Health and Development: Held Back by Non-Communicable Diseases
A roundtable discussion on the growing epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases in low- and middle-income countries
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Confirmed speakers:
Dr Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General for Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO
Minister Marie-Pierre Lloyd, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Seychelles
Sir George Alleyne, Chairman, Caribbean Commission on Health and Development
Professor Rifat Atun, Director, Strategy, Performance and Evaluation Cluster, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Moderator
Mr Quentin Cooper, Science Journalist and BBC Radio Presenter
