What's new in WHO guidelines: sustainability, monitoring, disease control and elimination
CO-CHAIRS
Meg Doherty, World Health Organaization, Switzerland
Po-Lin Chan, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, India
Organizer
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The session will focus on the latest WHO recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV, hepatitis and STIs. The session will also explore the perspectives of key stakeholders on how these new recommendations can impact the public health response to these diseases, taking to account the main changes, innovations and implications for policy and practice different settings. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the speakers and the co-chairs. A moderator will facilitate the panel discussion and interactions between the speakers and the audience.

15:00
5 min
Opening remarks
World Health Organization, Switzerland
15:05
35 min
Rapid fire on recent WHO guidelines and normative work
World Health Organaization, Switzerland
WHO, Switzerland
WHO, Switzerland
WHO, Switzerland
World Health Organization, Switzerland
World Health Organization, Switzerland
15:40
30 min
Panel discussion: Impact of new WHO guidance on policy and practice towards control /elimination of these diseases
WHO, Switzerland
The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), Kenya
Center for Innovation in Global Health, Georgetown University, Malawi
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, South Africa
Ministry of Health of South Africa, South Africa
16:10
15 min
Q&A
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, India
WHO, Switzerland
The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), Kenya
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, South Africa
Center for Innovation in Global Health, Georgetown University, Malawi
National Department of Health, South Africa
16:25
5 min
Closing remarks
World Health Organaization, Switzerland