COVID-19 in the Caspian Region: Implications for Health Policy
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Start :
25.04.2021 03:00
End :
25.04.2021 03:30
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Description: The Caspian region countries are facing severe public health challenges posed by the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Effectively addressing these challenges requires a holistic approach and strong cooperation both within the region and with global partners.
The Caspian Policy Center, in coordination with the Embassies of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, will bring together ministerial-level public health representatives, as well as senior representatives of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and foreign policy experts to discuss the situation in the region.
Specific topics will include sharing experiences and best practices in containing the pandemic, facilitating an effective health policy response, and opportunities for bolstering regional and international cooperation.
Host:
Efgan Nifti, Executive Director, Caspian Policy Center
Moderator:
Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker, former Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Deputy Global AIDS Coordinator
Panelists:
Mitchell Wolfe, Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Daniel Singer, Regional Director for Central Asia, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Charles Vitek, White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator & Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wahid Majrooh, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Afghanistan
Viktor Gasimov, Deputy Minister of Healthcare, Azerbaijan
Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the Board of the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance, Azerbaijan
Tamar Gabunia, First Deputy Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia
Bahodir Yusupaliev, First Deputy Minister of Health, Uzbekistan
Senior Ministerial Representatives for Healthcare from Kazakhstan and Turkey
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