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

After a busy week...

This last week has been taken up with trying to catch up after Liberia - I got back on Monday.

Tuesday started with a 7.30am Breakfast meeting with a fascinating talk from Dr. David Heymann, Head of the Centre for Global Health Security, Chatham House. There are so many facets to this that one never thinks about. He turned up with a bottle of coca - cola - any ideas why? It has been in a podcast so I won't spoil it for you - listen to it on the RSM videos on the website.

This was followed by the RSM Council - we have an excellent, partly new, Council and I am very much looking forward to working with them over the next two years. I then saw a few patients and went onto the Royal College of Physicians for the Harveian Oration by Sir John Bell -a tour de force, followed by the Harveian dinner. This yearly pilgrimage is always excellent for networking but also learning from the lecture.

The rest of the week was equally busy but very varied...teaching my firm on the wards at the London, seeing patients, doing an extremely long clinic at Barts, a mentors' meeting to discuss how we were doing, RSM work (admin, answering letters, sorting diaries), and a THET evening saying goodbye to some Trustees and the chairman and welcoming new ones. THET stands for Tropical health and education Trust - a wonderful charity started by Eldred Parry which works mainly in Africa and forges links between institutions (hospitals/medical schools) with other institutions abroad. These 'Links' have the benefit of long term relationships so that the infrastructure and standards of these places can be raised by teaching the teachers. Do find out more on the THET website.

Next Tuesday 28th Oct- we have the first of the Young Civitas for Medics debate at the Royal College of Surgeons at 6pm. This is a free club/group started by medical students. There are 5 debates/talks on the NHS/policy etc over the academic year at different venues so that you can get to see them. Please join (free) on-line and book in. You can just turn up but it does help if you can pre-book as it gives the committee a better idea of the amount of refreshments to order. You learn the sort of things that your medical school doesn't teach you about your life in the NHS. We will be discussing the white paper on this occasion.

Hope you all had equally good weeks and enjoyed your weekend.

Best wishes,
Parveen

P.S. Promise to come back with more on Liberia soon.