The All-Party
Parliamentary Group on Malaria & Neglected Tropical
Diseases has drawn attention to an event to take place in
Berlin in April to discuss the theme of ‘Research for Impact’ and
the G20.
The meeting will engage a broad range of global health
stakeholders from across public, private, philanthropic, and
academic sectors as well as representatives from G20 and G77 to
support ongoing dialogue ahead of the 2017 G20 summit looking at
the contribution of global health innovation towards sustainable
development.
Meeting details:
Date: April
28th 2017
Location: Central Berlin
Time: 10:00-17:00
The G20 has underlined its commitment to contribute to the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the United Nations
in September 2015, as leaders look to cohere the related
dialogues and processes into mutually beneficial and
complementary projects. The 2016 G20 Action Plan on the 2030
Agenda focuses on “sectors and themes…where the G20 has
comparative advantage and can add value as a global forum for
economic cooperation”. Germany assumed the G20 Presidency on
December 1, 2016 and has prioritized global health as an area
where the G20 can make a substantial contribution to achieving
the objectives of Agenda 2030.
The co-hosts invite individuals and organizations interested to
participate in roundtable discussions on global health
innovation in the G20 to respond to this call. Delegates
are invited to participate and discuss with co-hosts,
stakeholders, politicians, think tanks, NGO’s and
representatives from G20 and G77 countries.
Roundtable 1: Taking Stock: How have
global health partnerships changed the research and development
landscape for neglected diseases?
Roundtable 2: Looking Ahead:
Improving global health cooperation to meet the
Sustainable Development GoalsThe outputs from the
roundtables will supplement an ongoing consultation process,
dialogues with the official engagement groups of the G20 and
related position papers.An open letter to relevant ministers and
a Call to Action will be issued in parallel to the event and will
be integrated into the discussions that take place. The objective
is to engage a wide network of stakeholders and key organisations
in the dialogue and to ensure the sustainability of global health
innovation in the context of Agenda 2030 as a priority focus
under subsequent G20 presidencies. Registration fees will
cover all direct and indirect costs related to the project with
any surplus funding reinvested into its sustainability under
future presidencies.
More details available
here.
Please RSVP to G20GlobalHealth@sovereignstrategy.com to
express your interest to participate.
