UN Summit Side Events
There are many side events planned in New York around the UN High Level Summit on NCDs being held 19-20 September 2011. Listed below are the events involving direct World Heart Federation involvement.
View the full list of side events >Friday 16 September
Launch of the New York City Wellness Week
Host: PAHO and World Economic Forum
Time: 12.00 - 15.00
Place: Harlem State Office Building Plaza
Healthy Caribbean Coalition Panel Discussion
Topic: Mobile phones and social media in the respose to NCDs
Time: 14.00 - 16.30
Place: Uris Auditorium, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Ave.
Saturday, 17 September
NCD Alliance Briefing for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs
Topic: From Advocacy to Action
Description: Afternoon session chaired by President Sidney C Smith, Jr
Time: 9.00 - 16.30
Place: New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue
Launch of the Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control
Description: Publication launch within the NCD Alliance Briefing
Time: 10.45 - 12.00
Place: New York Academy of Medicine
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Please RSVP to Michaela Wurm by 13 September
Sunday, 17 September
UNite for a Healthy Future NCD Alliance Celebration
Time: 12.00 - 6.00
Place: New York Academy of Medicine and Central Park
Join the World Heart Federation and the NCD Alliance in New York to unite in the fight against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease. We invite you to a public, afternoon celebration at the New York Academy of Medicine on Sunday 18 September.
If you have a Facebook account, visit the event page to see who will be attending and how you can take part.
Monday, 19 September
Integrating NCDs: The Next Frontier in Women's Health
Host: the World Heart Federation, the American Cancer Society, GAVI Alliance, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, PATH, the UNFPA and Women Deliver
Detail: Board Member Prof Srinath Reddy will sit on the panel
Time: 15.30 - 18.30
Place: The Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York
View the flyer >
By invitation only
What's Next? How Can Countries Lead the Way and Engage Cross-Sectoral Partners in the Control of Non-Communicable Diseases?
Host: Family Health International and the Institute of Medicine
Detail: CEO Johanna Ralston will moderate
Time: 18.30 - 20.30
Place: Grand Hyatt Hotel 109 E. 42nd Street
View the invitation >
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