SPECIAL EVENT ON "PHILANTHROPY AND THE GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENDA" -- 23 February 2009
STATEMENTS
Opening session: Building effective public-private partnerships in health
- Welcome address by H.E. Ms. Sylvie Lucas (Video), President of ECOSOC (English / French)
- Opening address by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon (Video), Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Keynote CEO address by Dr. Klaus Leisinger (Video), President and CEO, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
Introduction of leadership dialogues:
- Mr. Sha Zukang (Video), Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Leadership dialogues
A. Improving health outcomes of women and girls (Trusteeship Council):
- Moderator: Ms. Betsy Pisik (Video), The Washington Times
Lead discussants:
- Mr. Saad Houry (Video), Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
- Ms. Purnima Mane (Video), Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA
Panelists:
- Ms. Ann Starrs (Video), President, Family Care International and Co-Chair of the Partnership for
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH)
- Mr. Gary Cohen (Video), Executive Vice-President, Becton Dickinson
- Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt (Video), Executive Director, GAVI Alliance
- Ms. Jane Nelson (Video), Director, Senior Fellow and Director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
First respondents:
- Ms. Carol Adelman (Video), Director, Centre for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute
- Ms. Marianne Barner (Video), Head, IKEA Social Initiative
- Ms. Judith Helzner (Video), Director, Population and Reproductive Health, John D and Catherine
T. MacArthur Foundation
- Mr. Karim Khoja (Video), Chief Executive Officer, Roshan Telecom Development Company, Afghanistan
B. Raising the profile of neglected tropical diseases (ECOSOC Chamber):
- Moderator: Mr. Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Writer and US Business Editor, The Economist
Lead discussants:
- Dr. Lorenzo Savioli, Director, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases,
WHO
- Mr. Rakesh Nangia, Director of Operations, Human Development Network, World Bank
Panelists:
- Dr. Bernard Pecoul, Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (powerpoint presentation)
- Mr. Richard Bagger, Senior Vice-President, WorldWide Public Affairs and Policy, Pfizer
- Dr. Jeffrey Sturchio, Chairman, United States Corporate Council on Africa
- Professor Anne Mills, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
First respondents:
- Ms. Kari Stoever, Managing Director, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sabin Vaccine Institute
Closing session
Key outcomes from break-out sessions:
- Mr. Amir Dossal (Video), Executive Director, United Nations Office for Partnerships
- Closing keynote address by President Bill Clinton (Video)
- Closing statement by H.E. Ms. Sylvie Lucas (Video), President of ECOSOC
ECOSOC Philanthropy