Video: The Outcomes of the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases
On September 29th, 2011 CSIS hosted a discussion on the outcomes of the UN high-level meeting and how member states and global health leaders intend to carry forward the push to reverse the emerging NCD epidemic. Dr. Nils Daulaire, Director of the Office of Global Health Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, kicked off the event with a keynote address on the major achievements and outcomes of the high-level meeting. Dr. Daulaire's remarks were be followed by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, South African Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Trevor Gunn, Senior Director of International Relations at Medtronic Dr. Peter Lamptey, President of Public Health Programs, FHI 360.
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