Date & Time
Tuesday, September 24
8:00am – 10:00am
Location
The Yale Club of New York City
50 Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY 10017
The UN General Assembly for NCD honored the progress since the 2011 Political Declaration on NCDs; as well as, recognized the unfinished work as global attention shifts to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The breakfast celebrated individuals who have dedicated their careers to advancing global and national NCD agendas, especially as they relate to the prevention, treatment, care, palliation, and support of children, adolescents, and young people.
The following leaders in global NCD progress took part in an engaging discussion led by NCD Child youth leaders at the UN General Assembly for NCD:
Her Royal Highness Dina Mired
Royal Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
President, Union of International Cancer Control
Sir George Alleyne, OCC, MD, FRCP, FACP
Director Emeritus, PAHO
Stefan Peterson, MD, PhD
Chief of Health and Associate Director of Programme Division, UNICEF
Partners
Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, American Academy of Pediatrics, International Pediatric Association, and Plan UK
Centre for Global Child Health
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
525 University Avenue
Suite 702
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5G 2L3