Sessions in detail
Monday, November 16th |
Tuesday, November 17th |
Wednesday, November 18th |
Tuesday, November 17th |
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Is digital Health a Prerequisite for Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)? 
09:30 - 10:30 (Swiss time)
- Riccardo Lampariello, Head of Health program, Terre des Hommes
- Bernardo Mariano, Director of WHO's Department of Digital health and Innovation, World Health Organization (WHO)
- David Stewart, Associate Director, International Council of Nurses (ICN)
- Maguette Thioro Ndong, Technical Advisor, Digital Health Solutions, Digital Square at Path
- Kaspar Wyss, Deputy Director, Swiss TPH
Indian Traditional Medicine Systems integrating with Modern Medicine System 
11:00 - 12:00 (Swiss time)
- Asim Ali Khan, Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
- Sanjeev Sharma, Director, National Institute of Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
A history of successful partnerships: towards the elimination of Sleeping Sickness Sanofi & DNDi 
12:30 - 13:30 (Swiss time)
- Samantha Bolton, Strategy and Communication
- Pr Francois Chappuis, Head of Unit, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
- Dr Amy Fall, Global Health Medical For Africa Region Lead, Sanofi
- Dr Francis Louis, Ceux du Pharo
- Dr Daniel Argaw Dagne, Coordinator, Prevention, Treatment and Care, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Serge Musenge, First Counsellor of the Permanent Representative of Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
- Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Medical Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)n
SDGs: a challenge beyond COVID-19 
14:00 - 15:00 (Swiss time)
- Karl Blanchet, Director, Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, University of Geneva, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Stephanie Dagron, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Institute of Global Health
- Alexandre Hedjazi, Director of Global Environmental Policy Programme, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva
- Nadia Isler, Director, SDG Lab
- Didier Wernli, Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Director of the Geneva Transformative Governance Lab, Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva, Geneva SPI
UHC : Extending social health protection, promoting equity 
15:15 - 16:15 (Swiss time)
- Matthew MacGregor, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Transition, Co-Financing, Global Fund
- Claude Meyer, Coordinator, P4H Social Health Protection Network
- Aungsumalee Pholpark, Lecturer at the Department of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Thailand
- Valerie Schmitt, Deputy Director, Social Protection Department, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Is the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) possible? 
16:30 - 17:30 (Swiss time)
- Francois Chappuis, Head of Unit, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
- Philippe Guerin, Director Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO), Oxford University
- Amy Fall, Global Health Medical For Africa Region Lead, Sanofi
- Mwele Malecela, Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Medical Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)