Date : 05/2019

Country/Region : SWITZERLAND

Title : Chronic care in humanitarian crises : part 1

Duration : 00:18:43

Director : MOUCHET, Louis

Cameraman : MOUCHET, Louis

Editor : MOUCHET, Louis

Keyword : TESTIMONY; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; ORAL REPORT; ILLNESS; MEDICAL TREATMENT; SICK PERSON

Person appearing :
MARTINEZ, Esperanza (head of Unit, ICRC)

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions

Copyright : ICRC

Production company : ICRC

ICRC producer :
MOUCHET, Louis; TURHANI, Rudina

Description : The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Danish Red Cross, Novo Nordisk, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan and the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN in Geneva, have organized the event "Partnering for Change : Chronic Care in Humanitarian Crises", held on 21 May 2019 during the 72nd World Health Assembly.

The Chronic Care in Humanitarian Crises side event brought together approximately 140 stakeholders from different sectors and disciplines around the common cause of finding solutions for providing access to non-communicable disease (NCD) care for people living in humanitarian crises.

The side event addressed two questions :
• What needs are there for integrating NCD care into the humanitarian health response, how can this be done,
and what are the experiences so far ?
• Can multi-stakeholder partnerships be part of the solution ? Views and experiences.

Opening remarks : Morten Jespersen : ambassador, permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations Office, Geneva.

Moderator : Pablo Perel : co-director of the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Speakers :
HE Ferozuddin Feroz : minister of Public Health, Afghanistan; Ren Minghui : assistant director-general, Universal Health Coverage, Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO; Esperanza Martinez : head of health, ICRC; Heiko Hering : senior Public Health Officer, UNHCR; Ernest Massiah : health manager, Middle East & North Africa, World Bank; Githinji Gitahi : Group CEO of AMREF Health Africa and Co-chair of the Steering Committee of UHC2030; Soraya Ramoul : director, Access to Care, Novo Nordisk.

Closing remarks : Yves Daccord : director-general, ICRC.

Original language : English

English title : Chronic care in humanitarian crises : part 1

Colour/B&W : colour

SD/HD : HD

Resolution : 1920 x 1080

Aspect ratio : 16/9

Original material/format : H264

Best material/format available : ProRes 422