The World Health Organization is inviting you to the sixth webinar of the Commercial Determinants of Health. This webinar will explore in the role of civil society in supporting policy and action on the commercial determinants. The webinar will share experiences in community action related to commercial determinants of health; reflect on the role of civil society in commercial determinants of health; approaches and action; and identify lessons learned in partnerships outside of government.
Agenda
Introductory remarks
- Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Director, External Relations, Health and Multilateral Partnerships, World Health Organization
Roundtable:
- Caterina Giorgi, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, Australia
- Labram Musah, Director of Vision for Alternative Development & National Coordinator for Ghana NCD Alliance, Ghana
- Simone St Claire, No Tobacco Unit, World Health Organization, Switzerland
- Simón Barquera, Director of the Center for Health and Nutrition Research, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
- Chiara Bodini, Centre for International and Intercultural Health, Bologna and People's Health Movement
Respondents:
- Jeff Collin, Professor of Global Health Policy, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Alison Cox, Policy and Advocacy Director, NCD Alliance, Switzerland
Webinar Chair and Moderator:
- Tamsin Rose, WHO Temporary Advisor, Belgium
Conclusions and close:
- Monika Kosinska, Cross-Cutting Lead, Economic and Commercial Determinants, World Health Organization
Why
One of the key priorities identified for WHO is the need to raise awareness and understanding of the commercial determinants of health, their impact, and effective action for policymakers to address them. Therefore, WHO has launched a series of webinars for a diverse audience that will explore the evidence base for commercial determinants of health, how they manifest in practice, and potential actions at different levels and by different actors.
Participants
WHO encourages the participation of a diverse global audience including public-interest civil society organizations, academic experts and students, donors and philanthropic partners, policymakers at a national and local level, WHO staff across levels, regions and programmes and UN agencies.
Further information
Please see the WHO Topics page on the Commercial Determinants of Health and the WHO Factsheet on Commercial Determinants of Health or contact the WHO Secretariat at cdoh@who.int for further information.