experience at the 67th world health assembly
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Experience at the 67th World Health Assembly
Geneva, SwitzerlandMay 19-24, 2014
Nawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Community Medicine
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol UniversityAugust 13, 2014
Origin• MU President Dr. Rajata
Rajatanavin’s vision & policy to build internal capacity on global health
• Executed by MU Global Health (MUGH) Director Dr. ChurnrurtaiKanchanachitra
• MUGH provided funding for 67th WHA participation
New participants prepped in a 1-week National Workshop on Global Health Diplomacy, cohosted
by MoPH, IHPP & MUGH
Preparation
• Faculty of Public Health– Asst. Prof. Kwanjai Amnatsatsue, Ph.D.
(Deputy Dean)
• Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital– Pattarawalai Talungchit, M.D.
• Faculty of Medicine RamathibodiHospital– Nawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, M.D., Ph.D.
MU Delegates
My Participation
• Agenda-based assignments– Global strategy & targets for post-2015 TB
• Assisting DDC delegate in writing summary report– Global vaccine action plan
• Assisting DDC delegate in polishing draft intervention & writing summary report
– F/U on Human Resources for Health• Assisting Praboromarajchanok Institute delegate on
polishing draft intervention as SEAR One Voice Statement
My Participation
Morning Briefs
Morning Briefs
• Side meeting assignments– Winning the global fight against TB– GAVI Alliance Updates– Framing a global strategy on human resource
for health (HRH)
My Participation
• Delivering Intervention on NCD
My Participation
“... In my view, something is fundamentally wrong in this world when a corporation can challenge government policies introduced to protect the public from a product that kills.”Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General (May 19, 2014 Address to 67th WHA)
Address by WHO DG
• Emerged Opportunities– Contributing to positioning &
draft intervention on electronic voting system for WHO DG election (as IT resource person)
My Participation
• Emerged Opportunities– Observing interactions in a drafting group on
non-state actor involvement in WHO• Witnessed roles & importance of Chair in success
or failure of the agenda– Communication & IT support for Thai
delegation
My Participation
• Teamwork & Complementary roles• Upstream & downstream policymaking at
global and national levels– Roles of the university & academia
• Networking• Information system & data issues present
in almost all agenda items
Lessons
• Department of Community Medicine• Director of Health Policy & Management
Center, Ramathibodi• Dean, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi
Hospital• MUGH Director & Staff• MU President• IHPP & MoPH• All 67th WHA delegates
Acknowledgments
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