Top experts meet to find solutions for alarming rates of diabetes, cancer, heart and other noncommunicable diseases
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, D.C. — Washington Post Live, the live journalism division of The Washington Post, will host a global health conference called “Sharing the Responsibility: Noncommunicable Diseases” Wednesday, September 14. Internationally-recognized leaders from around the globe will meet at The Washington Post to discuss the challenge of treating heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other noncontagious diseases, particularly in developing nations where millions are dying every year prematurely. The day-long conference will also be streamed live at washingtonpostlive.com.
“We are convening the rock stars of global health to talk about solutions to what Ban Ki Moon, the United Nation’s Secretary General, calls the ‘crisis in slow motion’,” said Mary Jordan, Editor of Washington Post Live. “Days ahead of a landmark United Nation’s meeting on this issue, our summit aims to draw wider attention to this global health crisis. We are bringing together the brightest minds from many countries to discuss how to prevent and treat these diseases. Ten years ago the big issue was HIV/AIDs; now it is these so-called behavior diseases that need more attention.”
In addition to discussions with leading health experts, the World Health Organization will distribute its latest report featuring information about the status of non-communicable diseases in 193 countries.
Speakers and panels*:
Opening Remarks
Dr. Julio Frenk, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health; Former Minister of Health of Mexico
Ann Keeling, CEO, International Diabetes Federation; Chair, NCD Alliance
Programs That Work
Dr. Al Sommer, Gilman Scholar and University Distinguished Service Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Kelly Henning, Director, Public Health Programs, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Dr. Mark Rosenberg, President and CEO , Task Force for Global Health
Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
(Moderator) Frances Sellers, The Washington Post
Public & Private Partnerships
Dr. John Lechleiter, President and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
Herb Riband, Vice President of External Affairs International, Medtronic; Chair, Public Affairs Network, Eucomed
Mark Kramer, Co-Founder and Managing Director, FSG; Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Rep. Diana DeGette, Co-Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
The Honorable Nils Daulaire, MD, MPH, Director, Office of Global Health Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
(Moderator) Mary Jordan, Washington Post Live
Remarks from World Health Organization
Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organization
Where Do We Go From Here?
Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus, Pan American Health Organization
Dr. Stephen Morrison, Director, Center on Global Health Policy and Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Nerissa Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Dr. David Brown, Journalist and Physician, The Washington Post
Dr. Cristian Baeza, Director, Health, Nutrition, and Population, The World Bank
(Moderator) Mary Jordan, Washington Post Live
The conference will be live-streamed on washingtonpostlive.com and a special report from the conference will be published in The Washington Post’s health section Sept. 20.
Please contact us to request press credentials by September 13 at 12:00 pm ET. Members of the press approved for credentials will be notified in advance. Valid conference press credentials are required to attend. Press without conference credentials will not be permitted to the event.
Eli Lilly and Company is the official platinum conference sponsor and Hilton Worldwide is an ongoing partner across all Washington Post Live events including this one.
*Subject to change. Conference details and discussion times will be sent to confirmed press.
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