The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Report Launch
Channel: SDSN
Date: 2022-09-15

Agenda (EDT)

11:00 - 11:05am | Welcome
Dr. Jessamy Bagenal, Executive Editor, The Lancet

11:05 - 11:20am | Presentation of Key Findings and Recommendations of the COVID-19 Commission Final Report
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Chair, Lancet COVID-19 Commission

11:20 - 11:40am | Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO

11:40am - 12:00pm | Key impacts and learnings from the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

- Epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India
- Financial and economic implications of pandemic response measures: Dr. Vitor Gaspar, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Socioeconomic and other implications for populations experiencing vulnerability: Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron, Honorary President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Former Senator in the Mexican Congress

12:00 - 12:20pm | Global and national governance for future health threats

- Global health governance: Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Former President of the UNGA and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense in Ecuador
- Achieving the SDGs and ensuring a green and inclusive recovery: Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Professor in Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business and Denmark Technical University; President, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
- Strengthening national health systems, national preparedness plans, and universal health care: Dr. Miriam Khamadi Were, The Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, Kenya

12:20 - 12:30pm | Concluding Remarks
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Chair, Lancet COVID-19 Commission
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