Lectures and seminars Is the world’s health improving?

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Program

14:00 – Welcome

Ole Petter Ottersen, President, Karolinska Institutet

14:05 – Introductory remarks

Anna Mia Ekström, Professor, Karolinska Institutet 

Vinod Diwan, Professor, Karolinska Institutet

14:10 – State of the world’s health: The World Health Organization perspective

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (via video)

14:15     State of the world’s health: The UNICEF perspective

Stefan Peterson, Chief of Health Section, UNICEF            

14:35 – Debate

Hannah Akuffo, Affiliated Professor, KI; Senior Advisor, Sida

Christian Berggren, Professor, Linköping University

Anna Mia Ekström, Professor, Karolinska Institutet

Solmaz Filiz Karabag, Associate Professor, Linköping University

15:50 – Questions and comments from the audience

16:10 – Closing remarks: Towards 2030 and a healthier world

Ole Petter Ottersen, President, Karolinska Institutet

16:15 – Reception