WORKING MEETINGS SUMMIT2006

April 25-26

Fighting against Infectious Diseases :from initiatives to actions place «President Hotel»

The Russian Federation considers infectious diseases control as a priority among the topics for discussion in during it’s presidency in G8 in 2006 along with the problems of energy safety and education. This decision is made in strong consistency with previous summits beginning with early 90th when this topic was actively discussed and was followed by various initiatives dealing with a wide range of aspects of infectious diseases control. There is a clear understanding that the G8 discussions on the infectious diseases should be based on the analysis of the implementation of previous initiatives and include concrete actions based on the scientific-based approach and analysis of real needs and demands.

According to the workplan of preparation for G8 summit 2006 in St.Petersburg the International Conference “Infectious Diseases Control: from Initiatives to Actions” is planned to be organized in Moscow on April,26 2006. The Conference is organized by the Expert Council of Steering Committee for G8 Presidency of the Russian Federation in 2006 and Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer rights protection and human well-being.

The goal of the conference is to conduct productive exchange of opinions of the international stakeholders on the effectiveness of the implementation of G8 initiatives concerning various aspects of infectious diseases control and on further steps that should be undertaken in this field. The results of the conference will be brought to the agenda for G8 sherpas meetings and discussions, and will be considered seriously in the process of development of the final documents for G8 summit 2006.

The objectives of the conference are the following:

To assess the global problems of the “old” and emerging infections and their influence on achieving Millennium Development Goals and progress of humankind in general
To analyze the specific problems in the area of infectious diseases control that were prioritized during the previous summits: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, malaria, others
To discuss the progress and barriers to the implementation of previous G8 initiatives including political, financial and organizational ones.
To discuss the initiatives of the Russian Federation in the field of monitoring and prevention of infectious diseases: HIV/AIDS, influenza and others in the framework of world widely taken actions in the field of control these and other infections
To focus on the innovative financial mechanisms that should be developed aimed at effective assistance to developing countries in combating infectious diseases.

The representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer Rights Protection and human well-being, WHO, Word Bank, UNAIDS and other UN agencies, representatives of NGOs are among key speakers and participants of the conference.

The conference represents the unique opportunity for international key specialists and institutions to discuss and coordinate actions in the area of infectious diseases control on the threshold of G8 summit in St.Petersburg.

The conference and it’s results will be widely highlighted in the Russian and international mass media.

Accreditation of media representatives will end on April, 21 2006

Agenda

April 25, Tuesday
	Arrival of the participants
April 26, Wednesday
8:30-9:00	Registration
9:00-10.40	The global challenge of infectious diseases Chairs: G. Onischenko, M. Chan
9.00-9.20	Infectious Diseases Control – a priority topic for discussion at the G8 summit in St.Petersburg *G. Onishenko – Head of the Federal Service on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Sanitation Inspector-General of Russian Federation*
9.20-9.50	Communicable diseases in the XXI century – already known and newly emerging diseases: international response ( Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network) *Dr. M. Chan - Assistant WHO Director-General, Geneva*
9.50-10.05	Economic and financial consequences of infectious diseases *S. Storchak – Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation*
10.05-10.20	Taking forward G8 commitments supporting health system development in the developing countries *T. Shorten – Policy Officer , Global AIDS Policy Team, Department for International Development*
10.20-10.40	*Question and Answers*
10.40-11:00	Break
11.00-13.20	Сoordination of response actions to combat big killers. Chairs: A. Fidler, O.Elo
11:00-11.15	Development impact of communicable diseases (examples of HIV/AIDS and Avian Influenza). Potential human pandemic influenza. *A. Fidler* – *Health Sector Manager, Europe and Central Asia Region, the World Bank*
11.15-11.30	Combating HIV/AIDS: political commitment as a basis for success *O.Elo* – *Special Adviser to the Executive Director, The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS*
11.30-11.45	Stopping the "Unstoppable": how global coordinated action against TB is making a difference *Dr. D.Weil,* *Senior policy advisor, Stop TB Department, WHO, Geneva*
11.45-12.00	*Malaria today, progress and setbacks: supporting sustainable national malaria control through coordinated action* *Dr S. Spinachi* – *Associate Director of the Global Malaria Programme, WHO*
12.00-12.15	Is Europe Prepared for Pandemic Influenza? Are there global lessons that can be drawn? *R. Coker* – *Reader in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine*
12.15-12.30	Avian Influenza in Europe *D-r G. Magnusson, Director Division of Technical Support, WHO Regional Office for Europe*
12.30-12.45	Polio and the Promise of Eradication - Sustaining the Commitment *D. Singer* – *Senior Medical Officer, US Department of State.*
12.45-13.20	*Questions and Answers*
13:20-14:00	*Break*
14.00-16.00	Financing the global fight against infectious diseases Chairs: M. Kazatchkine, К . Kodama
14:00-14.20	Financing global efforts to stop transmissible diseases. Innovative financial mechanisms. *M. Kazatchkine –* *Ambassador for HIV/AIDS and transmissible diseases, France*
14.20-14.35	The importance of system development to improve service delivery and access to care *Peyvand Khaleghian – Health Specialist, the World Bank*
14.35-14.50	Innovative financing mechanisms for Global Health *Mr. Andrew Jones, GAVI Alliance Senior Advisor for Innovative financing*
14.50-15.05	The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: successes and challenges *J. Kutler – Manager Strategic Information and evaluation on behalf of the Executive Director of the Global Fund*
15.05-15.20	Japan 's contribution in combating infectious diseases *K.Kodama* – *Deputy Director General, Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs*
15.20-15.35	The German strategy to assist to fight against HIV/AIDS in partner countries *R. Meilicke* – *Deputy Head of Division, Communicable Diseases (HIV/AIDS) Control, Federal Ministry of Health , Germany*
15.35-16.00	*Questions and Answers*
16:00-16:20	Break
16:20-18.20	Priority issues in infectious diseases control: recommendations for G8 summit Chairs: T. Shorten, R. Meilicke Main discussion topics : Control of communicable diseases as a tool of sustainable development. G8 and communicable diseases: what has been done and what needs to be done What G8 countries can do to further support global fight against HIV/AIDS? Role of G8 countries in global activities to stop tuberculosis Role of G8 countries in attempts to roll back malaria Making polio the thing of the past: what else needs to be done? Neglected tropical diseases. Should G8 lead the way to combat them also? Global response to future pandemic influenza. What G8 countries could add to existing plans? Where there is no doctor. G8 and health care infrastructure in the poorest countries. Finding money for communicable diseases control. Innovative financial mechanisms: pro and contra. G8 and communicable diseases in Africa Communicable diseases in Central Asia - a cause for concern? Coordinating response to communicable diseases threats on a global level Monitoring emerging diseases - from scientific labs to the field. How G8 can help?
18.20-18.30	Closing

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