EuWHO: the first European simulation of a World Heath Assembly

EuWHO: the first European simulation of a World Heath Assembly
London 03-05 December 2010
At the RSM

RSTMH is delighted to be the main sponsor of EuWHO, Europe's first simulation of a WHO World Health Assembly, where several hundred delegates will come together from across Europe to discuss current topics of importance in health worldwide in plenary and regional sessions from the point of view of a designated UN member state. the theme is 'the right to health and access to essential medicines and vaccines'.

EuWHO is a rare and exciting opportunity for all delegates to develop key public speaking skills and contribute to a declaration that will be submitted to the WHO in Geneva. Certificates will be offered to all delegates.

Speakers will include:

• Professor Peter Piot, Director LSHTM and past Executive Director of UNAIDS and Permanent Undersecretary of the United Nation;

• Professor David Heymann, Chairman of the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology of LSHTM, past Assistant Director General at the WHO
  

• Professor Paul Hunt, the first Special Rapporteur on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health (2002-08);

• Professor Sir John Tooke, UCL Vice Provost (Health) and Head of UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences; and

• Dr Carole Presern, Managing Director, Special Projects at the GAVI Alliance and previously Councellor at the UK Mission in Geneva and member of the UK Delegation to the World Health Assembly

For further information and to book your place on this exciting event, please visit http://www.rsm.ac.uk/euwho