. Prominent leaders of international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the Red Cross, the Institut Pasteur, Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Open Society Foundation, as well as senior officials and leading health experts from around the world participated in this event. The conf

althcare infrastructure was destroyed or looted during the conflict, while endemic violence and threats have led some healthcare providers, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres, to leave the country. The second type of barrier involves societal perceptions. Somalis do not seem to hold the ideological aversion to polio vacci

ers are also at risk. Several health workers involved in the polio eradication campaign were recently killed in Nigeria and Pakistan. In August 2013 Medecins Sans Frontieres announced it is closing all its programs in Somalia after a 22-year presence due to attacks on its staff. IPI therefore proposes to assist the BMGF

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irector-General, National Institute for Biomedical Research, Democratic Republic of the Congo Thomas Nierle, President of the Board in Switzerland, Medecins Sans Frontieres Mary Ann Peters, Chief Executive Officer, The Carter Center Andrea Pfanzelter, Senior Director, International Peace Institute, Vienna Hardeep Sing

ute of International and Development Studies • Irene Agyepong, School of Public Health, University of Ghana • Joanne Liu, International President, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) (tbc) • Victor Dzau, President of the Institute of Medicine • Wolfgang Aulitzky, Director, Open Medical Institute Discussion involving natio

of Partners In Health (PIN) and a former director of the HIV/AIDS Department at the World Health Organization (WHO). • International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) 15:30 -17:00 Session 4: Implementing Policy Recommendations Which of the policy recommendations should be prioritized? Who are the actors tha

al Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In the case of fighting epidemics, communication and collabo