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Past Events

Sep19

United Nations High-level Meeting on noncommunicable disease prevention and control

A key result of the High-level Meeting itself will be the adoption of an outcome document that addresses the key challenges related to the prevention and control of NCDs. The multiple engagements, meetings, reports and other activities at global, regional and national levels will all play their part in shaping what the final document will look like.

Sep15

Canadian Clinical Trial Summit

Rx&D, CIHR and ACAHO will be co-hosting the Canadian Clinical Trial Summit in Ottawa on September 15, 2011.

Jun21

Meeting the chronic disease challenge: high-level regional workshop

On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, participants in this workshop held in Jakarta will engage in four roundtable sessions covering the important role of prevention, intervention, integrated disease management, and innovative partnerships in the addressing the growing threat of Non-Communicable Disease across Southeast Asia. This workshop is co-hosted by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease and the Indonesian Ministry of Health.

Jun16

Informal interactive civil society hearing on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

The informal interactive hearing is an opportunity for nongovernment organizations, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector to provide input into the preparatory process for the United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases to be held on 19-20 September 2011.

May16

Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly

The Sixty-fourth session of the World Health Assembly will take place in Geneva during 16–24 May 2011.

The Health Assembly will discuss a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board as well as the programme budget, administration and management matters of WHO.

Sep27