Jan 30 Webcast: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals

Webcast will go live Monday, January 30, 6:00 AM at www.unitingtocombatntds.org

An archived video will be available after the event for on-demand viewing.

Join a group of international partners for an event that demonstrates how innovative partnership can accelerate improvements in health and development for millions of people living in the world’s poorest countries.

Through a series of coordinated commitments, these partners aim to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and drive progress toward the World Health Organization’s goals for control or elimination by 2020.

The event will feature:

· Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization

· CEOs of Nine Leading Pharmaceutical Companies

· Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

· Senior Government Officials from Tanzania, Mozambique, Brazil and Zanzibar

· Stephen O’Brien, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, UK Department for International Development

· Dr. Bernard Pécoul, Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

· Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, US Agency for International Development

· Dr. Caroline Anstey, Managing Director, World Bank

· Moderated by: Riz Khan, Al Jazeera English