-1 Wakinohama-Kaigandori Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073 Japan
Telephone: (+81) 78-230-3100
Fax: (+81) 78-230-3178
E-mail: wkc@who.int
For more details：Invitation and RSVP/Flyer (Japanese)