Launch of the Final Report of the Harvard-LSHTM Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola
December 2, 2015 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am EST
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2nd Floor Conference Room
Center for Strategic and International Studies
In early 2015, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) convened an Independent Panel to analyze the major weaknesses in the global health system exposed by the Ebola outbreak, and offer concrete recommendations for reform in several areas: leadership, coordination, and advocacy; international rules; financing; operational response and operational research; and health technology research and development. Please join us for the Washington D.C. rollout of the final report of the Harvard-LSHTM Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola and a discussion of its main recommendations.
Panelists who will join the launch:
Ashish Jha
Director and K.T. Li Professor of International Health, Harvard Global Health Institute
Peter Piot (by videolink)
Director and Handa Professor of Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Suerie Moon
Research Director and Co-Chair of the Forum on Global Governance for Health, Harvard Global Health Institute
Muhammad Pate
Former Nigerian Minister of State for Health
Sophie Delaunay
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) USA
Larry Gostin
University Professor and Faculty Director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
J. Stephen Morrison (Moderator)
Senior Vice President and Director, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
Other discussants will include:
Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Julie Gerberding
Executive VP for Strategic Communications, Global Public Policy and Population Health, Merck
Ron Klain
Former U.S. Ebola Response Coordinator, White House and General Counsel, Revolution LLC
This event will be webcast live at www.smartglobalhealth.org/Live
8:00 am - 10:00 am	UTC-4