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WEF: HEALTH
ISSUES PROMINENT ON
DALIAN
AGENDA: 05/9/2007 (MaximsNews.com, U.N.) |
UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com@
U.N./
- 05 September 2007 – Health
issues are a growing concern among today's business leaders, and will take
centre stage at the Inaugural Annual Meeting of the New Champions in
Dalian, People’s Republic of
China, from 6 to 8 September 2007.
Finding
innovative solutions to the challenges of infectious pandemics and chronic
diseases is key to ensuring long-term economic development and the well being of
nations worldwide.
The
Inaugural Annual Meeting, held in close cooperation with the government of the
People’s Republic of
China
, will bring together the next generation of business leaders with today’s
global business leaders to examine how this new community can address current
global challenges.
“More
than ever it is critical for all stakeholders, including the next generation of
leaders, to join forces to address global health issues such as rising
healthcare costs, the devastating effects of AIDS, the rising burden of chronic
diseases and innovations in healthcare,” said Jean-Pierre Rosso, Chairman of
the Forum’s Centre of Global Industries.
“Until
we address these issues together, we will not be able to develop the appropriate
global, multifaceted solutions these complex problems require.”
To
facilitate discussions on these vital matters, the Health Team of the World
Economic Forum has designed a special programme for the Meeting in
Dalian
– Health@Dalian.
The
programme consists of a series of public and private sessions that will take
place as a part of the overall Meeting in
Dalian
.
The aim
of Health@Dalian is to stimulate collaboration and action on global health
problems, including chronic and infectious diseases, and will focus on the role
businesses can play in addressing these issues.
Health@Dalian
reflects the World Economic Forum’s ongoing commitment to engaging in the
global health arena and to crafting innovative solutions to tackle these issues.
Specifically,
the Health@Dalian agenda will cover the following topics:
-
The
Business Case for Tackling AIDS
-
The
Future of Healthcare and Pensions in
China
-
Facing
a Dual Burden: Prevention of Chronic Diseases
-
Healthcare
Innovation in Emerging Markets
-
New
Frontiers in Biotechnology and Nanotechnology
Engaging
in the fight against AIDS has been a key focus of the Forum.
This
issue is particularly pertinent to
China
where infection rates and the number of reported cases have seen a steep
increase.
The
Forum has worked in close partnership with the Chinese government on this issue
through the China Health Alliance (CHA), which brings together government,
business, NGOs and international organizations to address the problem through
workplace programmes.
In the
Health@Dalian programme, key CHA partners, including Accenture, Becton Dickinson
& Company, NovaMed Pharmaceuticals, Standard Chartered Bank, UNAIDS, UNDP
and the WHO, will provide their perspective on health issues and the benefits of
working in alliances to address the topics.
“Global
health issues, such as AIDS, are becoming more prominent and there is urgent
need for public-private partnership,” explained Peter Piot, Executive Director
of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
“The
World Economic Forum and the Ministry of Health in
China
have created a powerful platform for discussions, which we hope will get us one
step closer to the solutions we need.”
Note to
Editors
For more
information on Health@Dalian and the Inaugural Annual Meeting of the New
Champions, please visit: www.weforum.org/events/AnnualMeetingoftheNewChampions
For
further information contact:
Janet Craven
Ketchum PR
Telephone: +44 207 611 3638
Mobile
: +44 79146 10606
E-mail: Janet.Craven@ketchum.com
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