F8 FORUM
Organised by World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
In today's connected world, we must all protect ourselves, and each other, from threats like infectious diseases, and chemical and radiological events. This requires using the International Health Regulations (IHR) on a day-today basis in an operational way, and building capacity to assess, prepare and respond to public health risks.
This forum will cover:
The final report of the WHO Ebola Interim Assessment Panel
Ilona Kickbusch, Member of the WHO Ebola Interim Assessment Panel
IHR in the European Region and report from the 68th World Health Assembly
Guénaël Rodier, Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Médecins Sans Frontières' perspective
Philippe Calain, Senior Researcher, Médecins Sans Frontières
The work on the Decision on Cross Border Health Threats
John F Ryan, Acting Director, DG Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission
The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)
Outi Kuivasniemi, Deputy to Director of International Affairs, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Moderation
Didier Houssin, Chair of the IHR Review Committee and President, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (AERES)