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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PHM activities around the World
Health Assembly (WHA) – Geneva, May 2008<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Friends,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The People’s Health Movement (PHM)
is planning for a wide range of activities around the World Health Assembly
(WHA) – <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City>, May 2008.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The PHM activities will be
organized with several partners among them is the Third World Network (TWN) - as
a leader partner for the activities around the WHA; Health Action international
(HAI); and the World Council of Churches (WCC).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please find below the planned
activities. We will keep announcing for the details of specific events,
especially the seminars during the WHA.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please communicate with us if you
will be participating in the WHA and let us coordinate our activities
together.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hani Serag<BR>Global Secretariat
Coordinator,<BR>People's Health Movement (PHM)<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org">secretariat@phmovement.org</A><BR>Web:
<A href="http://www.phmovement.org">www.phmovement.org</A><BR></P></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The PHM plans will
include:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Pre-WHA Civil Society Workshop
(18<SUP>th</SUP> May 2008): <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A one-day workshop will be organized
prior to the WHA and call for the participation of largest possible number of
civil society organizations/networks in addition to key governmental delegations
and WHO staff. The workshop will be organized by TWN, PHM, HAI and WCC (please
refer to the details of venue and directions<A title=""
style="mso-endnote-id: edn1" href="mhtml:mid://00000516/#_edn1"
name=_ednref1><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><B><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[1]</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The main theme of the workshop will
be re-vitalizing the Primary Health Care as the best tool to achieve “Health for
All”. In addition, the workshop will cover other issues including: (please refer
to the proposed brief agenda<A title="" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2"
href="mhtml:mid://00000516/#_edn2" name=_ednref2><SPAN
class=MsoEndnoteReference><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><STRONG>[2]</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A>)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.85pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rational Use of
Medicines<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.85pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Influenza Virus and Benefit
Sharing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.85pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Intellectual Property Rights;
Innovation and Access (and the Interagency Working
Group)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt 17.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.85pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Right to Health, Primary Health
Care, Health Systems, & Social Determinants of
Health<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The workshop will also function
to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm 6pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consolidate our understanding around
the key issues through key-note speeches.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm 6pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reach a consensus among civil
society participants on key statements to be widely distributed during the
WHA.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm 6pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reach agreement around key advocacy
plans during the WHA.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. Activities during the WHA:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Meetings with the formal
delegates:</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> This is
to use the gathering of representatives of different governments to establish
links and to initiate long-termed lobbying activities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
dir=ltr><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Convening series of
seminars</SPAN></U></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> at
the Palais des Nations during the WHA: till present there are two seminars are
being arranged:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">o<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A joint Seminar with the Geneva NGO
Forum for Health that will be on the Primary Health Care. The seminar will be
held on 21<SUP>st</SUP> of May. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">o<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A joint Seminar with the WCC. The
date will be announced shortly. It will also address issues related to the
health systems, primary health care and immigrants’ health.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0cm"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Participation in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place> Health Forum (25-28
May 2008)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The PHM will be represented by 5
people as sessions’ chairs or key-note speakers:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thelma
Narayan</SPAN></U></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">;
Monday, 26 May, Parallel Session on Research to Support Development of Equitable
Health Systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David Legge (replaced by Hani
Serag)</SPAN></U></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">;
Tuesday, 27 May, Parallel Session on Global Health Education in Action
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David Sanders</SPAN></U></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">; Wednesday, 28 May, Plenary on
Research & Training for Health (Seeds for the Future) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Claudio
Schuftan</SPAN></U></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">;
Wednesday, 28 May, Chair of the Parallel Session on Human Rights and Health
Systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hani Serag;</SPAN></U></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Monday, 26 May, Parallel Sessions
on Social Determinants of Health (What is Next?)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For more information about <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City> health forum,
please refer to <A
href="http://genevahealthforum.hug-ge.ch/">http://genevahealthforum.hug-ge.ch/</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<DIV style="mso-element: endnote-list"><BR clear=all><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
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<DIV id=edn1 style="mso-element: endnote">
<P class=MsoEndnoteText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><A title=""
style="mso-endnote-id: edn1" href="mhtml:mid://00000516/#_ednref1"
name=_edn1><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[1]</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></A><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Venue and Directions for the Pre-WHA
Civil Society Workshop<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><U><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">Venue: Rachel
Carson Room<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">Address: 15
rue des Savoises, Maison des associations, </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">CH-1205
Geneva, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Tel: 41 22
329 2022</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fax: 41 22 329
2023<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">Email: <A
href="mailto:public@lafea.org">public@lafea.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">Web: <A
href="http://www.lafea.org/index.htm">http://www.lafea.org/index.htm</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To reach the venue:</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.lafea.org/images/plan_plaine.jpg">http://www.lafea.org/images/plan_plaine.jpg</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(This is a map of the
location).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN>- <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Take tram 13 or 15 to the stop named
“Cirque."<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cross the tram tracks and
a small garden and then cross the road to reach the “Moulin Rouge”
club.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The "rue des Savoises" runs
perpendicular to the Moulin Rouge club.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Turn on to "rue des Savoises" and walk up till you reach "No. 15 rue des
Savoises on your left".<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is a
small board with the name “La Maison des Associations” (MdA).</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can also take a taxi or Bus No. 1
to stop at “Cirque” stop right in front of Moulin Rouge. It is about 10 minutes
from the train station Gare Cornavin<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 17pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 17.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><A title=""
style="mso-endnote-id: edn2" href="mhtml:mid://00000516/#_ednref2"
name=_edn2><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[2]</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></A><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Brief Agenda for the
Pre-WHA Civil Society Workshop<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Workshop on Health and Development in
Preparation for the 61st World Health Assembly<SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 16.7pt 0pt 0cm; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sunday 18<SUP>th</SUP> May 2007
(09h00 to 18h00)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 16.7pt 0pt 0cm; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">at Maison Des
Associations, Rue Des Savoises 15, Geneva<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 16.7pt 0pt 0cm; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Convened by the Third World Network,
in collaboration with the People’s Health Movement, Health Action International
and World Council of Churches<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">09:00 -
10.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Welcoming remarks by
co-organizers & Setting the Scene: Issues Coming Up at the World
Health Assembly<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10.00 -
10.15<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tea/Coffee
Break<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 2">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10.00 -
13.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rational Use of Medicines
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Influenza Virus and Benefit
Sharing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IPRs, Innovation & Access
(and the IGWG)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">13.00 - 14.15
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lunch
Break<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">14.15 -
16.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Right to Health, Primary
Health Care, Health Systems, & Social Determinants of
Health<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">16.00 - 16.20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tea/Coffee
Break<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">16.20 -
17.45<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 412.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Information Sharing among
participants on other issues, </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">activities and
plans<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 68.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">17.45 -
18.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Conclusions and
Closing</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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