Presentations overview
WHO Conference on the Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Phuket, Thailand, 4- 6 May 2005
Master of Ceremonies:
Dr Sopida Chavanichkul, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Presentations at the conference represent the views of authors and not necessarily those of the World Health Organization.
| Session 1.1: Opening Session | |||
| Chair | Dr David Gunnarsson | Chair of Executive Board of WHO | |
| Video Message | Voices from the Region | World Health Organization | |
| Welcome | Mr Udomsak Usawarangkura | Governor of Phuket, Thailand | |
| Overview of the Tsunami situation | Ms Margareta Wahlstrom | Special Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General for Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami-Affected Communities | full text text [pdf 29.3 Mb] |
| Introduction to the conference | Dr Lee Jong-wook | Director – General, World Health Organization | |
| Opening of the conference | Prof. Suchai Charoenratanakul | Minister of Public Health - On behalf of the Prime Minister of the Royal Thai Government | |
| Session 1.2: National health perspectives on the Tsunami crisis | |||
| Chair | Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh | Deputy Regional Director for Southeast Asia, WHO | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Roderico Ofrin | Emergency Preparedness and Response, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Speaker 1 | Dr P. Ravindran | Director, Directorate-General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, New Delhi | text [pdf 12.6 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.2 Mb] |
| Speaker 2 | Dr Idrus | Head, Health Manpower Education & Human Resources, MoH - Indonesia | visuals [pdf 6.5 Mb] |
| Speaker 3 | Dr Ibrahim Yasir | Deputy Director Medical Administration of the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Maldives | text [pdf 18.0 Mb] visuals [pdf 3.4 Mb] |
| Speaker 4 | Dr. Than Aung | Divisional Health Director, Ayeyarwaddy Division - Myanmar | visuals [pdf 3.9 Mb] |
| Speaker 5 | Dr H A P Kahandaliyanage | Director General of Health Services, Sri Lanka | visuals [pdf 5.7 Mb] |
| Speaker 6 | Dr Supachai Kunaratanapruk | Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public Health, Thailand | visuals [pdf 2.8 Mb] |
| Session 1.X: Special session | |||
| Chair | Dr David Nabarro | Representative of the WHO Director General for Health Action in Crises | visuals [pdf 3.6 Mb] |
| Guest Speaker | Lieutenant General Robert R. Blackman, Jr. | Commander, III Marine Expeditionary Force, United States Pacific Command; Former Commander Combined Taskforce 536 | text [pdf 37.9 Mb] |
| Session 1.3: Health protection and disease prevention: a critical review of experience | |||
| Chair | Ms Joanna Merlin-Scholtes | UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Jai Narain | Coordinator, HIV/AIDS, TB & Other Communicable Diseases, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Speaker 1 | Dr Supamit Chunsuttiwat | Senior Expert in Preventive Medicine, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand | visuals [pdf 2.1 Mb] |
| Speaker 2 | Dr Caroline Hyde-Price | Head of International Office, Health Protection Agency, UK | text [pdf 107.5 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.0 Mb] |
| Speaker 3 | Dr Philippe Francois Dubois | Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, WHO/HQ | text [pdf 9.1 Mb] visuals [pdf 3.2 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Eigil Sorensen | WHO Representative, WHO/DPRK | |
| Session 1.4: Health services delivery: a critical review of experience | |||
| Chair | Dr Jack Smith | Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense for Health Affairs | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Sheri Fink | Visiting Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health | |
| Speaker 1 | Dr Steve Hansch | Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health | text [pdf 27.6 Mb] visuals [pdf 4.5 Mb] |
| Speaker 2 | Dr Abdul Azeez Yoosuf | Director General, Health Services, Maldives | text [pdf 25.7 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.0 Mb] |
| Speaker 3 | Mr KOH Peng Keng | Senior Director Operations, Ministry of Health, Singapore | text [pdf 41.1 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.5 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Dana van Alphen | Region Advisor, Disaster Management Program WHO/PAHO | |
| Session 1.5: Health policy and coordination: a critical review of experience | |||
| Chair | Dr Pasqualino Procacci | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Rodger Doran | Head of WHO Office Ho Chi Minh City, and Coordinator WHO/EHA Programme for Mekong Countries, WHO/WPRO | |
| Speaker 1 | Mrs Sheela Rani Chunkath | Health Secretary of the Government of Tamil Nadu | visuals [pdf 1.7 Mb] |
| Speaker 2 | Dr Richard Garfield | Professor of Clinical International Nursing and Director, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre, Columbia University School of Public Health | text [pdf 28 kb] visuals [pdf 1.5 Mb] |
| Speaker 3 | Dr Salvano Briceno | Director, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction | |
| Discussant | Dr Anton Fric | Regional Adviser, Evidence and Health Information (EHI), WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panel 2.1: Assessing needs and measuring impact | |||
| Chair | Dr William Aldis | WHO Representative, Thailand | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Gerald Rockenschaub | Regional Adviser, Disaster Preparedness & Response Programme, WHO/European Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Yuri Gorokhovich | The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) | visuals [pdf 4.4 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Shannon Doocy | Center for Refugee and Disaster Response (CRDR), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | text [pdf 21.3 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.6 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Pisake Lumbiganon | Khon Kaen University - Thailand | text [pdf 48.8 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.2 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Francois Grunewald | President, Le Groupe URD Associate Professor, University of Paris | text [pdf 20.7 Mb] visuals [pdf 3.0 Mb] |
| Panel 2.2: Surveillance, early warning alert and response: communicable and vector borne diseases | |||
| Chair | Dr Collette Roure | Adviser, Prime Minister's Office, Tsunami Relief Coordination Task Force, France | visuals [pdf 745.0 Mb] |
| Rapporteur | Dr Asheena Khalakdina | Epidemiologist, TB Unit, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr. Kumnuan Ungchusak | Director, Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand | visuals [pdf 1.5 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | (1) Dr Media Yulizar, (2) Dr John Watson | (1) Communicable Disease Control Manager, Aceh Indonesia, (2) Epidemiology Team Leader, WHO/Banda Aceh, Indonesia | visuals (1) [pdf 2.7 Mb] visuals (2) [pdf 651.9 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Augusto Pinto | Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response WHO/HQ | text [pdf 504 kb] visuals [pdf 2.6 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr John Watson | Communicable Disease Control Manager, Aceh Indonesia | |
| Panel 2.3: Gender dimensions and human rights aspects to health response and recovery | |||
| Chair | Mrs Sheela Rani Chunkath | Health Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Rapporteur | Ms Della Sherratt | Family and Community Health Department, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Rashid A. Chotani | Assistant Professor, School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health | text [pdf 145.5 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.5 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Mrs Ines Smyth | Gender Advisor, Policy Department, Oxfam Great Britain | text [pdf 58 kb] visuals [pdf 1.3 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Ms Katherine Burns | Senior Gender Adviser, OCHA | text [pdf 46.9 Mb] visuals [pdf 824.6 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Melania Hidayat | National Programme Officer UNFPA Indonesia | text [pdf 13.4 Mb] |
| Panel 2.4: Funding policies and practices | |||
| Chair | Dr Pasqualinoe Procacci | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy | text [pdf 71.1 Mb] |
| Rapporteur | Mr Arindom Mookerjee | External Coordination Unit, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Mr Tony German | Partner, Development Initiatives | visuals [pdf 570.1 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Michael O’Dwyer | Senior Adviser, DFID South East Asia | |
| Discussant | Dr Gerd Eppel | GTZ-Germany | |
| Panel 2.5: Mass casualty management and hospital care | |||
| Chair | Dr Agostino Borra | WHO Representative, Myanmar | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Luis Jorge Perez | Regional Adviser, Emergency Preparedness & Response, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Tin Min | Director Medical Care, Ministry of Health - Myanmar | visuals [pdf 2.9 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Wilai Puavilai | Chief of Medicine, Tajavithi Hospital; Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health - Thailand | visuals [pdf 1.7 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Norimasa Seo | Professor, Jichi Medical School-Japan | text [pdf 180.2 Mb] visuals [pdf 4.3 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Nakhon Tipsunthonsak | Head of Emergency Department, Khon Kaen Hospital-Thailand | text [pdf 44.4 Mb] visuals [pdf 3.1 Mb] |
| Panel 2.6: Mental and psychosocial aspects | |||
| Chair | Dr M L Somchai Chakrabhan | Director General Mental Health, Thailand | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Vijay Chandra | Regional Adviser, Health & Behaviour, WHO/South East Asia Region | visuals [pdf 1.1 Mb] |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Itzhak Levav | Ministry of Health, Israel | text [pdf 17.8 Mb] visuals [pdf 697.3 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Wachira Pengjuntr | Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand | text [pdf 23.0 Mb] text [pdf 37.8 Mb] visuals [pdf 6.7 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Dinesh Bhugra | Head of Cultural Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London | text [pdf 24 kb] visuals [pdf 843.0 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | Dr Nalaka Mendis | Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka | visuals [pdf 22.2 Mb] |
| Panellist 5 | Dr Amal Naj | Country Manager-Thailand and Indochina, Pfizer | text [pdf 53.8 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Mark van Ommeren | Techinical Officer, WHO/HQ | text [pdf 32.7 Mb] visuals [pdf 573.0 Mb] |
| Panel 2.7: The first 30 days: organising rapid response | |||
| Chair | Ms Natacha Emerson | Humanitarian & Emergency AUSAID | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Arturo Pesigan | Regional Adviser, WHO/Western Pacific Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Lita Sarana | Indonesian Red Cross | text [pdf 35.3 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.2 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Nenette Motus | International Organization for Migration, Banda Aceh, Indonesia | text [pdf 37.0 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.7 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Dan Buriak | Director of Supply Chain Management, Pfizer Inc | visuals [pdf 4.1 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Tim Randall | Senior Research Officer, UK Defense Academy, Cranfield University | visuals [pdf 515.4 Mb] |
| Panel 2.8: Water, sanitation, food safety and environmental health | |||
| Chair | Mr Md Shafiqul Islam | Joint Secretary Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh | |
| Rapporteur | Mr Han Antonius Heijnen | Water Sanitation & Health, WHO/South East Asia Region | text [pdf 34.8 Mb] |
| Panellist 1 | Mr Deepthi Sumanasekera, | Assistant General Manager (Rural Water Supply), NWSD Board, Sri Lanka | visuals [pdf 1.6 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Vivien Walden | Health Adviser, Humanitarian Department, Oxfam Great Britain | text [pdf 30 kb] visuals [pdf 1.7 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Michel Roulet | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Swiss Foreign Ministry | visuals [pdf 6.4 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Abdul Sattar Yoosuf | Director, Department of Sustainable Development & Healthy Environments (SDE)/South East Asia Region | |
| Panel 2.9: Repair and recovery of health systems | |||
| Chair | Dr Bjorn Melgaard | Director for Programme Management, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Maria Cristina Profili | Medical Officer, WHO/European Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Peter Heimann | Scientist, EIP/SPO, WHO | text [pdf 106.8 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.3 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Professor Aryono Pusponegoro | Professor, University of Indonesia | text [pdf 115.7 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.9 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Edward O’Rourke | Public Health Specialist, International Organization for Migration, Banda Aceh, Indonesia | text [pdf 13.9 Mb] visuals [pdf 4.1 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | Dr Antonia Kolokathis | Vice President, Pfizer Inc | visuals [pdf 2.0 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Marie-Andrée Romisch-Diouf | Director CCO, WHO | |
| Panel 2.10: Reproductive, maternal and child health | |||
| Chair | Ms Supriya Sahu | Joint Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Rapporteur | Mr Altaf Musani | Regional Adviser Emergency and Humanitarian Action WHO / Eastern Mediterranean Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Jane Schaller | Executive Director - International Pediatric Association, Professor of Pediatrics-Tufts University | text [pdf 29.6 Mb] visuals [pdf 941.6 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Srivieng Pairojkul | International Pediatric Association, Department of Pediatrics, Khon Kaen University, Thailand | text [pdf 27.5 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.9 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Prof Manouri P Senanayake | Professor in Paediatrics, University of Colombo - Sri Lanka; President, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians | text [pdf 22.3 Mb] visuals [pdf 3.7 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | Mr Patrick Brenny | UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Thailand | visuals [pdf 1.2 Mb] |
| Panellist 5 | Dr Michael J. Rosati | Technical Expert, Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Department of Mental Health | visuals [pdf 1.9 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Henia Dakkak | Public Health Specialist, UNFPA | visuals [pdf 1.0 Mb] |
| Panel 2.11: Food security and nutrition | |||
| Chair | Dr Abdul Azeez Yoosuf | Director General, Health Services, Maldives | |
| Rapporteur | Ms Zita Weise Prinzo | Technical Officer, WHO/HQ | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr. Stephen J. Atwood | Regional Advisor, Health and Nutrition, UNICEF | visuals [pdf 2.0 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Mr Patrick Webb | Chief of Nuturition, WFP | text [pdf 33 kb] visuals [pdf 1.4 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Rachmi Untoro | Director, Community Nutrition, MOH, Indonesia | text [pdf 36 kb] visuals [pdf 1.8 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Rukhsana Haider | Regional Adviser Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO/SEARO. | |
| Panel 2.12: The health sector contribution to disaster reduction | |||
| Chair | Dr Marc Gordon | European Community Humanitarian Office | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Jean-Luc Poncelet | Area Manager, WHO/PAHO | |
| Panellist 1 | Mr Marcel Dubouloz | Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre | text [pdf 45.0 Mb] visuals [pdf 814.2 Mb] |
| Discussant | Dr Salvano Briceno | Director, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction | visuals [pdf 2.4 Mb] |
| Panel 2.13: The role of media and communications* | |||
| Chair | Dr Salim Habayeb | WHO Representative, India | |
| Rapporteur | Ms Samantha Bolton | Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative | |
| Panellist 1 | (1)Mr Mark Jones, (2)Mr Naveen Surapaneni | (1) Editor, Reuters Alert Net, (2) Director-CMS Media Lab, Centre for Media Studies, New Delhi | text (1) [pdf 7.0 Mb] visuals (1) [pdf 2.3 Mb] visuals (2) [pdf 2.4 Mb] text (2) [pdf 7.4 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Mr Robert Dietz | Public Information Officer, Western Pacific Region | text [pdf 45.4 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.7 Mb] |
| Discussant | Ms Harsaran Bir Kaur Pandey | Information Officer, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panel 2.14: Contribution of non-governmental actors | |||
| Chair | Dr Jorge Mario Luna | WHO Representative, Maldives | |
| Rapporteur | Mr Rohit Malpani | Forum Asia | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Dawit Zawde | President, Africa Humanitarian Action, Ethiopia | |
| Panellist 2 | Mr. Nallathamby Canagarathnam | Project Director, Shanthiham, Sri Lanka | text [pdf 52.8 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.0 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Mrs Saulina Arnold | Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Voluntary Health Association, India | text [pdf 115 kb] visuals [pdf 2.8 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | Dr Grete Budstedt | Regional Health Delegate, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society | text [pdf 16.7 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.4 Mb] |
| Panellist 5 | Dr David Muriuki | Medical Coordinator, Mentor-Initiative, Banda Aceh, Indonesia | text [pdf 22.5 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.5 Mb] |
| Discussant | Mr John Clarke | Consultant Adviser on Partnerships | text [pdf 35.6 Mb] |
| Panel 2.15: Civil-military co-operation in humanitarian health action | |||
| Chair | Dr David Gunnarsson | Chair WHO Executive Board | |
| Rapporteur/ Panellist 1 | Dr Randy Hyer | Medical Officer, Civil Military Liaison Activity and Alert and Response Operations, WHO | |
| Panellist 2 | Admiral R. D. Hufstader | RDML MC USN, Command Surgeon, US Pacific Command | text [pdf 70.9 Mb] visuals [pdf 726.0 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | General Dr Achmad Hidayat | Head of Health Center TNI, Indonesian Military | visuals [pdf 12.8 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | LTG (ret) James Peake | visuals [pdf 4.5 Mb] | |
| Discussant | Dr Anshu Banerjee | Manager WHO Programme in Banda Aceh, Indonesia | |
| Panel 2.16: Forensic aspects of disaster casualty management | |||
| Chair | Dr Kantun | WHO Representative, Sri Lanka | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Barbara Butcher | Director Investigations, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York City | text [pdf 12.8 Mb] visuals [pdf 7.1 Mb] |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Pongruk Sribanditmongkol | Chiangmai University | text [pdf 43.9 Mb] visuals [pdf 2.3 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Dr Tom Brondolo | Deputy Commissioner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York City | text [pdf 16.1 Mb] visuals [pdf 5.4 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Theresa Caragine | Director of the Low Copy Laboratory on behalf of Director of Forensic Biology (DNA), Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York City | visuals [pdf 4.8 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | Dr Clifford Perera | Lecturer and Medico-legal specialist, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka | text [pdf 7.8 Mb] |
| Panellist 5/ Discussant | Federal Agent Karl Kent | Joint Chief of Staff, TTVI Operation, TTVI, TOT building, Phuket, Thailand | visuals [pdf 1.2 Mb] |
| Panel 2.17: Private sector partnerships for health action in crises | |||
| Chair | Dr Knut Ole Sundnes | President, World Association for Disaster and Emergencies | |
| Rapporteur | Dr Milan Sannerkvist | Emergency and Humanitarian Health Coordinator for Southern Africa, WHO/AFRO | |
| Panellist 1 | Dr Philip Hedger | Executive Managing Director, International Affairs, Pfizer Inc | text [pdf 16.4 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.0 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Mr Brent Woodworth | Worldwide Segment Manager, IBM Crisis Response Team, IBM Global Services | text [pdf 40.4 Mb] visuals [pdf 3.0 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Ms Anne Hyre | JHPIEGO | visuals [pdf 1.8 Mb] |
| Panellist 4 | Mr Terrence Cuddyre | Citigroup | visuals [pdf 362.9 Mb] |
| Discussant | Prof Ronald Waldman | Professor Colombia University | |
| Panel 2.18: Logistics, Information Technology and telecommunications in crisis management | |||
| Chair | Dr Terrence De Silva | Deputy Director-General, Medical Services Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva Wellassa Development, Government of Sri Lanka | text [pdf 16.5 Mb] visuals [pdf 836.1 Mb] |
| Rapporteur | Ms Jyotsna Chikersal | Informatics Support Management, WHO/South East Asia Region | |
| Panellist 1 | Mr Nigel Snoad | Chief Information Office, United Nations Joint Logistics Centre | visuals [pdf 1.5 Mb] |
| Panellist 2 | Mr Brent Woodworth | Worldwide Segment Manager, IBM Crisis Response Team, IBM Global Services | text [pdf 22.3 Mb] visuals [pdf 4.2 Mb] |
| Panellist 3 | Dr Cherif Ghaly | Chief, Information Technology Section, OCHA, Geneva | visuals [pdf 1.3 Mb] |
| Discussant | Mr Martin Catterall | Director of Information Technology and Telecommunications WHO/HQ | text [pdf 24.1 Mb] |
| Session 3.1: What have we learnt? | |||
| Chair | Dr HAP Kahandaliyanage | Director General, Health Services, Sri Lanka | |
| Synthesising Rapporteur 1(Needs Assessment) | Dr Scott Deitchman | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA | |
| Synthesising Rapporteur 2 (Coordination) | Dr Kayode Oyegbite | Senior Programme Officer, Planning and Coordination, Health Section, UNICEF | |
| Synthesising Rapporteur 3 (Filling gaps in available services) | Prof Ronald Waldman | Professor, Columbia University | |
| Synthesising Rapporteur 4 (Capacity building) | Prof. Debarati Guha-Sapir | Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters | |
| Session 3.2: How can we do better? | |||
| Chair | Dr David Gunnarsson | Chair of Executive Board of WHO | |
| Rapporteur | Ms Elisabeth Emerson | Border Health Program Officer, Thailand - WHO/South East Asia Region | text [pdf 17.8 Mb] |
| Speaker 1(Measuring results in health interventions indisasters) | Dr Paul Spiegel | Senior HIV/AIDS Technical Officer, UNHCR | text [pdf 37 kb] visuals [pdf 276.0 kb] |
| Speaker 2 (Developing systems and capacities for health intervention in disasters) | Dr Ellen Girerd-Barclay | Indian Ocean Tsunami Evaluator, World Food Programme | visuals [pdf 962.8 Mb] |
| Speaker 3 (Developing partnerships and resourcing for health intervention in disasters) | Dr Danielle Grondin | Director of Migration Health, IOM | visuals [pdf 1.7 Mb] |
| Discussion | |||
| Speaker (“Putting it together: what does a future stronger disaster response system for health look like?) | Dr David Nabarro | Representative of the WHO Director General for Health Action in Crises | full text text [pdf 421.1 Mb] visuals [pdf 1.1 Mb] |
| Discussion 2 | |||
| Closing remarks on behalf of WHO | Dr David Nabarro | Representative of the WHO Director General for Health Action in Crises | |
| Closing remarks on behalf of the Royal Thai Government | Dr Supachai Kunaratanapruk | Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public Health, Thailand | |