46664 Artic High Level Panel

The high level panel will focus on the global situation regarding HIV/AIDS. Topics like aids and child mortality, human rights, resources and financing and global health will be discussed. The purpose of the panel discussion is both to focus on the global situation just now, and to address the need for action to the G8 meeting in July 2005.


Panel participants:

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway, Former Director General of The World Health Organization

Mr Michel Camdessus, Co chair, The Vaccine Fund Temporary IFF Commitee

Mr Fernando Cardoso, Former President Brazil

Dr Richard Klausner, The Vaccine Fund Executive Committee and Executive Director, Global Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Mrs Graca Machel, Chair of The Vaccine Fund

Mrs Mary Robinson, Ethical Globalization Institute and Vaccine Fund Board member


and

Dr Julian Lob - Levyt, President and CEO, GAVI and Vaccine Fund Board Member

Dr Richard Feachem, Executive Director The Global Fund


The panel discussion will take place at the University of Tromsø in Teorifagbygget, Auditorium 1