2009 Regional Ministerial Meeting
on “Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries”
10-11 May 2009
Doha, Qatar
STATEMENTS & PRESENTATIONS
| 10 May 2009 |
Welcoming remarks: |
| H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar (statement delivered by H.E. Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani, Minister of Public Health, Qatar) - Arabic / English |
Opening remarks: |
Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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| Mr. Bader Al-Dafa, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) |
| Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) |
| Dr. Hussein A. Gezairy, Regional Director, World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean |
| Agenda and aims of the meeting |
Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO |
Panel 1 - The global and regional magnitude of noncommunicable diseases and injuries and their impact on socio-economic development and poverty reduction strategies |
| Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO |
| Dr. Haifa Madi, Director, Health Protection and Promotion, Eastern Mediterranean Region, WHO |
| Dr. Abdulrahman Musaiger, Director, Arab Centre for Nutrition Studies, Bahrain |
| Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO |
Panel 2 - Addressing common modifiable risk factors for noncommunicable diseases |
| Dr. Yousef Al Nisf, Undersecretary General for Medical Services Affairs, Ministry of Health, Kuwait |
| Dr. Douglas Bettcher, Director, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO |
| Dr. Fiona Adshead, Director, Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO |
| Dr. Ibtihal Fadhil, Regional Advisor, Noncommunicable Diseases, Eastern Mediterranean Region, WHO |
| Dr. Adnan Hyder, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA/Pakistan |
Panel 3 - Integrating the care of noncommunicable diseases into primary care |
| Dr. Ali Jaffar, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Health, Oman |
| Dr. Tawfiq Al-Khoja, Secretary-General GCC Health Ministers Council Executive Office, Saudi Arabia |
| Dr. Shanthi Mendis, Coordinator, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, WHO |
| Dr. Nabil Kronfol, Professor, Faculty of Health and Sciences, University of Beirut, Lebanon |
Panel 4 - Challenges and opportunities to address injuries |
| Dr. Jaffar Hussain, Regional Adviser, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention, Eastern Mediterranean, Region, WHO |
| Dr. Adnan Hyder, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA/Pakistan |
| Dr. Jaffar Hussain, Regional Adviser, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention, WHO |
| Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO |
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| Panel 5 - Multi-stakeholder approaches to meet the challenges of noncommunicable diseases and injuries. |
| Mr. Mahmoud Bouneb, Executive General Manager, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, Qatar Foundation |
Mr. Wahid Al Kharusi, Ambassador, Ministery of Foreign Affair, Oman |
| Dr. Fiona Adshead, Director, Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO |
| Mr. Abdul Hussein Shaban, Chairman, Human Rights Network of Iraq |
| Panel 6 - New initiatives to address noncommunicable diseases and injuries |
| Ms. Akiko Maeda, Director, Health, Nutrition and Population Sector, World Bank |
| Dr. Shahryar Sheikh, President, World Heart Federation, Pakistan |
Dr. Martin Silink, President, International Diabetes Federation, Australia
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| Mr. Mohammed Belhocine, UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP, Tunisia |
| Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO |
| Ms. Christy Feig, External Consultant, International Communications |
| Key messages and Meeting Declaration |
| Declaration |
| Closing Session |
| Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, WHO |
Mr Thomas Stelzer, Assistant-Secretary-General, UNDESA
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| Mr Bader Al-Dafa, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, UNESCWA |
| Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, President, ECOSOC |
| Dr. Ahmed Naji, Acting Deputy Minister for Health Affairs - Arabic / English |