6/3/2017: Geneva - Political Leadership for Global Health

You are cordially invited to attend the Public Event Organised by the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute, in cooperation with the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House, The Rockefeller Foundation and the United Nations Foundation. Political Leadership for Global Health Monday, 6 March 2017 | 15:00 - 17:00 Maison de la paix, the Graduate Institute, Geneva A moderated discussion with the candidates for Director-General of WHO Extraordinary times require exceptional leadership. The World Health Organization (WHO) is selecting its new Director-General at a time when the global order is being challenged. There is a vibrant debate on how the multilateral development system can deliver in an increasingly complex environment and it can spearhead the transformation required to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. What is the leadership role of WHO in this highly politicised setting? What difference can a new Director-General make? What form will WHO's health diplomacy take as heads of state and other sectors engage in the global health agenda? How can WHO play to its strengths and invest in its normative and convening capacities? How can it act on behalf of the most disadvantaged? Are countries and civil society organisations asking the impossible of a cash-strapped intergovernmental organisation? Join us for this public event to explore the political leadership and diplomacy that will make a difference in challenging times for global health, together with the three candidates for Director-General nominated by the Executive Board of WHO. 15:00 - 15:15 Welcome and introduction by Co-Chairs Ilona Kickbusch, Director, Global Health Centre, the Graduate Institute, Geneva David Heymann , Head, Centre of Global Health Security, Chatham House 15:15 - 16:45 Moderated discussion with the candidates for Director-General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Candidate nominated by the Government of Ethiopia David Nabarro Candidate nominated by the Government of the United Kingdom Sania Nishtar Candidate nominated by the Government of Pakistan Moderated by: Andrey Jack, Head of Curated Content and Editor, Financial Times, and Diah Saminarisih, Special Adviser to the Minister of Health of Indonesia 16:45 - 17:00 Concluding remarks by Co-Chairs Invitation to the reception by John E. Lange, Ambassador and Senior Fellow, Global Health Diplomacy, United Nations Foundation   17:00 - 18:00 Reception You can download the announcement in pdf. You are required to register online your attendance, free of charge. For more information, please visit the event website or contact globalhealth@graduateinstitute.ch You are invited to submit questions through an open call the week before the event on Twitter with the hashtag #WHODGquestion, from 23 February 2017 to 1 March 2017.