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IPI
INTERNATIONAL
PEACE
INSTITUTE
Agenda
Preparing for Pandemics:
Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses
Geneva, Switzerland
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May 2015, Geneva
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19:30 Formal dinner
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May 2015, Geneva
09:00 - 09:15 Registration/Coffee
09:15 — 09:45 Welcome/Opening session
Speakers:
• President of the International Peace Institute
• Director General World Health Organization
• President International Committee of the Red Cross
09:45 — 10:30 Session 1: Challenges of the Past, Present and Future
How did pandemics (like the Spanish flu and H1N1) affect global health in the past? What
are key triggers and catalysts of pandemics? How has technology and globalization
affected the outbreak and spread of pandemics and what are scenarios for the future?
Speakers:
• ■ Researcher German Historical Institute
• Harvard Historian specializing in Polio
10:30 — 10:45 Coffee Break
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10:45 - 12:30 Session 2: Lessons learned from responding to Ebola and Polio
What are the lessons learned fighting Ebola and Polio. How can the international
community better cope with these challenges? What are best practices in management
and coordination of multiple stakeholders when it comes to fighting pandemics? How can
we improve preparedness and build more resilient coping mechanisms, in particular early
warning mechanisms to facilitate early action? How can we improve communication and
collaboration within and amongst relevant stakeholders?
Speakers:
• UN Special Envoy on EBOLA
, Director, Polio Eradication, Global Polio Eradication Initiative
12:30 —13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 — 15:30 Session 3: Actionable Solutions for more effective preparedness
Where are legal and managerial gaps, pressure points and bottle necks that have led to
slow and inadequate responses in the past? Which new policies could be tailored to
overcome these issues and enhance operational responses? Which institutional
capacities are required? Which financial mechanisms need to be put in place? How and
where should policies be implemented? A series of recommendations will be proposed.
Speakers:
• President of the World Bank (Dr. his a co-founder of
Partners In Health (PIN) and a former director of the HIV/AIDS Department at the
World Health Organization (WHO).
• International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
15:30 -17:00 Session 4: Implementing Policy Recommendations
Which of the policy recommendations should be prioritized? Who are the actors that
should have the responsibilities to pursue the policy development and follow up on
international implementation? This session will endeavor to provide guidance on how the
recommendations identified in session 6 can be implemented.
Speakers:
• President of the International Peace Institute
• Director General World Health Organization
• President International Committee of the Red Cross
• International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
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