Washington Post Live Presents Global Health Conference
Top experts meet to find solutions for alarming rates of diabetes, cancer, heart and other noncommunicable diseases
Washington, D.C.—September 8, 2011—Washington Post Live, the live journalism division of The Washington Post, will host a global health conference called “Sharing the Responsibility: Non-Communicable 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 non-contagious 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 never-released information about the status of non-communicable diseases in 193 countries.
Speakers and panels, which are subject to change:
Opening Remarks
* Dr. Julio Frenk, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health; Former Minister of Health in 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
* Dr. Kelly Henning, Director, Public Health Programs, Bloomberg Philanthropies
* Dr. Mark Rosenberg, President and CEO , Task Force for Global Health
* Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador from Mexico to the United States
* (Moderator) Frances Sellers, The Washington Post
Public/Private Partnerships
* Dr. John Lechleiter, CEO, Eli Lilly
* Herb Riband, Vice President of External Affairs International, Medtronic
* Mark Kramer, Managing Director, FSG; Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
* Rep. Diane DeGette, Co-Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
* Dr. Nils Daulaire, Director, Office of Global Health Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
* (Moderator) Mary Jordan, Washington Post Live
World Health Organization Remarks
* Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO
Where Do We Go From Here?
* Sir George Alleyne, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean; Director Emeritus, Pan American Health Organization
* Dr. Stephen Morrison, Director, Global Health Policy Ctr, Center for Strategic and International Studies
* Nerissa Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Affairs, U.S. Department of State
* Dr. David Brown, Journalist and Physician, The Washington Post
* (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 12 at 5 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 conference sponsor.