Sharing the Responsibility: Noncommunicable Diseases
September 14, 2011 - 8:30am - 2:00pm |
Overview
How can private health care companies, governments and nonprofits join forces to curb the alarming rise worldwide of people suffering from diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other noncommunicable diseases? Washington Post Live gathered leading public health experts including Julio Frenk, the dean at the Harvard School of Public Health and former director of Mexico’s health ministry, to discuss the best ways to solve the growing health crisis. We heard from those on the ground and new ideas from leaders in the private sector. What are the most promising models for delivering health care in developing nations? What lessons have been learned in the past decade’s fight against HIV/AIDS that can be applied to fighting these chronic diseases that are now far more deadly?
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Speakers
Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization
Co-Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Dean, Harvard School of Public Health
President and CEO, Task Force for Global Health
CEO, International Diabetes Federation; Chair, NCD Alliance
Vice President External Affairs International, Medtronic; Chair, Public Affairs Network, Eucomed
Director Emeritus, Pan American Health Organization
Director, International Health Programs, Bloomberg Foundation
Director, Center on Global Health Policy; Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Co-founder and Managing Director, FSG
Gilman Scholar, University Distinguished Service Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Journalist, The Washington Post
Editor for Health, Science and Environmental, The Washington Post
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
Director, Office of Global Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
Director, Health, Nutrition and Population, Human Development Network, The World Bank
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Dr. Mark Rosenberg described how we need to "re-engineer access to food."
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Sir George Alleyne outlined his four by four by four plan.
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Cristian Baeza stressed taxation of tobacco as a pillar of the fight against NCDs.
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Herb Riband argued for industry incentives rather than government regulation.
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Rafi Ron, Former Director of Security at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport and the Israeli Airport authority, discussed how different countries' airline regulations are hindering airport efficiency at a Washington Post Live event.
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Nils Daulaire said that rather than fighting nature, we are fighting human nature.
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Ann Keeling said all governments are responsible for regulating harmful products.
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Dr. Julio Frenk said that economic inequality affects survival rates in NCDs.
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Dr. Ala Alwan pointed out the economic ramifications of NCDs in low income nations.
Photo Gallery
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Moderator Mary Jordan, left, listens as Dr. Julio Frenk, center, makes a point during a panel discussion on global health by top government, corporate and diplomatic professionals at the Washington Post on September 14, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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Dr. Julio Frenk Dean, Harvard School of Public Health
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Ann Keeling, CEO, International Diabetes Federation, delivers remarks.
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Frances Sellers, left, moderates a panel discussion on programs that are working to combat noncommunicable diseases. From left to right, Frances Sellers, The Washington Post; Dr. Al Sommer, Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr. Kelly Henning, Director, International Health Programs, Bloomberg Foundation; Dr. Mark Rosenberg, President and CEO, Task Force for Global Health; and Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States.
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Dr. Kelly Henning, Director, International Health Programs, Bloomberg Foundation, in action in a panel discussions on programs that work.
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Dr. Mark Rosenberg, President and CEO, Task Force for Global Health, makes a point on a panel discussing programs that work.
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Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, makes a point on a panel discussing programs that work.
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Nils Daulaire, MD, Director, Office of Global Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, makes suggestions on public and private partnerships.
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Mark Kramer, Co-founder and Managing Director, FSG, makes a point on public and private partnerships.
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Dr. John Lechleiter, CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, talks on the Shared Responsibilty panel discussion.
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Herb Riband, Vice President of External Affairs International, Medtronic Chair Public Affairs Network for Eucomed, joins the Shared Responsibilty panel discussion.
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From left to right, Washington Post Editor Mary Jordan, Sir George Alleyene, Nerissa Cook, Dr. Stephen Morrison, Cristian Baeza and Dr. David Brown speak on the Shared Responsibilty panel discussion.
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Dr. Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director of the Global Health Policy Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins the Shared Responsibilty panel discussion.
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Cristian Baeza Director, Health, Nutrition and Population for the World Bank, joins a panel discussion on the future of noncommunicable diseases.
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Nerissa Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Affairs, U.S. Department of State joins a panel discussion on the future of noncommunicable diseases.
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Dr. David Brown, Journalist for the Washington Post, speaks on a panel about the future of noncommunicable diseases.
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Sir George Alleyene, Director Emeritus of the Pan American Health Organization, joins a panel discussion on the future of noncommunicable diseases.
