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Sep 18 '20, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EXPOSING CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND UNDUE INFLUENCE IN INDUSTRY RESPONSES BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on unhealthy commodity industry tactics and partnerships with governments, CSOs and UN agencies and other stakeholders that challenge coherence in NCD policies and actions due to conflict of interest and potential for undue influence in policy development and implementation.
Members* of the 2nd WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs present a webinar to zoom into unhealthy commodity industry practices during recent months, discuss lessons learnt and possible ways forward.
PROGRAM
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WELCOME
Dr Beatriz Champagn, Director, *Healthy Latin America Coalition; InterAmerican Heart Foundation; World Heart Federation
OPENING REMARKS
Dr Guy Fones, Head, Secretariat of the WHO GCM/NCD
GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
Hon. Khagaraj Adhikari, Member of Parliament, Nepal, Chair of Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum for NCDs
PANEL DISCUSSION moderated by Gianella Severini
- KRISTINA SPERKOVA
President, *Movendi International - Dr SIMÓN BARQUERA
Director, Nutrition Policy Research, NIPH Mexico - Dr JUDITH MACKAY
Director, Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control - JESSICA BEAGLEY
Policy Manager, The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
NCD Alliance / SPECTRUM REPORT
Lucy Westerman, Policy and Campaigns Manager, *NCD Alliance
STATEMENT ON INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE
Dr Ulysses Dorotheo, Executive Director, *South East Asia Tobacco Control Alliance
SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS
Dr Tara Singh Bam, Deputy Regional Director, *The Union Asia Pacific
WEBINAR REGISTRATION
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