<br><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Kumanan Rasanathan</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:krasanathan@unicef.org" target="_blank">krasanathan@unicef.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">
<div class="im">
<span style="color:#1f497d"><br></span></div><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div><div><div class="h5">
<div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Open sessions on health in the post-2015 development agenda this week (Nov 1-3,
2012), during the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span>There will be several sessions at this week’s Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Beijing, China, related to the post-2015 discussions for health. These
sessions are open to all registered participants.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none">
<u></u><span><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span>There will be two lunchtime open sessions linked to the global consultation co-led by WHO, UNICEF and the Governments of Sweden and Botswana. These sessions aim to inform symposium participants
of the ongoing web consultation, and encourage inputs and ideas around key issues and potential goals and targets for the post-2015 era:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none"><span>There will be two sessions, both from 13:30 - 14:15.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>On
<b>Thursday, November 1</b>: "Health in the post-2015 development agenda - the global consultation process."
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Chair: Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative, China<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Speakers: Anders Nordstrom, Global Health Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span>Kumanan Rasanathan, Health Section, UNICEF, New York
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Room:
<b>Convention Hall 2b</b> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><i><span>Followed by open discussion from the floor.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>On
<b>Friday, November 2</b>: "Health in the post-2015 development agenda - the measurement of goals and targets."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Chair and Speaker: Ties Boerma, Director, Department of Health Statistics and Informatics, WHO, Geneva<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><i><span>Followed by open discussion from the floor.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Room:
<b>201 C/D</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>More information on the global consultation, including background papers, is available at
<a href="http://www.worldwewant2015.org/health" target="_blank">www.worldwewant2015.org/health</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none">
<u></u><span><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span>The Symposium is organizing a plenary session on
<b>Saturday, November 3</b> from 14:30 – 16:00 entitled “Post-2015 development goals: Framing the issues, prioritizing health and using the evidence”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Chair: Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet, United Kingdom<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span>Speakers: Joseph Kasonde, Minister of Health of Zambia
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span>Anders Nordström, Ambassador for Global Health, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span>Sania Nishtar, Founder and President, Heartfile, Pakistan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span>Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Assistant Administrator, USAID, USA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span>Toomas Palu, Sector Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank, Bangkok<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span> Room:
<b>Convention Hall 1</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span>More information on the Symposium, including the programme, is available at
<a href="http://www.hsr-symposium.org" target="_blank">http://www.hsr-symposium.org</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span>--------------------------------------------------
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div></div></div>
</div>
</div><br>
</div><br>