Is the world’s health improving?

Jacob Berzelius hall
Berzelius väg 3, Stockholm
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August 16, 2019
14:00 - 16:15
Time zone: Stockholm, GMT+01:00
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Karolinska Institutet
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Jacob Berzelius hall
Date
August 16, 2019
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14:00 - 16:15
Time zone: Stockholm, GMT+01:00

A seminar and debate in memory of KI Professor Hans Rosling

Karolinska Institutet, Berzelius väg 3, Jacob Berzelius hall

August 16, 2019

 

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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

 

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