PHM-Exch> Major report launch, global events on the noncommunicable diseases epidemic

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: shila kaur <kaur_shila at yahoo.com>


                                                 ***** Media Advisory WHO/6*

*
                                                                20 April
2011*

*Major report launch, global events on the noncommunicable diseases epidemic
*

*27-29 April, Moscow *

Three major global health events on the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
epidemic are taking place at the World Trade Centre in Moscow during 27-29
April 2011. World Health Organization Director-General Dr Margaret Chan and
representatives from more than 150 governments, including approximately 100
ministers of health, and leaders of civil society, business and other
sectors will be attending the activities.

    - 27 April: Launch of the first WHO Global Status Report on
      Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), providing new information on
the extent of
      the epidemics of heart and lung diseases, cancers, diabetes and
other NCDs
      on global and national levels, and the actions needed to prevent
and control
      NCDs.


An embargoed copy of the report can be obtained from:* **
www.who.int/chp/media/embargoed_materials/en***<http://www.who.int/chp/media/embargoed_materials/en>
**
Journalists should contact *garwoodp at who.int* <garwoodp at who.int> for the
user name and password. The report is strictly embargoed until 0800 GMT
(10am Geneva time) 27 April 2011.

    - 27 April: staging of the first WHO Global Forum: Addressing the
      challenge of noncommunicable diseases, which is being held 27 April and
      attracting over 250 global leaders of civil society, private sector,
      government, UN, health and academia to outline actions needed
the respond to
      the NCDs epidemic.

      *-- Press conference on both the report and the Global Forum: 12pm,
      World Trade Centre Tower 1, Press Hall.*
      - 28-29 April: staging of the First Global Ministerial Conference on
      Healthy Lifestyles and Noncommunicable Disease Control
(co-organised by the
      Russian Ministry of Health and WHO), which is attracting around 100
      Ministers of Health and 150 government delegations from around the world,
      along with the WHO Director-General and other global leaders. Multiple
      plenary and thematic discussions on the drivers of and responses
to the NCDs
      epidemic will be held. The 29 April closing will be marked by
the issuing of
      a Declaration on NCDs.

      *-- 28 April press conference: 10.30am, World Trade Centre, Tower 1,
      Press Hall.*

      *-- 29 April press conference: 6pm, World Trade Centre, Tower 1, Press
      Hall.*

These events are cornerstones of the historic drive ongoing in 2011 dealing
with the NCDs epidemic, including the 19-20 September UN General Assembly
High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable
Diseases.

*Important notes for media:*

·      * Interview opportunities* will be possible throughout each of the
three days.
0      * Accreditation:* for correspondents wanting to register online to be
accredited for these two events, please fill out the forms on the following
websites:

·       WHO Global Forum: *
www.who.int/global_forum_ncd/accreditation_form/en/*<http://www.who.int/global_forum_ncd/accreditation_form/en/>
0       First Global Ministerial Conference: *
http://www.minzdravsoc.ru/eng/events/1*<http://www.minzdravsoc.ru/eng/events/1>

    - *A press room* will be available in Tower 1 of the World Trade Centre
      near the main Congress hall.

·      * More details:* for all documents and programme/agenda information
in English, French, Russian and Spanish, please go to:

·       WHO Global Forum:
*www.who.int/global_forum_ncd*<http://www.who.int/global_forum_ncd>
0       First Global Ministerial Conference:
*www.who.int/moscow_ncds_2011*<http://www.who.int/moscow_ncds_2011>

    - *TV media:* For interested TV media, all main meetings and sessions
      will be filmed and material can be made available if needed.
      - *Webcasting*: all sessions over the three days will be broadcast via
      the web at *who.telemarker.ru* <http://www.who.telemarker.ru/>

*For further information, please contact:*

- Paul Garwood, World Health Organization,
*garwoodp at who.int* <garwoodp at who.int>; Mobile: + 41 79 475 55 46

- Alexander Vlasov, Ministry of Health at the Russian Federation, *
VlasovAA at rosminzdrav.ru* <VlasovAA at rosminzdrav.ru> ; Mobile: +79670676734.

All WHO information can be found at : *www.who.int* <http://www.who.int>
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