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Welcome
Christian LINDMEIER, WHO
Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
GTFCC virtual event On the Road to Ending Cholera: a discussion on progress and challenges in a new era
June 9, 2020 - Webinar Series
Summary
The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) organized a virtual event on June 9th, 2020.
Objectives
The GTFCC event aimed to highlight the progress made by cholera-affected countries and to reinforce commitments from country decision-makers and partners engaged in cholera control. This event was organized in observance of the 73rd World Health Assembly.
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Day 1 Tuesday, June 9
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Opening remarks
Dr Tedros GHEBREYESUS, Director General, WHO
Looking back: The journey of Zambia
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The journey of Zambia towards cholera elimination
WaterAid Zambia
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Progress made and challenges encountered since the launch of the National Cholera Plan one year ago
Fred KAPAYA, National Cholera Coordinator, Zambia National Public Health Institute
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Dialogue 1 - Progress made on cholera control in countries
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The success of reactive and preventive OCV campaigns to control cholera
Sanya Tahmina JHORA, Additional Director General, Directorate General of Health Services, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
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Renewed Gavi support to cholera and the need to expand access to OCV
Seth BERKLEY, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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The goal of eliminating cholera in Haiti within reach
Patrick DELY, Director of Epidemiology, Laboratory and Investigation, Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Haiti)
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Strengthening capacities in countries to control cholera
Chris BRADEN, Deputy Director National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country Support Platform: operationalizing the Global Roadmap
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Anita ZAIDI, Director Vaccine Development, Surveillance and Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases programs Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Marc-André BÜNZLI, Thematic advisor/Head Expert Group WASH Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Dialogue 2 - Continued engagement of countries and partners to implement the Global Roadmap
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Investing efforts in cholera hotspots as markers of poor WASH conditions
Tim WAINWRIGHT, Chief Executive Officer, WaterAid
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From outbreak response to long term control of cholera – an investment for the future of the country
Portia MANANGAZIRA, Director Epidemiology & Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe
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Integrating public health, water, sanitation and hygiene in 20 cholera-affected countries
Emanuele CAPOBIANCO, Director Health & Care Department International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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From commitments to actions - implementation of OCV campaign, identification of hotspots and development of a National Cholera Control Plan
Aschalew ABAYNEH, Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Public Health Institute
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Integrating National Cholera Control Plans into existing accountability and monitoring processes
Muyatwa SITALI, Country Engagement Specialist, Sanitation and Water for All